Reform priority 8 of 14
Arrears and enforcement proportionality
Modification windows, forgiveness pathways, and limits on punitive suspensions after involuntary income loss.
Stub. Model language, evidence, fiscal note, and rubric score are in drafting.
The problem
Arrears accumulate quickly after job loss, and license or passport suspension can make repayment harder.
Current Ohio law
What we propose
Allow retroactive-modification windows, create forgiveness pathways, and cap punitive license and passport suspensions where non-payment follows involuntary income loss.
Strongest objections, and our response
To be written. Every priority page states its best counterarguments in their strongest form.
Model language
To be drafted.
Rubric score
Pending. Scored against Articles 1–7.