Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.081
§ 3107.081. Conditions for accepting parent's consent
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in divisions (B), (E), and (F) of this section, a parent of a minor, who will be, if adopted, an adopted person as defined in section 3107.45 of the Revised Code, shall do all of the following as a condition of a court accepting the parent's consent to the minor's adoption: (1) Appear personally before the court; (2) Sign the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code; (3) Check either the "yes" or "no" space provided on the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code and sign that component; (4) If the parent is the mother, complete and sign the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(c) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code. At the time the parent signs the components of the form prescribed under divisions (A)(1)(a), (b), and (c) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, the parent may sign, if the parent chooses to do so, the components of the form prescribed under divisions (A)(1)(d), (e), and (f) of that section. After the parent signs the components required to be signed and any discretionary components the parent chooses to sign, the parent, or the attorney arranging the adoption, shall file the form and parent's consent with the court. The court or attorney shall give the parent a copy of the form and consent. The court and attorney shall keep a copy of the form and consent in the court and attorney's records of the adoption. The court shall question the parent to determine that the parent understands the adoption process, the ramifications of consenting to the adoption, each component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, and that the minor and adoptive parent may receive identifying information about the parent in accordance with section 3107.47 of the Revised Code unless the parent checks the "no" space provided on the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code or has a denial of release form filed with the department of health under section 3107.46 of the Revised Code. The court also shall question the parent to determine that the parent's consent to the adoption and any decisions the parent makes in filling out the form prescribed under division (A)(1) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code are made voluntarily. (B) The parents of a minor, who is less than six months of age and will be, if adopted, an adopted person as defined in section 3107.45 of the Revised Code, may consent to the minor's adoption without personally appearing before a court if both parents do all of the following: (1) Execute a notarized statement of consent to the minor's adoption before the attorney arranging the adoption; (2) Sign the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code; (3) Check either the "yes" or "no" space provided on the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code and sign that component. At the time the parents sign the components of the form prescribed under divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, the mother shall complete and sign the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(c) of that section and the attorney arranging the adoption shall provide the parents the opportunity to sign, if they choose to do so, the components of the form prescribed under divisions (A)(1)(d), (e), and (f) of that section. At the time the petition to adopt the minor is submitted to the court, the attorney shall file the parents' consents and forms with the court. The attorney shall give the parents a copy of the consents and forms. At the time the attorney files the consents and forms with the court, the attorney also shall file with the court all other documents the director of children and youth requires by rules adopted under division (D) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code to be filed with the court. The court and attorney shall keep a copy of the consents, forms, and documents in the court and attorney's records of the adoption. (C) Except as provided in divisions (D), (E), and (F) of this section, a parent of a minor, who will be, if adopted, an adopted person as defined in section 3107.38 of the Revised Code, shall do all of the following as a condition of a court accepting the parent's consent to the minor's adoption: (1) Appear personally before the court; (2) Sign the component of the form prescribed under division (B)(1)(a) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code; (3) If the parent is the mother, complete and sign the component of the form prescribed under division (B)(1)(b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code. At the time the parent signs the components prescribed under divisions (B)(1)(a) and (b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, the parent may sign, if the parent chooses to do so, the components of the form prescribed under divisions (B)(1)(c), (d), and (e) of that section. After the parent signs the components required to be signed and any discretionary components the parent chooses to sign, the parent, or the attorney arranging the adoption, shall file the form and parent's consent with the court. The court or attorney shall give the parent a copy of the form and consent. The court and attorney shall keep a copy of the form and consent in the court and attorney's records of the adoption. The court shall question the parent to determine that the parent understands the adoption process, the ramifications of consenting to the adoption, and each component of the form prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code. The court also shall question the parent to determine that the parent's consent to the adoption and any decisions the parent makes in filling out the form are made voluntarily. (D) The parent of a minor who is less than six months of age and will be, if adopted, an adopted person as defined in section 3107.38 of the Revised Code may consent to the minor's adoption without personally appearing before a court if the parent does all of the following: (1) Executes a notarized statement of consent to the minor's adoption before the attorney arranging the adoption; (2) Signs the component of the form prescribed under division (B)(1)(a) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code; (3) If the parent is the mother, completes and signs the component of the form prescribed under division (B)(1)(b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code. At the time the parent signs the components of the form prescribed under divisions (B)(1)(a) and (b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, the attorney arranging the adoption shall provide the parent the opportunity to sign, if the parent chooses to do so, the components of the form prescribed under divisions (B)(1)(c), (d), and (e) of that section. At the time the petition to adopt the minor is submitted to the court, the attorney shall file the parent's consent and form with the court. The attorney shall give the parent a copy of the consent and form. At the time the attorney files the consent and form with the court, the attorney also shall file with the court all other documents the director of children and youth requires by rules adopted under division (D) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code to be filed with the court. The court and attorney shall keep a copy of the consent, form, and documents in the court and attorney's records of the adoption. (E) If a minor is to be adopted by a stepparent, the parent who is not married to the stepparent may consent to the minor's adoption without appearing personally before a court if the parent executes consent in the presence of a person authorized to take acknowledgments. The attorney arranging the adoption shall file the consent with the court and give the parent a copy of the consent. The court and attorney shall keep a copy of the consent in the court and attorney's records of the adoption. (F) If a parent of a minor to be adopted resides in another state, the parent may consent to the minor's adoption without appearing personally before a court if the parent executes consent in the presence of a person authorized to take acknowledgments. The attorney arranging the adoption shall file the consent with the court and give the parent a copy of the consent. The court and attorney shall keep a copy of the consent in the court and attorney's records of the adoption. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.505 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.505
§ 3115.505. Penalties for noncompliance
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly An employer or other payor that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.17
§ 3125.17. Employment of staff attorneys
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180, Without the authorization of the court of common pleas or the consent of the prosecuting attorney and without engaging in competitive bidding to obtain the legal services, any child support enforcement agency may employ, through its appointing authority, staff attorneys to advise, assist, and represent the agency in its performance of its functions pertaining to the enforcement of support orders. The option to employ the staff attorneys shall be in addition to any other options available to the agency to obtain necessary legal services in connection with its performance of its functions pertaining to the enforcement of support orders, including the use of legal services provided by the prosecuting attorney pursuant to contract or otherwise or the obtaining of legal services through a competitive bidding process.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.19
§ 3107.19. Forwarding records to department of health and birth state's vital statistics office
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 5 - 135th General Assembly If the adopted person was born in this state or outside the United States, the court shall forward all of the following to the department of health within thirty days after an adoption decree becomes final: (A) A copy of the adopted person's certificate of adoption; (B) The form prescribed under division (A)(1) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, if a parent filled out and signed the form pursuant to section 3107.081 or 5103.151 of the Revised Code; (C) A statement of whether the adopted person is an adopted person as defined in section 3107.38 or 3107.45 of the Revised Code. If the adopted person was born in another state of the United States, the court shall forward a copy of the adopted person's certificate of adoption to that state's vital statistics office within thirty days after an adoption decree becomes final. Last updated February 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.9537 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.9537
§ 3119.9537. Impoundment of redirected support funds
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) If a child support enforcement agency receives a notification under section 3119.9527 of the Revised Code, the agency shall impound any funds received on behalf of the child pursuant to the child support order to which the notification applies. (B) Impoundment shall continue under this section until the occurrence of any of the following: (1) The agency makes a determination under section 3119.9529 of the Revised Code; (2) The agency issues a redirection order for a new caretaker under sections 3119.951 to 3119.9519 and 3119.9531 of the Revised Code; (3) The agency, under section 3119.9533 of the Revised Code, terminates the redirection order or a court terminates its redirection order; (C) On termination of impoundment as described in division (B) of this section, impounded amounts shall be paid to the obligee designated under the child support order or under the applicable redirection order. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 5:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.706 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.706
§ 3115.706. Registration of convention support order
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in sections 3115.701 to 3115.713 of the Revised Code, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in sections 3115.601 to 3115.616 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding sections 3115.311 and division (A) of section 3115.602 of the Revised Code, a request for registration of a convention support order must be accompanied by all of the following: (1) A complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by the Hague conference on private international law; (2) A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country; (3) If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; (4) A record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was calculated; (5) A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations; and (6) If necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country. (C) A request for registration of a convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order. (D) A court of this state may vacate the registration of a convention support order without the filing of a contest under section 3115.707 of the Revised Code only if, acting on its own motion, the court finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy. (E) The court shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a convention support order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.033 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.033
§ 3121.033. Aggregate amount withheld or deducted to satisfy amount ordered for support
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If a court or child support enforcement agency is required to issue one or more notices or orders described in section 3121.03 of the Revised Code, the court or agency to the extent possible shall issue a sufficient number of the notices or orders to provide that the aggregate amount withheld or deducted under those notices or orders satisfies the amount ordered for support in the support order plus any arrearages owed by the obligor under any prior support order that pertained to the same child or spouse, notwithstanding the limitations of sections 2329.66 , 2329.70 , 2716.02 , 2716.041 , 2713.05 , 2716.13 , and 4123.67 of the Revised Code. However, in no case shall the aggregate amount withheld pursuant to a withholding notice described in section 3121.03 of the Revised Code and any fees withheld pursuant to the notice as a charge for services exceed the maximum amount permitted under section 303(b) of the "Consumer Credit Protection Act," 15 U.S.C. 1673(b).
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.21
§ 3123.21. Presumed minimum payment on arrearage
Status: in_force

January 25, 2002 House Bill 208 - 124th General Assembly (A) A withholding or deduction notice described in section 3121.03 of the Revised Code or an order to collect current support due under a support order and any arrearage owed by the obligor under a support order pertaining to the same child or spouse shall be rebuttably presumed to provide that the arrearage amount collected with each payment of current support equal at least twenty per cent of the current support payment. (B) A court or administrative hearing officer may consider evidence of household expenditures, income variables, extraordinary health care issues, and other reasons for a deviation from the twenty per cent presumption.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3103.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3103 / § 3103.05
§ 3103.05. Contracts
Status: in_force

March 23, 2023 Senate Bill 210 - 134th General Assembly (A) A husband or wife may enter into any agreement or transaction with either of the following: (1) The other spouse, subject to the general rules that control the actions of persons occupying the confidential relations with each other; (2) With any other person, which either might if unmarried. (B) An agreement under division (A)(1) of this section that alters the legal relations between the spouses shall comply with section 3103.061 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 8, 2023 at 12:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.41
§ 3105.41. Definitions for sections 3105.41 to 3105.54
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 461 - 129th General Assembly As used in sections 3105.41 to 3105.54 of the Revised Code: (A) "Collaborative family law communication" means any statement that occurs after the parties sign a collaborative family law participation agreement and before the collaborative family law process is concluded and that is made for the purpose of conducting, participating in, continuing, or reconvening a collaborative law process. (B) "Collaborative family law participation agreement" means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative family law process. (C) "Collaborative family law process" means a procedure intended to resolve a matter without intervention by a court in which parties sign a collaborative family law participation agreement and are represented by collaborative family lawyers. (D) "Collaborative family lawyer" means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative family law process but does not include a lawyer who is a public official and who does not represent individuals other than public officials in their official capacities. (E) "Collaborative matter" or "matter" means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution that arises under Title XXXI of the Revised Code and is described in a collaborative family law participation agreement. The term includes a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding. (F) "Family or household member" has the same meaning as in section 3113.31 of the Revised Code. (G) "Law firm" means an association of lawyers who practice law together in a partnership, professional corporation, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or other association, lawyers employed in a legal services organization, the legal department of a corporation or other organization, or the legal department of a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. (H) "Nonparty participant" means a person, other than a party and the party's collaborative family lawyer, that the parties expressly designate in writing, in a collaborative family law participation agreement or an amendment to that agreement, to participate in a collaborative family law process. (I) "Party" means a person that signs a collaborative family law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a matter. (J) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. (K) "Proceeding" means a judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other adjudicative process before a court, including related prehearing and posthearing motions, conferences, and discovery. (L) "Public official" means an officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision of the state. (M) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (N) "Related to a collaborative family law matter" or "related to a matter" means involving the same parties, transaction or occurrence, nucleus of operative fact, claim, issue, or dispute as a matter. (O) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to do either of the following: (1) Execute or adopt a tangible symbol; (2) Attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.061
§ 3123.061. Application of presumed minimum payment provision
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly Section 3123.21 of the Revised Code applies to a withholding or deduction notice or other appropriate order issued under section 3123.06 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to the effective date of this section beginning on the date the notice or order was issued and ending on the date the period of default ends.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.60
§ 3107.60. Open adoption definitions
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 7 - 127th General Assembly As used in sections 3107.60 to 3107.68 of the Revised Code: (A) "Agency," "attorney," and "identifying information" have the same meanings as in section 3107.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Nonidentifying information" means one of the following: (1) In relation to a birth parent, any information that is not identifying information, including all of the following: (a) A birth parent's age at the time the birth parent's child is adopted; (b) The medical and genetic history of the birth parents; (c) The age, sex, and medical and genetic history of an adopted person's birth sibling and extended family members; (d) A person's heritage and ethnic background, educational level, general physical appearance, religion, occupation, and cause of death; (e) Any information that may be included in a social and medical history as specified in divisions (B) and (C) of section 3107.09 of the Revised Code. (2) In relation to an adoptive parent, subject to a determination made pursuant to division (E) of section 3107.66 of the Revised Code, any information that is not identifying information, including all of the following: (a) An adoptive parent's age at the time of adoption; (b) An adoptive sibling's age at the time of adoption; (c) The heritage, ethnic background, religion, educational level, and occupation of the adoptive parent; (d) General information known about the well-being of the adoptee before and after the adoption.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.32
§ 3127.32. Enforcement of order for return of child under Hague convention
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly Under this chapter, and subject to sections 2101.022 and 2301.03 of the Revised Code, a juvenile court or other court with appropriate jurisdiction may enforce an order for the return of a child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.18
§ 3105.18. Awarding spousal support - modification of spousal support
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 461 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "spousal support" means any payment or payments to be made to a spouse or former spouse, or to a third party for the benefit of a spouse or a former spouse, that is both for sustenance and for support of the spouse or former spouse. "Spousal support" does not include any payment made to a spouse or former spouse, or to a third party for the benefit of a spouse or former spouse, that is made as part of a division or distribution of property or a distributive award under section 3105.171 of the Revised Code. (B) In divorce and legal separation proceedings, upon the request of either party and after the court determines the division or disbursement of property under section 3105.171 of the Revised Code, the court of common pleas may award reasonable spousal support to either party. During the pendency of any divorce, or legal separation proceeding, the court may award reasonable temporary spousal support to either party. An award of spousal support may be allowed in real or personal property, or both, or by decreeing a sum of money, payable either in gross or by installments, from future income or otherwise, as the court considers equitable. Any award of spousal support made under this section shall terminate upon the death of either party, unless the order containing the award expressly provides otherwise. (C)(1) In determining whether spousal support is appropriate and reasonable, and in determining the nature, amount, and terms of payment, and duration of spousal support, which is payable either in gross or in installments, the court shall consider all of the following factors: (a) The income of the parties, from all sources, including, but not limited to, income derived from property divided, disbursed, or distributed under section 3105.171 of the Revised Code; (b) The relative earning abilities of the parties; (c) The ages and the physical, mental, and emotional conditions of the parties; (d) The retirement benefits of the parties; (e) The duration of the marriage; (f) The extent to which it would be inappropriate for a party, because that party will be custodian of a minor child of the marriage, to seek employment outside the home; (g) The standard of living of the parties established during the marriage; (h) The relative extent of education of the parties; (i) The relative assets and liabilities of the parties, including but not limited to any court-ordered payments by the parties; (j) The contribution of each party to the education, training, or earning ability of the other party, including, but not limited to, any party's contribution to the acquisition of a professional degree of the other party; (k) The time and expense necessary for the spouse who is seeking spousal support to acquire education, training, or job experience so that the spouse will be qualified to obtain appropriate employment, provided the education, training, or job experience, and employment is, in fact, sought; (l) The tax consequences, for each party, of an award of spousal support; (m) The lost income production capacity of either party that resulted from that party's marital responsibilities; (n) Any other factor that the court expressly finds to be relevant and equitable. (2) In determining whether spousal support is reasonable and in determining the amount and terms of payment of spousal support, each party shall be considered to have contributed equally to the production of marital income. (D) In an action brought solely for an order for legal separation under section 3105.17 of the Revised Code, any continuing order for periodic payments of money entered pursuant to this section is subject to further order of the court upon changed circumstances of either party. (E) If a continuing order for periodic payments of money as alimony is entered in a divorce or dissolution of marriage action that is determined on or after May 2, 1986, and before January 1, 1991, or if a continuing order for periodic payments of money as spousal support is entered in a divorce or dissolution of marriage action that is determined on or after January 1, 1991, the court that enters the decree of divorce or dissolution of marriage does not have jurisdiction to modify the amount or terms of the alimony or spousal support unless the court determines that the circumstances of either party have changed and unless one of the following applies: (1) In the case of a divorce, the decree or a separation agreement of the parties to the divorce that is incorporated into the decree contains a provision specifically authorizing the court to modify the amount or terms of alimony or spousal support. (2) In the case of a dissolution of marriage, the separation agreement that is approved by the court and incorporated into the decree contains a provision specifically authorizing the court to modify the amount or terms of alimony or spousal support. (F)(1) For purposes of divisions (D) and (E) of this section and subject to division (F)(2) of this section, a change in the circumstances of a party includes, but is not limited to, any increase or involuntary decrease in the party's wages, salary, bonuses, living expenses, or medical expenses, or other changed circumstances so long as both of the following apply: (a) The change in circumstances is substantial and makes the existing award no longer reasonable and appropriate. (b) The change in circumstances was not taken into account by the parties or the court as a basis for the existing award when it was established or last modified, whether or not the change in circumstances was forseeable. (2) In determining whether to modify an existing order for spousal support, the court shall consider any purpose expressed in the initial order or award and enforce any voluntary agreement of the parties. Absent an agreement of the parties, the court shall not modify the continuing jurisdiction of the court as contained in the original decree. (G) If any person required to pay alimony under an order made or modified by a court on or after December 1, 1986, and before January 1, 1991, or any person required to pay spousal support under an order made or modified by a court on or after January 1, 1991, is found in contempt of court for failure to make alimony or spousal support payments under the order, the court that makes the finding, in addition to any other penalty or remedy imposed, shall assess all court costs arising out of the contempt proceeding against the person and shall require the person to pay any reasonable attorney's fees of any adverse party, as determined by the court, that arose in relation to the act of contempt.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3113.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3113 / § 3113.25
§ 3113.25. Notifying state retirement system of death of obligor
Status: in_force

September 16, 1998 House Bill 648 - 122nd General Assembly A child support enforcement agency that learns that an obligor under a support order administered by the agency who was a member of the public employees retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state teachers retirement system has died shall immediately notify the retirement system that the member was survived by one or more children who are the subject of a child support order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.175 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.175
§ 3109.175. Evaluation of plans
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly On receipt of a regional prevention plan submitted pursuant to section 3109.174 of the Revised Code, the children's trust fund board may do either of the following: (A) Approve the plan; (B) Deny the plan; (C) Require the submitting council to make changes to the plan and submit an amended plan to the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.53
§ 3105.53. Electronic signatures
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 461 - 129th General Assembly Sections 3105.41 to 3105.54 of the Revised Code modify, limit, and supersede the "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act," 114 Stat. 464, 15 U.S.C. 7001, et seq., but do not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.06
§ 3109.06. Certification to juvenile court
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 595 - 132nd General Assembly Except as provided in division (K) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code, any court, other than a juvenile court, that has jurisdiction in any case respecting the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of a child under eighteen years of age and the designation of the child's place of residence and legal custodian or in any case respecting the support of a child under eighteen years of age, may, on its own motion or on motion of any interested party, certify the record in the case or so much of the record and such further information, in narrative form or otherwise, as the court deems necessary or the juvenile court requests, to the juvenile court for further proceedings; upon the certification, the juvenile court shall have exclusive jurisdiction. In cases in which the court of common pleas finds the parents unsuitable to have the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the child or children and unsuitable to provide the place of residence and to be the legal custodian of the child or children, consent of the juvenile court shall not be required to such certification. This section applies to actions pending on August 28, 1951. In any case in which a court of common pleas, or other court having jurisdiction, has issued an order that allocates parental rights and responsibilities for the care of minor children and designates their place of residence and legal custodian of minor children, has made an order for support of minor children, or has done both, the jurisdiction of the court shall not abate upon the death of the person awarded custody but shall continue for all purposes during the minority of the children. The court, upon its own motion or the motion of either parent or of any interested person acting on behalf of the children, may proceed to make further disposition of the case in the best interests of the children and subject to sections 3109.42 to 3109.48 of the Revised Code. If the children are under eighteen years of age, it may certify them, pursuant to this section, to the juvenile court of any county for further proceedings. After certification to a juvenile court, the jurisdiction of the court of common pleas, or other court, shall cease, except as to any payments of spousal support due for the spouse and support payments due and unpaid for the children at the time of the certification. Any disposition made pursuant to this section, whether by a juvenile court after a case is certified to it, or by any court upon the death of a person awarded custody of a child, shall be made in accordance with sections 3109.04 and 3109.42 to 3109.48 of the Revised Code. If an appeal is taken from a decision made pursuant to this section that allocates parental rights and responsibilities for the care of a minor child and designates the child's place of residence and legal custodian, the court of appeals shall give the case calendar priority and handle it expeditiously.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.02
§ 3111.02. Establishing parent and child relationship
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A) The parent and child relationship between a child and the child's natural mother may be established by proof of her having given birth to the child or pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 or 3111.20 to 3111.85 of the Revised Code. The parent and child relationship between a child and the natural father of the child may be established by an acknowledgment of paternity as provided in sections 3111.20 to 3111.35 of the Revised Code, and pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 or 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code. The parent and child relationship between a child and the adoptive parent of the child may be established by proof of adoption or pursuant to Chapter 3107. of the Revised Code. (B) A court that is determining a parent and child relationship pursuant to this chapter shall give full faith and credit to a parentage determination made under the laws of this state or another state, regardless of whether the parentage determination was made pursuant to a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, an administrative procedure, or a court proceeding. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3101.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3101 / § 3101.15
§ 3101.15. Applying to correct marriage certificate
Status: in_force

May 15, 1996 House Bill 266 - 121st General Assembly A person who is not a party to a marriage, when both parties to the marriage are deceased or otherwise unable to correct the certificate of marriage of the parties, and who claims that the facts stated in a certificate of marriage filed in this state are not true may file an application for correction of the certificate in the probate court of the county in which the certificate was filed. In the application, the applicant shall set forth all of the available facts required on a certificate of marriage and the reasons for making the application, including the reason for the unavailability of the parties to the marriage. The applicant shall verify the application. On the filing of an application under this section, the court may fix a date for a hearing on the application. The date shall not be less than seven days after the filing date. The application shall be supported by the affidavit of at least one person having knowledge of the facts stated in the application, by documentary evidence, or by other evidence as the court considers sufficient. The probate judge may refuse to accept an affidavit or evidence that appears to be submitted for the purpose of falsifying the certificate of marriage. If the probate judge is satisfied that the facts are as stated, the judge shall make an order correcting the certificate of marriage and shall file it in the judge's office. This section shall not apply to and shall not limit the ability of the parties to a marriage to correct a certificate of marriage in accordance with procedures followed by the probate court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.862 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.862
§ 3119.862. Support orders may not continue beyond an agreed-upon date in a separation agreement
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 338 - 135th General Assembly Except as provided in division (A)(1) of section 3119.86 of the Revised Code, if a court incorporates a separation agreement described in division (A)(2) of section 3119.86 of the Revised Code into a decree of divorce or dissolution, the court may not require the duty of support to continue beyond the date the child's parents have agreed support should terminate. Last updated February 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.315 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.315
§ 3115.315. Nonparentage as a defense
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.59
§ 3125.59. Temporary support orders
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly With respect to a case for the establishment or modification of a support requirement that involves complex legal issues requiring full judicial review, the court shall issue a temporary support order within the time limits set forth in section 3125.58 of the Revised Code. The order shall be in effect until a final support order is issued in the case. All cases in which the imposition of a notice or order under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code is contested shall be completed within the period of time specified by law for completion of the case. The failure of a court to complete a case within the required period does not affect the ability of any court to issue any order under this section or any other section of the Revised Code for the payment of support, does not provide any defense to any order for the payment of support that is issued under this section or any other section of the Revised Code, and does not affect any obligation to pay support.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.62
§ 3105.62. Residency requirement
Status: in_force

June 13, 1990 Senate Bill 25 - 118th General Assembly One of the spouses in an action for dissolution of marriage shall have been a resident of the state for at least six months immediately before filing the petition. Actions for dissolution of marriage shall be brought in the proper county for commencement of actions pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure. An action for dissolution of marriage may be brought pursuant to a motion for conversion of a divorce action into an action for dissolution of marriage pursuant to section 3105.08 of the Revised Code. For purposes of service of process, both parties in an action for dissolution of marriage shall be considered as defendants and subject to service of process as defendants pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.898 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.898
§ 3121.898. Using new hire reports
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The department of job and family services shall use the new hire reports it receives for any of the following purposes set forth in 42 U.S.C. 653a, as amended, including: (A) To locate individuals for the purposes of establishing paternity and for establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support orders. (B) As used in this division, "state agency" means every department, bureau, board, commission, office, or other organized body established by the constitution or laws of this state for the exercise of state government; every entity of county government that is subject to the rules of a state agency; and every contractual agent of a state agency. To make available to any state agency responsible for administering any of the following programs for purposes of verifying program eligibility: (1) Any Title IV-A program as defined in section 5101.80 of the Revised Code; (2) The medicaid program; (3) The unemployment compensation program authorized by Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code; (4) The supplemental nutrition assistance program authorized by section 5101.54 of the Revised Code; (5) Any other program authorized in 42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(b), as amended. (C) The administration of the employment security program under the director of job and family services.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.83 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.83
§ 3119.83. Modifying duty to pay delinquent support retroactively
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Except as provided in section 3119.84 of the Revised Code, a court or child support enforcement agency may not retroactively modify an obligor's duty to pay a delinquent support payment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.52
§ 3105.52. Effect of finding of intent to make an agreement
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 461 - 129th General Assembly Even though a collaborative family law participation agreement fails to meet the requirements of section 3105.43 of the Revised Code, a court may find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement if the parties signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement and the parties reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative family law process. If a court makes such a finding, sections 3105.41 to 3105.54 of the Revised Code apply to the same extent as if the parties had entered into a valid collaborative family law participation agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.605 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.605
§ 3115.605. Notice of registration of order
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order. (B) A notice must inform the nonregistering party of all of the following: (1) That a registered support order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state; (2) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty days after notice unless the registered order is under section 3115.707 of the Revised Code; (3) That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages; (4) The amount of any alleged arrearages. (C) If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a notice must also do all of the following: (1) Identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any; (2) Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order; (3) State that the procedures provided in division (B) of this section apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; (4) State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order. (D) Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer or other payor pursuant to Chapter 3121. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.27
§ 3123.27. Investigating account
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly The child support enforcement agency may investigate and determine the amount of funds in the account that is available to satisfy the obligor's arrearages under a support order. The financial institution shall cooperate with the agency's investigation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.95
§ 3123.95. Poster program
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The office of child support in the department of job and family services shall establish a program to increase child support collections by publishing and distributing a series of posters displaying child support obligors who are delinquent in their support payments.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.20
§ 3107.20. Termination of child support order
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 5 - 135th General Assembly Upon issuance of a final decree of adoption, the court shall notify the child support enforcement agency administering a child support order pertaining to the adopted child. On receipt of that notice, the child support enforcement agency shall, pursuant to section 3119.89 of the Revised Code, terminate any order of support that exists for the child. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.88 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.88
§ 3119.88. Reasons for which child support order should terminate
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 338 - 135th General Assembly (A) Reasons for which a child support order should terminate through the administrative process under section 3119.89 of the Revised Code include all of the following: (1) The child attains the age of majority if the child no longer attends an accredited high school on a full-time basis and the child support order requires support to continue past the age of majority only if the child continuously attends such a high school after attaining that age; (2) The child ceases to attend an accredited high school on a full-time basis after attaining the age of majority, if the child support order requires support to continue past the age of majority only if the child continuously attends such a high school after attaining that age; (3) A termination condition specified in the court child support order has been met for a child who reaches nineteen years of age; (4) The child's death; (5) The child's marriage; (6) The child's emancipation; (7) The child's enlistment in the armed services; (8) The child's deportation; (9) Change of legal custody of the child; (10) The child's adoption; (11) The obligor's death; (12) The grandparent to whom support is being paid or a grandparent who is paying support reports that the grandparent's support order should terminate as a result of one of the events described in division (D) of section 3109.19 of the Revised Code; (13) Marriage of the obligor under a child support order to the obligee, if the obligor and obligee reside together with the child. (B) A child support order may be terminated by the court or child support enforcement agency for any reasons listed in division (A) of this section. A court may also terminate an order: (1) Issued under section 3109.20 or 3119.11 of the Revised Code upon satisfactory proof that the person who is the subject of the order is no longer mentally or physically disabled or is capable of supporting or maintaining oneself; (2) For any other appropriate reasons brought to the attention of the court, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Last updated January 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3101.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3101 / § 3101.13
§ 3101.13. Marriage record
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in this section, a certificate of every marriage solemnized shall be transmitted by the authorized person solemnizing the marriage, within thirty days after the solemnization, to the probate judge of the county in which the marriage license was issued. If, in accordance with section 2101.27 of the Revised Code, a probate judge solemnizes a marriage and if the probate judge issued the marriage license to the husband and wife, the probate judge shall file a certificate of that solemnized marriage in the probate judge's office within thirty days after the solemnization. All of the transmitted and filed certificates shall be consecutively numbered and recorded in the order in which they are received.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.204 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.204
§ 3115.204. Simultaneous proceedings
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if all of the following apply: (1) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country. (2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country. (3) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child. (B) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if all of the following apply: (1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state. (2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state. (3) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.89 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.89
§ 3105.89. Court retains jurisdiction - modification of orders
Status: in_force

January 1, 2002 House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly Notwithstanding division (I) of section 3105.171 of the Revised Code: (A) The court shall retain jurisdiction to modify, supervise, or enforce the implementation of an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code. (B) The court may modify an order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code that was effective prior to the effective date of this section for the purpose of enforcing the order or carrying into effect the manifest intentions of the parties. A modified order must meet the requirements of section 3105.82 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.11
§ 3127.11. Requests to or from non-Ohio court - expenses - forwarding of copies
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly (A) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (3) Order that an evaluation be made concerning the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of a child involved in a pending proceeding with respect to the designation of a parent as the residential parent and legal custodian of the child and with respect to the custody of the child in any other person; (4) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; (5) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child. (B) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in division (A) of this section. (C) The court may assess travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under divisions (A) and (B) of this section against the parties according to the law of this state. (D) Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, a court of this state shall forward a certified copy of the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding to the court or law enforcement official of the other state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.02
§ 3125.02. Office of child support
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The office of child support is hereby created in the department of job and family services.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.955 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.955
§ 3119.955. Redirection of existing support order
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) If a child support enforcement agency determines under section 3119.953 of the Revised Code that there is an existing child support order regarding the child in the care of a caretaker, the agency shall determine if any reason exists for which the child support order should be redirected to the caretaker. If the agency determines that the caretaker is the primary caregiver of the child, the agency shall determine that a reason exists for redirection. (B) If the agency determines that a reason exists for redirection, the agency also shall determine all of the following: (1) The amount of each parent's obligation under the existing child support order that may be subject to redirection; (2) Whether any prior redirection has been terminated under sections 3119.9531 to 3119.9535 of the Revised Code; (3) Whether any arrearages are owed, and the recommended payment amount to satisfy such arrears; (4) If more than one child is subject to the existing child support order, whether the child support order for all or some of the children shall be subject to redirection. (C) The agency shall make the determinations required under this section not later than twenty days after receipt of a Title IV-D services application or referral under section 3119.953 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.65
§ 3109.65. Caretaker authorization affidavit
Status: in_force

July 20, 2004 House Bill 130 - 125th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if a child is living with a grandparent who has made reasonable attempts to locate and contact both of the child's parents, or the child's guardian or custodian, but has been unable to do so, the grandparent may obtain authority to exercise care, physical custody, and control of the child including authority to enroll the child in school, to discuss with the school district the child's educational progress, to consent to all school-related matters regarding the child, and to consent to medical, psychological, or dental treatment for the child by executing a caretaker authorization affidavit in accordance with section 3109.67 of the Revised Code. (B) The grandparent may execute a caretaker authorization affidavit without attempting to locate the following parent: (1) If paternity has not been established with regard to the child, the child's father. (2) If the child is the subject of a custody order, the following parent: (a) A parent who is prohibited from receiving a notice of relocation in accordance with section 3109.051 of the Revised Code; (b) A parent whose parental rights have been terminated by order of a juvenile court pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.892 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.892
§ 3121.892. Information included in new hire report
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) An employer shall include all of the following in each new hire report: (1) For each employee, the employee's name, address, date of birth, social security number, and date of hire; (2) For each contractor, the contractor's name, address, social security or tax identification number, the date payments begin, and the length of time the contractor will be performing services for the employer; (3) The employer's name, address, and identification number. (B) The department of job and family services may by rule require that additional information, specified in the rule, be included in each new hire report.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.04
§ 3119.04. Determination of support obligation where combined gross income is greater than or less than amounts covered by schedule
Status: in_force

March 28, 2019 House Bill 366 - 132nd General Assembly If the combined annual income of both parents is greater than the maximum annual income listed on the basic child support schedule established pursuant to section 3119.021 of the Revised Code, the court, with respect to a court child support order, or the child support enforcement agency, with respect to an administrative child support order, shall determine the amount of the obligor's child support obligation on a case-by-case basis and shall consider the needs and the standard of living of the children who are the subject of the child support order and of the parents. The court or agency shall compute a basic combined child support obligation that is no less than the obligation that would have been computed under the basic child support schedule and applicable worksheet for a combined annual income equal to the maximum annual income listed on the basic child support schedule established pursuant to section 3119.021 of the Revised Code, unless the court or agency determines that it would be unjust or inappropriate and therefore not in the best interest of the child, obligor, or obligee to order that amount. If the court or agency makes such a determination, it shall enter in the journal the figure, determination, and findings. If the combined annual income of both parents falls below the $8,400 floor of the basic child support schedule in accordance with section 3119.021 of the Revised Code, the court, with respect to a court child support order, or the child support enforcement agency, with respect to an administrative child support order, shall apply the minimum support amount in accordance with section 3119.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.93 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.93
§ 3123.93. Consumer reporting agency may request information concerning support obligation
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Any consumer reporting agency may contact the office of child support and request information as to whether a specified person is required to pay support under a support order. The request shall include the person's name, the person's address and social security or other identification number, if known, and any other identifying information relative to the person that is known by the agency.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.291 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.291
§ 3119.291. Modifying national medical support notice
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly The department of job and family services shall modify the national medical support notice, as necessary, to make the notice and its instructions apply to the person required to provide health insurance coverage for the children who are the subject of an order issued under section 3119.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.352 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.352
§ 3119.352. Standard form for notice of medical support enforcement activity
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly The department of job and family services shall adopt a standard form for the notice of medical support enforcement activity required by section 3119.35 of the Revised Code. All child support enforcement agencies shall use the form in issuing the notice under that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.58
§ 3123.58. Notice to registrar and deputies; grant of limited driving privileges
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 29 - 135th General Assembly (A) On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.54 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall determine whether the individual named in the notice holds or has applied for a driver's license or commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or temporary instruction permit or commercial driver's temporary instruction permit. If the registrar determines that the individual holds or has applied for a license, permit, or endorsement and the individual is the individual named in the notice and does not receive a notice pursuant to section 3123.56 or 3123.57 of the Revised Code, the registrar immediately shall provide notice of the determination to each deputy registrar. The registrar or a deputy registrar may not issue to the individual a driver's or commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or temporary instruction permit or commercial driver's temporary instruction permit and may not renew for the individual a driver's or commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or commercial driver's temporary instruction permit. The registrar or a deputy registrar also shall impose a class F suspension of the license, permit, or endorsement held by the individual under division (B)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A court with jurisdiction over the child support order may grant an individual whose license, permit, or endorsement is suspended under this section limited driving privileges in accordance with division (B) of section 4510.021 of the Revised Code pursuant to a motion by that individual for limited driving privileges, unless that individual's driver's license is suspended for an offense that prevents the granting of limited driving privileges. Prior to granting privileges under this division, the court shall request the individual to provide the court with a current noncertified copy of a driver's abstract from the registrar of motor vehicles. The court shall request the child support enforcement agency that issued the notice pursuant to section 3123.54 of the Revised Code relative to the individual to advise the court, either in person through a representative testifying at a hearing or through a written document, regarding the position of the agency relative to the issue of the granting of privileges to the individual. The court, in determining whether to grant the individual privileges under this division, shall take into consideration the position of the agency, but the court is not bound by the position of the agency. (2) A court that grants limited driving privileges to a person under division (B)(1) of this section shall include in the order any conditions the person shall comply with in order to retain the privileges and deliver to the person a permit card or other written document, in a form to be prescribed by the court, setting forth the date on which the limited privileges will become effective, the purposes for which the person may drive, the times and places at which the person may drive, and any other conditions imposed upon the person's use of a motor vehicle. (3) The court immediately shall notify the registrar, in writing, of a grant of limited driving privileges under division (B)(1) of this section. The notification shall specify the date on which the limited driving privileges will become effective, the purposes for which the person may drive, and any other conditions imposed upon the person's use of a motor vehicle. (C) If a person who has been granted limited driving privileges under division (B)(1) of this section is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed a violation of Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code or any similar municipal ordinance during the period of which the person was granted limited driving privileges, the person's limited driving privileges shall be suspended immediately pending a reinstatement hearing. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3117.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3117 / § 3117.03
§ 3117.03. Conciliation counselors
Status: in_force

November 19, 1969 Senate Bill 74 - 108th General Assembly In each county having a population over one hundred thousand according to the latest federal decennial census, the court of common pleas may appoint one or more conciliation counselors to assist the court in carrying out its functions under this chapter. Conciliation counselors shall do any of the following, as the court may direct: (A) Confer with the parties to conciliation proceedings, and make recommendations concerning such proceedings to the conciliation judge; (B) Hold hearings in conciliation cases; (C) Cause such statistics to be compiled, reports to be made, and records to be kept, as may be relevant to the work of the court in conciliation cases; (D) Provide such other assistance as may be relevant to the work of the court in conciliation cases.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.50
§ 3119.50. Determining adequacy of support
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly On the filing of a motion described in section 3119.49 of the Revised Code, the court shall determine whether the amount of child support required to be paid under the court child support order adequately covers the medical needs of the child and whether to modify the order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.9517 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.9517
§ 3119.9517. Objection to redirection order or recommendation
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) A parent or caretaker may object to an order issued under section 3119.9513 of the Revised Code by bringing an action under section 2151.231 of the Revised Code not later than fourteen days after the notice is issued under division (A)(2) of section 3119.9515 of the Revised Code. The order shall be final and enforceable if no objection is timely made. (B) A parent or caretaker may object to a recommendation issued under section 3119.9513 of the Revised Code by requesting a hearing with the court that has jurisdiction over the court child support order not later than fourteen days after the recommendation is issued under division (A)(3) of section 3119.9515 of the Revised Code. The recommendation shall be submitted to the court for inclusion in a redirection order, unless a request for a court hearing is made not later than fourteen days after the recommendation is issued. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 5:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.54
§ 3109.54. Signatures - notarization
Status: in_force

July 20, 2004 House Bill 130 - 125th General Assembly A power of attorney created pursuant to section 3109.52 of the Revised Code must be signed by the parent, guardian, or custodian granting it and by the grandparent designated as the attorney in fact. For the power of attorney to be effective, the signatures must be notarized. The child's social security number need not appear on the power of attorney for the power of attorney to be effective.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.26
§ 3123.26. Restrictions on account placed by financial institution
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A financial institution shall promptly place an access restriction on the account of an obligor who maintains an account at the financial institution upon receipt of an access restriction notice with respect to the obligor from the child support enforcement agency. The access restriction shall remain on the account until the financial institution complies with a withdrawal directive under section 3123.37 of the Revised Code or a court or child support enforcement agency orders the financial institution to remove the access restriction. A copy of the access restriction notice shall be sent to the obligor at the same time it is sent to the financial institution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.86 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.86
§ 3121.86. Administrative rules for case registry
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do both of the following: (A) Establish procedures governing actions required by sections 3121.84 and 3121.85 of the Revised Code; (B) Designate any additional information that must be placed in the case registry consistent with Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq., as amended, and any federal regulations adopted under the act.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.35
§ 3123.35. Court determination of amount of account belonging to other person
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly If the person described in section 3123.34 of the Revised Code files a timely motion with the court that issued the support order or that is located in the county where the child support enforcement agency issued the order, the court shall hold a hearing on the request no later than fourteen days after the request is filed. The person who filed the motion shall be considered a temporary party only for the purposes of objecting to the determination made pursuant to section 3123.33 of the Revised Code. No later than five days before the date on which the hearing is to be held, the court shall send the person written notice by ordinary mail of the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing. The hearing shall be limited to a determination of how much, if any, of the amount contained in the account is the property of the person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.02
§ 3127.02. Application of chapter
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly Sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code do not govern adoption proceedings or proceedings pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.72
§ 3111.72. Requirements for contracts with hospitals to meet with unmarried women giving birth
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The contract between the department of job and family services and a local hospital shall require all of the following: (A) That the hospital provide a staff person to meet with each unmarried mother who gave birth in or en route to the hospital within twenty-four hours of the birth or before the mother is released from the hospital; (B) That the staff person attempt to meet with the father of the unmarried mother's child if possible; (C) That the staff person explain to the unmarried mother and the father, if he is present, the benefit to the child of establishing a parent and child relationship between the father and the child and the various proper procedures for establishing a parent and child relationship; (D) That the staff person present to the unmarried mother and, if possible, the father, the pamphlet or statement regarding the rights and responsibilities of a natural parent that is prepared and provided by the department of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.32 of the Revised Code; (E) That the staff person provide the mother and, if possible, the father, all forms and statements necessary to voluntarily establish a parent and child relationship, including, but not limited to, the acknowledgment of paternity affidavit prepared by the department of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.31 of the Revised Code; (F) That the staff person, at the request of both the mother and father, help the mother and father complete any form or statement necessary to establish a parent and child relationship; (G) That the hospital provide a notary public to notarize, or witnesses to witness, an acknowledgment of paternity affidavit signed by the mother and father; (H) That the staff person present to an unmarried mother who is not participating in the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code or receiving medicaid an application for Title IV-D services; (I) That the staff person forward any completed acknowledgment of paternity, no later than ten days after it is completed, to the office of child support in the department of job and family services; (J) That the department of job and family services pay the hospital twenty dollars for every correctly signed and notarized or witnessed acknowledgment of paternity affidavit from the hospital. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 10:47 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.503 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.503
§ 3109.503. Notice of parental rights
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 207 - 130th General Assembly (A) A person who brings an action under division (A) of section 3109.501 of the Revised Code seeking a declaration that another person is the parent of a child conceived as a result of rape or sexual battery committed by the other person shall notify the court in which the action is brought of any order previously issued by any court that grants the other person parental rights with respect to that child. The notice shall include the name of the court that issued the order, the date of issuance of the order, the name and number of the case in which the order was issued, the parental rights granted under the order, and the name of the person to whom the parental rights were granted. (B) A court that issues an order under section 3109.501 of the Revised Code declaring a person to be the parent of a child conceived as a result of rape or sexual battery committed by the person shall notify any court that has issued an order granting the person parental rights with respect to that child and that was identified in accordance with division (A) of this section by the person who brought the action.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.78 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.78
§ 3123.78. Obtaining lien does not affect other remedies
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Obtaining a lien under sections 3123.66 to 3123.68 of the Revised Code does not affect any other legal remedies available against obligors or their property by persons entitled to receive child support that is in arrears or otherwise due, including the use of a judgment lien under Chapter 2329. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.52
§ 3111.52. Changing surname of child
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The child support enforcement agency, as part of an administrative order determining the existence of a parent and child relationship, may order the surname of the child subject to the determination to be changed and order the change to be made on the child's birth record consistent with the order if both the parties agree to the change.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.86 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.86
§ 3119.86. Continuing support obligation beyond child's eighteenth birthday
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 338 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding section 3109.01 of the Revised Code, both of the following apply: (A) The duty of support to a child imposed pursuant to a court child support order shall continue beyond the child's eighteenth birthday only under the following circumstances: (1) Under an order issued or modified pursuant to section 3109.20 or 3119.11 of the Revised Code for a child who is mentally or physically disabled and is incapable of supporting or maintaining oneself. (2) The child's parents have agreed to continue support beyond the child's eighteenth birthday pursuant to a separation agreement that was incorporated into a decree of divorce or dissolution. (3) The child continuously attends a recognized and accredited high school on a full-time basis on and after the child's eighteenth birthday. (B) The duty of support to a child imposed pursuant to an administrative child support order shall continue beyond the child's eighteenth birthday only if the child continuously attends a recognized and accredited high school on a full-time basis on and after the child's eighteenth birthday. Last updated January 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3113.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3113 / § 3113.32
§ 3113.32. Domestic dispute and violence problems records
Status: in_force

September 25, 1984 House Bill 587 - 115th General Assembly (A) The sheriff of a county, constable or chief of police of a township, and chief of police of a city or village shall keep a separate record of domestic dispute and domestic violence problems on a form prepared and distributed by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation. The forms shall contain spaces for the reporting of all information that the superintendent determines to be relevant to domestic dispute and domestic violence problems, including, but not limited to, the number of domestic dispute and domestic violence problems reported to the law enforcement agency for which the record is kept, the relationship of the complainant and the person allegedly the victim of the domestic violence, if different, to the alleged offender, and the relationship of all other persons involved in the domestic dispute or domestic violence problem, and the action taken by the law enforcement officers who handled the domestic dispute or domestic violence problem. A copy of the record shall be submitted to the bureau each month. (B) The superintendent of the bureeau of criminal identification and investigation shall receive copies of monthly records of domestic dispute and domestic violence problems kept by local law enforcement agencies and submitted to him under division (A) of this section. The superintendent shall compile the data and annually produce a statistical public report on the incidence of domestic disputes and violence in this state and its political subdivisions. The report shall be prepared in such a manner that there is no identifying data, including the names and addresses of the persons involved in the domestic dispute and domestic violence problems, that would enable any person to determine the identity of any of the persons involved. (C) The attorney general shall oversee the statistical reporting required pursuant to this section to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.16
§ 3111.16. Continuing jurisdiction
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The court has continuing jurisdiction to modify or revoke a judgment or order issued under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code to provide for future education and support and a judgment or order issued with respect to matters listed in divisions (C) and (D) of section 3111.13 and division (B) of section 3111.15 of the Revised Code, except that a court entering a judgment or order for the purchase of an annuity under division (D) of section 3111.13 of the Revised Code may specify that the judgment or order may not be modified or revoked.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.07
§ 3125.07. Statewide automated data processing system
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The department of job and family services shall establish and maintain a statewide, automated data processing system in compliance with Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended, to support the enforcement of child support that shall be implemented in every county. Every county shall accept the automated system and, in accordance with the written instructions of the department for the implementation of the automated system, shall convert to the automated system all records that are maintained by any county entity and that are related to any case for which a local agency is enforcing a child support order in accordance with Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.39
§ 3127.39. Service of petition and order
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.41 of the Revised Code, the petition and order shall be served by any method authorized by the Rules of Civil Procedure upon respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.70 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.70
§ 3119.70. Determination by court following hearing
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A court that conducts a hearing pursuant to section 3119.66 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (A) If the court determines at the hearing that the revised child support amount calculated by the child support enforcement agency is the appropriate amount, issue a revised court child support order requiring the obligor to pay the revised amount; (B) If the court determines that the revised child support amount calculated by the agency is not the appropriate amount, determine the appropriate child support amount and, if necessary, issue a revised court child support order requiring the obligor to pay the child support amount determined by the court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.53
§ 3121.53. Payments made on other basis not to affect the frequency or the amount of the support payments
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If the payments under a support order are to be made other than on a monthly basis, the required monthly administration of the order by a child support enforcement agency shall not affect the frequency or the amount of the support payments to be made under the order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.02
§ 3107.02. Who may be adopted; placement period before adoption
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 5 - 135th General Assembly (A) Any minor may be adopted. (1) A final decree of adoption shall not be issued and an interlocutory order of adoption does not become final until the person to be adopted has lived in the adoptive home for at least six months after placement by an agency, or for at least six months after the department of job and family services or the court has been informed of the placement of the person with the petitioner, and the department or court has had an opportunity to observe or investigate the adoptive home, or in the case of adoption by a stepparent, until at least six months after the filing of the petition, or until the child has lived in the home for at least six months. (2) In the case of a foster caregiver adopting a foster child, a person adopting a child to whom the person is related, a kinship caregiver, a legal custodian, or a guardian adopting a child, the court shall apply the amount of time the child lived in the home of the foster caregiver, relative, kinship caregiver, legal custodian, or guardian prior to the date the foster caregiver, relative, kinship caregiver, legal custodian, or guardian files the petition to adopt the child toward the six-month waiting period established by division (A)(1) of this section. (B) An adult may be adopted under any of the following conditions: (1) If the adult is totally or permanently disabled; (2) If the adult is determined to be a person with a developmental disability, as defined in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code; (3) If the adult had established a child-foster caregiver, kinship caregiver, or child-stepparent relationship with the petitioners as a minor, and the adult consents to the adoption; (4) If the adult was, at the time of the adult's eighteenth birthday, in the permanent custody of or in a planned permanent living arrangement with a public children services agency or a private child placing agency, and the adult consents to the adoption; (5) If the adult is the child of the spouse of the petitioner, and the adult consents to the adoption. (C) When proceedings to adopt a minor are initiated by the filing of a petition, and the eighteenth birthday of the minor occurs prior to the decision of the court, the court shall require the person who is to be adopted to submit a written statement of consent or objection to the adoption. If an objection is submitted, the petition shall be dismissed, and if a consent is submitted, the court shall proceed with the case, and may issue an interlocutory order or final decree of adoption. (D) An adult who consents to an adoption pursuant to division (B)(4) of this section shall provide the court with the name and contact information of the public children services agency or private child placing agency that had permanent custody of or a planned permanent living arrangement with that adult. The petitioner shall request verification from the agency as to whether the adult was or was not in the permanent custody of or in a planned permanent living arrangement with that agency at the time of the adult's eighteenth birthday and provide the verification to the court. Last updated March 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.82
§ 3105.82. Requirements of order
Status: in_force

October 27, 2006 House Bill 98 - 125th General Assembly An order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code shall meet all of the following requirements: (A) Be on the form created under section 3105.90 of the Revised Code; (B) Set forth the name and address of the public retirement program subject to the order or, if the court determines that the participant has contributions on deposit with more than one public retirement program, the name and address of each public retirement program that is potentially subject to the order; (C) Set forth the names, social security numbers, and current addresses of the participant and alternate payee; (D) Specify the amount to be paid to the alternate payee as one of the following: (1) As both a monthly dollar amount should the participant elect a benefit and as a one-time payment should the participant elect a lump sum payment; (2) As a percentage of a fraction determined as follows of a monthly benefit or lump sum payment: (a) The numerator of the fraction shall be the number of years during which the participant was both a contributing member of a public retirement program and married to the alternate payee. (b) The denominator, which shall be determined by the public retirement program at the time the participant elects to take the benefit or payment, shall be the participant's total years of service credit or, in the case of a participant in a retirement plan established under section 145.81 , 3307.81 , or 3309.81 or Chapter 3305. of the Revised Code, years of participation in the plan. (E) If the participant is eligible for more than one benefit or lump sum payment, specify in accordance with division (D) of this section the amount, if any, to be paid to the alternate payee from each benefit or lump sum payment. (F) Require an individual who is a participant or alternate payee to notify the public retirement program in writing of a change in the individual's mailing address; (G) Notify the alternate payee of the following: (1) The payee's right to payment under the order is conditional on the participant's right to a benefit payment or lump sum payment; (2) The possible reduction under section 145.571 , 742.462 , 3307.371 , 3309.671 , or 5505.261 of the Revised Code of the amount paid to the alternate payee; (3) The possible termination of the payee's rights as described in section 3105.86 of the Revised Code. (H) Apply to payments made by the public retirement program after retention of an order under section 145.571 , 742.462 , 3305.21 , 3307.371 , 3309.671 , or 5505.261 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.81
§ 3121.81. Case registry of support orders
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The office of child support in the department of job and family services shall establish and maintain a case registry of all support orders being administered or otherwise handled by a child support enforcement agency.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.76 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.76
§ 3119.76. Administrative rules establishing procedures for determining when orders should be reviewed
Status: in_force

March 28, 2019 House Bill 366, Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly The director of job and family services shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a procedure for determining when existing child support orders should be reviewed to determine whether it is necessary and in the best interest of the children who are the subject of the child support order to change the child support order. The rules shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (A) Any procedures necessary to comply with section 666(a)(10) of Title 42 of the U.S. Code, "Family Support Act of 1988," 102 Stat. 2346, 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10), as amended, and any regulations adopted pursuant to, or to enforce, that section; (B) Procedures for determining what child support orders are to be subject to review upon the request of either the obligor or the obligee or periodically by the child support enforcement agency administering the child support order; (C) Procedures for the child support enforcement agency to periodically review and to review, upon the request of the obligor or the obligee, any child support order that is subject to review to determine whether the amount of child support paid under the child support order should be adjusted in accordance with the basic child support schedule established pursuant to section 3119.021 of the Revised Code or whether the provisions for the child's health care needs under the child support order should be modified in accordance with sections 3119.29 to 3119.56 of the Revised Code; (D) Procedures for giving obligors and obligees notice of their right to request a review of a child support order that is determined to be subject to review, notice of any proposed revision of the amount of child support to be paid under the child support order, notice of the procedures for requesting a hearing on any proposed revision of the amount of child support to be paid under a child support order, notice of any administrative hearing to be held on a proposed revision of the amount of child support to be paid under a child support order, at least thirty days' prior notice of any review of their child support order; (E) Procedures for obtaining the necessary documents and information necessary to review child support orders and for holding administrative hearings on a proposed revision of the amount of child support to be paid under a child support order; (F) Procedures for adjusting child support orders in accordance with the basic child support schedule created pursuant to section 3119.021 of the Revised Code and the applicable worksheet created under rules adopted under section 3119.022 of the Revised Code; (G) Procedures for adjusting the provisions of the child support order governing the health care needs of the child pursuant to sections 3119.29 to 3119.56 of the Revised Code. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.401 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.401
§ 3109.401. State policy on parent and child relationship
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The general assembly finds the following: (1) That the parent and child relationship is of fundamental importance to the welfare of a child, and that the relationship between a child and each parent should be fostered unless inconsistent with the child's best interests; (2) That parents have the responsibility to make decisions and perform other parenting functions necessary for the care and growth of their children; (3) That the courts, when allocating parenting functions and responsibilities with respect to the child in a divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, annulment, or any other proceeding addressing the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities, must determine the child's best interests; (4) That the courts and parents must take into consideration the following general principles when allocating parental rights and responsibilities and developing appropriate terms for parenting plans: (a) Children are served by a parenting arrangement that best provides for a child's safety, emotional growth, health, stability, and physical care. (b) Exposure of the child to harmful parental conflict should be minimized as much as possible. (c) Whenever appropriate, parents should be encouraged to meet their responsibilities to their children through agreements rather than by relying on judicial intervention. (d) When a parenting plan provides for mutual decision-making responsibility by the parents but they are unable to make decisions mutually, they should make a good faith effort to utilize the mediation process as required by the parenting plan. (e) In apportioning between the parents the daily physical living arrangements of the child and the child's location during legal and school holidays, vacations, and days of special importance, a court should not impose any type of standard schedule unless a standard schedule meets the needs of the child better than any proposed alternative parenting plan. (B) It is, therefore, the purpose of this chapter, when it is in the child's best interest, to foster the relationship between the child and each parent when a court allocates parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the child in a divorce, dissolution, legal separation, annulment, or any other proceeding addressing the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.22
§ 3123.22. Additional authority of agency to collect arrearage
Status: in_force

January 25, 2002 House Bill 208 - 124th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in this section, if an obligor is paying off an arrearage owed under a support order pursuant to a withholding or deduction notice or order issued under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code, a support order newly issued or modified, or any other order issued to collect the arrearage, the child support enforcement agency administering the notice or order may also take any action, including, but not limited to, any of the following to collect any arrearage amount that has not yet been collected under the notice or order, unless the obligee and obligor agree in a writing signed by the obligee and obligor and approved by the court by journal entry that the additional actions be limited to the actions provided for in division (C) of this section: (A) Issue one or more withholding or deduction notices under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code; (B) Collect pursuant to section 3121.12 of the Revised Code a lump sum payment owed to the obligor; (C) Collect pursuant to sections 3123.81 to 3123.823 of the Revised Code any federal or state income tax refund owed to the obligor; (D) Issue a withdrawal directive pursuant to sections 3123.24 to 3123.38 of the Revised Code; (E) Obtain administrative offset pursuant to section 3123.85 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.951 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.951
§ 3119.951. Caretaker filing for child support
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The caretaker of a child may file an application for Title IV-D services with the child support enforcement agency in the county in which the caretaker resides to obtain support for the care of the child. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 5:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.36
§ 3125.36. Applying for Title IV-D services
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, all support orders that are administered by a child support enforcement agency designated under section 307.981 of the Revised Code or former section 2301.35 of the Revised Code and are eligible for Title IV-D services shall be Title IV-D cases under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act." Subject to division (B) of this section, all obligees of support orders administered by the agency shall be considered to have filed a signed application for Title IV-D services. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, a court that issues or modifies a support order shall require the obligee under the order to sign, at the time of the issuance or modification of the order, an application for Title IV-D services and to file, as soon as possible, the signed application with the child support enforcement agency that will administer the order. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the department of job and family services. Except as provided in division (D) of this section, a support order that is administered by a child support enforcement agency, and that is eligible for Title IV-D services shall be a Title IV-D case under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act" only upon the filing of the signed application for Title IV-D services. (C) A child support enforcement agency shall make available an application for Title IV-D services to all persons requesting a child support enforcement agency's assistance in an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code or in an administrative proceeding brought to establish a parent and child relationship, to establish or modify an administrative support order, or to establish or modify an order to provide health insurance coverage for the children subject to a support order. (D) An obligee under a support order who has assigned the right to the support pursuant to section 5107.20 or 5160.38 of the Revised Code shall not be required to sign an application for Title IV-D services. The support order shall be considered a Title IV-D case.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.441 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.441
§ 3121.441. Direct spousal support payments
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, Chapters 3119., 3123., and 3125., and sections 3770.071 and 5107.20 of the Revised Code providing for the office of child support in the department of job and family services to collect, withhold, or deduct spousal support, when a court pursuant to section 3105.18 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code issues or modifies an order requiring an obligor to pay spousal support or grants or modifies a decree of dissolution of marriage incorporating a separation agreement that provides for spousal support, or at any time after the issuance, granting, or modification of an order or decree of that type, the court may permit the obligor to make the spousal support payments directly to the obligee instead of to the office if the obligee and the obligor have no minor children born as a result of their marriage and the obligee has not assigned the spousal support amounts to the department pursuant to section 5107.20 or 5160.38 of the Revised Code. (B) A court that permits an obligor to make spousal support payments directly to the obligee pursuant to division (A) of this section shall order the obligor to make the spousal support payments as a check, as a money order, or in any other form that establishes a clear record of payment. (C) If a court permits an obligor to make spousal support payments directly to an obligee pursuant to division (A) of this section and the obligor is in default in making any spousal support payment to the obligee, the court, upon motion of the obligee or on its own motion, may rescind the permission granted under that division. After the rescission, the court shall determine the amount of arrearages in the spousal support payments and order the obligor to make to the office of child support in the department of job and family services any spousal support payments that are in arrears and any future spousal support payments. Upon the issuance of the order of the court under this division, the provisions of this chapter, Chapters 3119., 3123., and 3125., and sections 3770.071 , 3770.074 , and 5107.20 of the Revised Code apply with respect to the collection, withholding, or deduction of the obligor's spousal support payments that are the subject of that order of the court. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.611 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.611
§ 3115.611. Modification of child-support order of another state
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) If section 3115.613 of the Revised Code does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a child-support order issued in another state which is registered in this state if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds either of the following: (1) That all of the following requirements are met: (a) Neither the child, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the obligor resides in the issuing state; (b) A petitioner who is a nonresident of this state seeks modification; and (c) The respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state. (2) That this state is the residence of the child, or a party who is an individual is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state, and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. (B) Modification of a registered child-support order is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this state and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner. (C) A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child-support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of the obligation of support. If two or more tribunals have issued child-support orders for the same obligor and same child, the order that controls and must be so recognized under section 3115.207 of the Revised Code establishes the aspects of the support order which are nonmodifiable. (D) In a proceeding to modify a child-support order, the law of the state that is determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the obligation of support. The obligor's fulfillment of the duty of support established by that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of this state. (E) On the issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child-support order issued in another state, the tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. (F) Notwithstanding divisions (A) to (E) of this section and division (B) of section 3115.201 of the Revised Code, a tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of this state if both of the following apply: (1) One party resides in another state. (2) The other party resides outside the United States.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.73
§ 3105.73. Award of attorney's fees and litigation expenses - factors considered - payment
Status: in_force

April 27, 2005 House Bill 36 - 125th General Assembly (A) In an action for divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or annulment of marriage or an appeal of that action, a court may award all or part of reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses to either party if the court finds the award equitable. In determining whether an award is equitable, the court may consider the parties' marital assets and income, any award of temporary spousal support, the conduct of the parties, and any other relevant factors the court deems appropriate. (B) In any post-decree motion or proceeding that arises out of an action for divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or annulment of marriage or an appeal of that motion or proceeding, the court may award all or part of reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses to either party if the court finds the award equitable. In determining whether an award is equitable, the court may consider the parties' income, the conduct of the parties, and any other relevant factors the court deems appropriate, but it may not consider the parties' assets. (C) The court may specify whether the award of attorney's fees and litigation expenses under this section is payable in gross or by installments. The court may make an award of attorney's fees and litigation expenses under this section in addition to making an award of attorney's fees and litigation expenses under any other provision of the Revised Code or of the Rules of Civil Procedure. (D) Nothing in this section prevents an award of attorney's fees and litigation expenses from being designated as spousal support, as defined in section 3105.18 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.87
§ 3105.87. Disclosing participant's personal history record
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly The court may order a public retirement program or the Ohio public employees deferred compensation program to provide information from a participant's personal history record necessary to determine the amounts described in division (D) of section 3105.82 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.16
§ 3123.16. Payments to be monthly
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Any order issued under section 3123.14 of the Revised Code shall be payable at least monthly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.12
§ 3121.12. Procedure concerning lump sum payment
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly (A) On receipt of a notice that a lump sum payment of one hundred fifty dollars or more is to be paid to the obligor, the child support enforcement agency shall do either of the following: (1) If the obligor is in default under the support order or has any arrearages under the support order, issue an administrative order requiring the transmittal of the lump sum payment, or any portion of the lump sum payment sufficient to pay the arrearage in full, to the office of child support; (2) If the obligor is not in default under the support order and does not have any arrearages under the support order, issue an administrative order requiring the immediate release of the full amount of the lump sum payment to the obligor. (B) Any moneys received by the office of child support pursuant to this section shall be distributed in accordance with rules adopted under section 3121.71 of the Revised Code. (C) In the case of a notice of a lump sum payment made in accordance with a support order issued prior to January 1, 1998, requiring an employer to withhold an amount from an obligor's personal earnings for the payment of support, the agency that receives notification of the lump sum payment from the payor shall notify the court that issued the order, and the court shall issue a supplemental order that does not change the original order or the related support order requiring the employer to do all of the following: (1) No later than the earlier of forty-five days before a lump sum payment is to be made or, if the obligor's right to a lump sum payment is determined less than forty-five days before it is to be made, the date on which that determination is made, notify the agency of any lump sum payment of any kind of one hundred fifty dollars or more that is to be paid to the obligor; (2) Hold the lump sum payment for thirty days after the date on which it would otherwise be paid to the obligor; (3) On order of the court, pay any specified amount of the lump sum payment to the office of child support. (D) A payor that knowingly fails to notify the agency in accordance with this section or section 3121.03 of the Revised Code of any lump sum payment to be made to an obligor is liable for any support payment not made to the obligee as a result of its knowing failure to give the notice.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.07
§ 3119.07. Effect of child custody on calculation of child support
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except when the parents have split parental rights and responsibilities, a parent's child support obligation for a child for whom the parent is the residential parent and legal custodian shall be presumed to be spent on that child and shall not become part of a child support order, and a parent's child support obligation for a child for whom the parent is not the residential parent and legal custodian shall become part of a child support order. (B) If the parents have split parental rights and responsibilities, the child support obligations of the parents shall be offset, and the parent with the larger child support obligation shall pay the net amount pursuant to the child support order. (C) If neither parent of a child who is the subject of a child support order is the residential parent and legal custodian of the child and the child resides with a caretaker, each parent shall pay that parent's child support obligation pursuant to the child support order. Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:41 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.039 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.039
§ 3121.039. Prior orders and notices considered to be notices and orders under 2001 provisions
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A) For purposes of Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code, the following shall be considered a withholding or deduction notice issued under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code: (1) A withholding or deduction order that was issued under division (D) of section 3113.21 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to December 31, 1993, and that was not terminated on or after that date; (2) A withholding or deduction notice that was issued under division (D) of section 3113.21 of the Revised Code as that division existed on and after December 31, 1993, and prior to the effective date of this section and that was not terminated on or after the effective date of this section; (3) A withholding or deduction order that was issued under former section 3111.23 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to December 31, 1993, and that was not terminated on or after that date; (4) A withholding or deduction notice that was issued under former section 3111.23 of the Revised Code as that section existed on and after December 31, 1993, and prior to the effective date of this section and that was not terminated on or after the effective date of this section. (B) For purposes of Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code, the following shall be considered orders issued under section 3121.03 , 3121.04 , 3121.05 , 3121.06 , or 3121.12 of the Revised Code, as applicable: (1) An order issued under division (D)(6) or (7) or (H) of section 3113.21 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to January 1, 1998, and that was not terminated on or after that date; (2) An order issued under division (D)(3) or (4) or (H) of section 3113.21 of the Revised Code as that division existed on and after January 1, 1998, and prior to the effective date of this section and that was not terminated on or after the effective date of this section; (3) An order issued under former section 3111.231 of the Revised Code and that was not terminated on or after the effective date of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.73
§ 3123.73. Selling property subject to lien
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A child support enforcement agency is entitled to have, and may cause, real and personal property subject to a lien established pursuant to sections 3123.66 to 3123.68 of the Revised Code to be sold pursuant to section 3123.74 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.176 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.176
§ 3109.176. Denial or reduction of funding
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The children's trust fund board may deny funding or allocate a reduced amount of funds on a pro-rated daily basis to a child abuse and child neglect regional prevention council for the fiscal year for which a regional prevention plan was required to be developed under any of the following circumstances: (1) If a council fails to submit to the board a regional prevention plan pursuant to section 3109.174 of the Revised Code by the date specified by the board; (2) If a council fails to submit to the board an amended plan pursuant to division (C) of section 3109.175 of the Revised Code; (3) If the board fails to approve a plan or an amended plan submitted by a council. (B) The board may allocate a reduced amount of funds to a council on a pro-rated daily basis for the following fiscal year if the council fails to submit to the board a progress report or annual report as required by section 3109.172 of the Revised Code not later than the due dates specified by the board for those reports.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.863 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.863
§ 3119.863. Parent must pay support order until termination
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 338 - 135th General Assembly A parent ordered to pay support under a child support order shall continue to pay support under the order, including during seasonal vacation periods, until the order terminates. Last updated February 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.211
§ 3115.211. Continuing, exlcusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. (B) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country. (C) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order may serve as either of the following: (1) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal-support order issued in this state; (2) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal-support order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.08
§ 3119.08. Child support order to include specific provisions for parenting time and visitation
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Whenever a court issues a child support order, it shall include in the order specific provisions for regular, holiday, vacation, parenting time, and special visitation in accordance with section 3109.051 , 3109.11 , or 3109.12 of the Revised Code or in accordance with any other applicable section of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.065 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.065
§ 3107.065. Rules governing registry - promoting awareness
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the director of children and youth shall do both of the following: (A) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the putative father registry. The rules shall establish the registration form to be used by a putative father under section 3107.062 of the Revised Code. (B) Establish a campaign to promote awareness of the putative father registry. The campaign shall include informational materials about the registry. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.178 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.178
§ 3109.178. Requests for start-up costs
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) An entity may request from the children's trust fund board up to five thousand dollars to be used as one-time, start-up costs for the establishment and operation of a children's advocacy center to serve at least one county. (B) On receipt of a request made under this section, the board shall review and approve or disapprove the request. (C) If the board disapproves the request, the board shall send to the entity requesting funds written notice of the disapproval that states the reasons for the disapproval. (D) No funds allocated under this section may be used as start-up costs for any children's advocacy center unless the center has as a component a primary prevention strategy. (E) An entity that receives funds under this section in any fiscal year shall not use the funds received in a different fiscal year or for a different center in any fiscal year without the approval of the board. (F) A children's advocacy center established using funds awarded under this section shall comply with sections 2151.425 to 2151.428 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.28
§ 3121.28. Including statements concerning monthly payment in support orders
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly In any action or proceeding in which a support order is issued or modified, the court or child support enforcement agency that issues or modifies the order shall include in the order, in addition to any provision required by the Revised Code, all of the following: (A) A requirement that, regardless of the frequency or amount of support payments to be made under the order, the child support enforcement agency required to administer the order shall administer it on a monthly basis, in accordance with sections 3121.51 to 3121.54 of the Revised Code; (B) A specification of the monthly amount due under the support order for purposes of its monthly administration, as determined under section 3121.52 of the Revised Code; (C) A statement that payments under the order are to be made in the manner ordered by the court or agency, and that if the payments are to be made other than on a monthly basis, the required monthly administration by the agency does not affect the frequency or the amount of the support payments to be made under the order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.171
§ 3123.171. Interest on support arrearage
Status: in_force

May 17, 2006 House Bill 136 - 126th General Assembly When a court renders a money judgment for child support, pursuant to a motion for a lump sum judgment filed by an obligee, interest shall accrue on that arrearage unless the court finds that it would be inequitable to assess interest. The interest shall accrue from the date the judgment is rendered to a date certain set for payment of the judgment at a rate specified in section 1343.03 of the Revised Code at the time the judgment is rendered. A court may assess interest on a child support arrearage prior to judgment pursuant to section 3123.17 of the Revised Code. The court shall enter the amount due, including interest, in the journal. If interest is not assessed, the court shall enter the reasons for not assessing interest in the journal.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.17
§ 3127.17. Modification of custody determination of non-Ohio court
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless the court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under division (A)(1) or (2) of section 3127.15 of the Revised Code and one of the following applies: (A) The court of the other state determines that it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 3127.16 of the Revised Code or a similar statute of the other state or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under section 3127.21 of the Revised Code or a similar statute of the other state. (B) The court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.363 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.363
§ 3119.363. Using information provided by employer
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly Information provided by an employer pursuant to section 3119.362 of the Revised Code shall be used only for the purpose of the enforcement of an order issued in accordance with section 3119.30 of the Revised Code, a notice issued under section 3119.33 of the Revised Code, or a notice issued pursuant to section 3119.34 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.50
§ 3105.50. Waiver of privileges
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 461 - 129th General Assembly (A) A privilege under section 3105.49 of the Revised Code may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (B) A person that discloses or makes a representation about a collaborative family law communication that prejudices another person in a proceeding may not assert a privilege under section 3105.49 of the Revised Code relating to that communication.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3129.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3129 / § 3129.04
§ 3129.04. Permissible medical treatment
Status: in_force

April 24, 2024 House Bill 68 - 135th General Assembly This chapter does not prohibit a physician from treating, including by performing surgery on or prescribing drugs or hormones for, a minor individual who meets any of the following: (A) Was born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development, including an individual with external biological sex characteristics that are irresolvably ambiguous, such an as individual born with forty-six XX chromosomes with virilization, forty-six XY chromosomes with undervirilization, or having both ovarian and testicular tissue; (B) Received a diagnosis of a disorder of sexual development, in which a physician has determined through genetic or biochemical testing that the individual does not have normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action for a biological male or biological female; (C) Needs treatment for any infection, injury, disease, or disorder that has been caused or exacerbated by the performance of gender transition services, whether or not the services were performed in accordance with state or federal law. Last updated February 5, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.171
§ 3109.171. Child abuse and child neglect prevention regions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly For the purpose of administering child abuse and child neglect prevention programming and services approved by the children's trust fund board, there are hereby created child abuse and child neglect prevention regions. The board, in consultation with the department of children and youth, shall determine the number of regions and the counties within each region. Each county in the state shall be included in a region. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.38
§ 3127.38. Petition for enforcement of custody determination - procedure - order
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly (A) A petition for enforcement pursuant to sections 3127.31 to 3127.46 of the Revised Code must be verified. All orders sought to be enforced and any order confirming registration must be attached to the petition. The orders attached to the petition shall be the original or a certified copy, whichever a court requires. (B) A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination shall state all of the following: (1) Whether the court that issued the child custody determination identified the jurisdictional basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction and, if so, what the basis was; (2) Whether the determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court whose decision must be enforced under this chapter and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding; (3) Whether any proceeding has been commenced that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement of child custody determinations, proceedings relating to domestic violence or protection orders, proceedings to adjudicate the child as an abused, neglected, or dependent child, proceedings seeking termination of parental rights, and adoptions, and, if so, the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding; (4) The present physical address of the child and the respondent, if known; (5) Whether relief in addition to the immediate physical custody of the child and attorney's fees is sought, including a request for assistance from law enforcement officials and, if so, the relief sought; (6) If the child custody determination has been registered and confirmed under section 3127.35 of the Revised Code, the date and place of registration. (C) Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall issue an order directing the respondent to appear in person with or without the child at a hearing and may enter any order necessary to ensure the safety of the parties and the child. If possible, the hearing must be held on the next judicial day after service of the order. If holding the hearing on that date is impossible, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The court may extend the date of the hearing at the request of the petitioner. (D) An order issued under division (C) of this section shall state the time and place of the hearing and advise the respondent that at the hearing the court will order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child and that the respondent pay fees, costs, and expenses under section 3127.42 of the Revised Code and may schedule a hearing to determine whether further relief is appropriate, unless the respondent appears and establishes either of the following: (1) That the child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under section 3127.35 of the Revised Code and that one of the following circumstances applies: (a) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under sections 3127.15 to 3127.24 of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state. (b) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under sections 3127.15 to 3127.24 of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state. (c) The respondent was entitled to notice of the child custody proceeding for which enforcement is sought, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of section 3127.07 of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state. (2) That the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under section 3127.35 of the Revised Code but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under sections 3127.15 to 3127.24 of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.84
§ 3105.84. Defraying administrative costs
Status: in_force

January 1, 2002 House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly An order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code shall authorize the board of the public retirement program that is or will be paying the benefit or lump sum payment to withhold from any benefit or payment that is subject to an order an amount determined by the public retirement program to be necessary to defray the cost of administering the order. This amount shall be divided equally between the participant and the alternate payee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.22
§ 3125.22. Investing in repurchase agreements
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A child support enforcement agency may invest any of the moneys collected pursuant to the performance of its duties under Chapters 3111., 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code in a repurchase agreement in which a bank agrees to sell short-term federally guaranteed securities with an obligation of the bank to repurchase the securities. All interest derived pursuant to investments made under this section shall be retained by the agency and used solely for support enforcement activities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.89 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.89
§ 3119.89. Investigating termination
Status: in_force

March 28, 2019 House Bill 366, Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3119.87 of the Revised Code, the child support enforcement agency administering a child support order, within twenty days after receipt of the notice, shall complete an investigation if an application for services under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended has been completed and filed. The agency administering a child support order may conduct an investigation upon its own initiative if it otherwise has reason to believe that there may be a reason for which the order should terminate. Nothing in sections 3119.86 to 3119.94 of the Revised Code shall preclude the agency from initiating an investigation under this section before a reason for which the order should terminate has occurred. The agency's investigation shall determine the following: (1) Whether any reason exists for which the order should terminate; (2) Whether there are other children subject to the order; (3) Whether the obligor owes any arrearages under the order; (4) Whether the agency believes it is necessary to continue withholding or deduction pursuant to a notice or order described in section 3121.03 of the Revised Code for the other children or arrearages; (5) Whether child support amounts paid pursuant to the order being investigated should be impounded because continuation of receipt and disbursement would lead to an overpayment by the obligor. (B) If the agency, pursuant to the investigation under division (A) of this section, determines that other children are subject to the child support order and that it is necessary to continue withholding or deduction for the other children, the agency shall divide the child support amount due annually and per month under the order by the number of children who are the subject of the order and subtract the amount due for the child for whom the order should be terminated from the total child support amount due annually and per month. The resulting annual and per month child support amount shall be included in the results of the agency's investigation as the recommended child support amount due annually and monthly under a revised child support order. If arrearage amounts are owed, those amounts may be included as part of the recommended child support amount. The investigation under division (A) of this section shall not include a review pursuant to sections 3119.60 to 3119.76 of the Revised Code of any other children subject to the child support order. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.75
§ 3119.75. Child support enforcement agency not required to review a child support order
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A child support enforcement agency is not required to review a child support order if the review is not otherwise required by section 666(a)(10) of Title 42 of the U.S. Code, "Family Support Act of 1988," 102 Stat. 2346, 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10), as amended, and any regulations adopted pursuant to, or to enforce, that section and any of the following apply: (A) The obligee has made an assignment under section 5107.20 of the Revised Code of the right to receive child support payments, the agency determines that good cause pursuant to section 5107.05 of the Revised Code exists with respect to the children who are the subject of the child support order, and neither the obligor nor the obligee has requested that the review be conducted. (B) The obligee has not made an assignment under section 5107.20 of the Revised Code of the right to receive child support payments and neither the obligor nor the obligee has requested that the review be conducted. (C) Neither the obligor nor the obligee resides in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.85
§ 3123.85. Reciprocal agreement with secretary of treasury for administrative offsets
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The office of child support may ask the secretary of the treasury for, and may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the secretary to obtain, administrative offsets to collect past due child support amounts in accordance with the "Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 1321, 31 U.S.C. 3716(a) and (h). The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish procedures necessary to receive the administrative offsets.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.921 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.921
§ 3123.921. Notice to agency that arrearage has been paid in full
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If a child support enforcement agency contacts a consumer reporting agency and if the obligor pays the entire arrearage under the support order that is the basis for the determination of default, both of the following apply: (A) The obligor may give each consumer reporting agency contacted a written notice that the arrearage has been paid in full and may request that the child support enforcement agency give each consumer reporting agency that was contacted a written confirmation that the arrearage has been paid in full. The consumer reporting agency shall not record the full payment of the obligor's arrearage until the child support enforcement agency confirms the payment. (B) If the obligor requests that the child support enforcement agency confirm that the arrearage has been paid in full, the child support enforcement agency shall give each consumer reporting agency contacted written confirmation that the arrearage has been paid in full.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.56
§ 3119.56. Failure to comply with child support order for health care
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly An obligor or obligee who fails to comply with a child support order issued in accordance with section 3119.30 of the Revised Code is liable to the other for any medical expenses incurred as a result of the failure to comply with the order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.57
§ 3123.57. Notice to registrar if obligor is no longer out of compliance
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A child support enforcement agency that sent a notice under section 3123.54 of the Revised Code of an individual's failure to comply with a warrant or subpoena shall send to the registrar of motor vehicles a notice that the individual is no longer out of compliance if the court or agency that issued the warrant or subpoena removes the warrant or determines that the individual has complied with the subpoena. The agency shall send the notice under this section not later than seven days after the agency determines that either of the circumstances specified in this section has occurred.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.207 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.207
§ 3115.207. Determination of controlling child-support order
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a child-support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. (B) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and two or more child-support orders have been issued by tribunals of this state, another state, or a foreign country with regard to the same obligor and same child, a court of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and individual obligee shall apply the following rules and by order shall determine which order controls and must be recognized: (1) If only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, the order of that tribunal controls. (2) If more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, whichever of the following is relevant applies: (a) An order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of the child controls; (b) If an order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the order most recently issued controls. (3) If none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter, the court of this state shall issue a child-support order, which order controls. (C) If two or more child-support orders have been issued for the same obligor and same child, upon request of a party who is an individual or that is a support enforcement agency, a court of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and the obligee who is an individual shall determine which order controls under division (B) of this section. The request may be filed with a registration for enforcement or registration for modification pursuant to sections 3115.601 to 3115.616 of the Revised Code, or may be filed as a separate proceeding. (D) A request to determine which is the controlling order must be accompanied by a copy of every child-support order in effect and the applicable record of payments. The requesting party shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination. (E) The tribunal that issued the controlling order under division (A), (B), or (C) of this section has continuing jurisdiction to the extent provided in section 3115.205 or 3115.206 of the Revised Code. (F) A court of this state that determines by order which is the controlling order under division (B)(1) or (2) of this section, or that issues a new controlling order under division (B)(3) of this section, shall state all of the following in that order: (1) The basis upon which the court made its determination; (2) The amount of prospective support, if any; (3) The total amount of consolidated arrears and accrued interest, if any, under all of the orders after all payments made are credited as provided by section 3115.209 of the Revised Code. (G) Within thirty days after issuance of an order determining which is the controlling order, the party obtaining the order shall file a certified copy of it in each tribunal that issued or registered an earlier order of child support. A party or support enforcement agency obtaining the order that fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the controlling order. (H) An order that has been determined to be the controlling order, or a judgment for consolidated arrears of support and interest, if any, made pursuant to this section must be recognized in proceedings under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.01
§ 3119.01. Calculation of child support obligation definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in the Revised Code, "child support enforcement agency" means a child support enforcement agency designated under former section 2301.35 of the Revised Code prior to October 1, 1997, or a private or government entity designated as a child support enforcement agency under section 307.981 of the Revised Code. (B) As used in this chapter and Chapters 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code: (1) "Administrative child support order" means any order issued by a child support enforcement agency for the support of a child pursuant to section 3109.19 or 3111.81 of the Revised Code or former section 3111.211 of the Revised Code, section 3111.21 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to January 1, 1998, or section 3111.20 or 3111.22 of the Revised Code as those sections existed prior to March 22, 2001. (2) "Child support order" means either a court child support order or an administrative child support order. (3) "Obligee" means the person who is entitled to receive the support payments under a support order. (4) "Obligor" means the person who is required to pay support under a support order. (5) "Support order" means either an administrative child support order or a court support order. (C) As used in this chapter: (1) "Caretaker" means any of the following, other than a parent: (a) A person with whom the child resides for at least thirty consecutive days, and who is the child's primary caregiver; (b) A person who is receiving public assistance on behalf of the child; (c) A person or agency with legal custody of the child, including a county department of job and family services or a public children services agency; (d) A guardian of the person or the estate of a child; (e) Any other appropriate court or agency with custody of the child. "Caretaker" excludes a "host family" as defined under section 2151.90 of the Revised Code. (2) "Cash medical support" means an amount ordered to be paid in a child support order toward the ordinary medical expenses incurred during a calendar year. (3) "Child care cost" means annual out-of-pocket costs for the care and supervision of a child or children subject to the order that is related to work or employment training. (4) "Court child support order" means any order issued by a court for the support of a child pursuant to Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, section 2151.23 , 2151.231 , 2151.232 , 2151.33 , 2151.36 , 2151.361 , 2151.49 , 3105.21 , 3109.05 , 3109.19 , 3109.20 , 3111.13 , 3113.04 , 3113.07 , 3113.31 , 3119.11 , 3119.65 , or 3119.70 of the Revised Code, or division (B) of former section 3113.21 of the Revised Code. (5) "Court-ordered parenting time" means the amount of parenting time a parent is to have under a parenting time order or the amount of time the children are to be in the physical custody of a parent under a shared parenting order. (6) "Court support order" means either a court child support order or an order for the support of a spouse or former spouse issued pursuant to Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, section 3105.18 , 3105.65 , or 3113.31 of the Revised Code, or division (B) of former section 3113.21 of the Revised Code. (7) "CPI-U" means the consumer price index for all urban consumers, published by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics. (8) "Extraordinary medical expenses" means any uninsured medical expenses incurred for a child during a calendar year that exceed the total cash medical support amount owed by the parents during that year. (9) "Federal poverty level" has the same meaning as in section 5121.30 of the Revised Code. (10) "Income" means either of the following: (a) For a parent who is employed to full capacity, the gross income of the parent; (b) For a parent who is unemployed or underemployed, the sum of the gross income of the parent and any potential income of the parent. (11) "Income share" means the percentage derived from a comparison of each parent's annual income after allowable deductions and credits as indicated on the worksheet to the total annual income of both parents. (12) "Insurer" means any person authorized under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code to engage in the business of insurance in this state, any health insuring corporation, and any legal entity that is self-insured and provides benefits to its employees or members. (13) "Gross income" means, except as excluded in division (C)(13) of this section, the total of all earned and unearned income from all sources during a calendar year, whether or not the income is taxable, and includes income from salaries, wages, overtime pay, and bonuses to the extent described in division (D) of section 3119.05 of the Revised Code; commissions; royalties; tips; rents; dividends; severance pay; pensions; interest; trust income; annuities; social security benefits, including retirement, disability, and survivor benefits that are not means-tested; workers' compensation benefits; unemployment insurance benefits; disability insurance benefits; benefits that are not means-tested and that are received by and in the possession of the veteran who is the beneficiary for any service-connected disability under a program or law administered by the United States department of veterans' affairs or veterans' administration; spousal support actually received; and all other sources of income. "Gross income" includes income of members of any branch of the United States armed services or national guard, including, amounts representing base pay, basic allowance for quarters, basic allowance for subsistence, supplemental subsistence allowance, cost of living adjustment, specialty pay, variable housing allowance, and pay for training or other types of required drills; self-generated income; and potential cash flow from any source. "Gross income" does not include any of the following: (a) Benefits received from means-tested government administered programs, including Ohio works first; prevention, retention, and contingency; means-tested veterans' benefits; supplemental security income; supplemental nutrition assistance program; disability financial assistance; or other assistance for which eligibility is determined on the basis of income or assets; (b) Benefits for any service-connected disability under a program or law administered by the United States department of veterans' affairs or veterans' administration that are not means-tested, that have not been distributed to the veteran who is the beneficiary of the benefits, and that are in the possession of the United States department of veterans' affairs or veterans' administration; (c) Child support amounts received for children who are not included in the current calculation; (d) Amounts paid for mandatory deductions from wages such as union dues but not taxes, social security, or retirement in lieu of social security; (e) Nonrecurring or unsustainable income or cash flow items; (f) Adoption assistance, kinship guardianship assistance, and foster care maintenance payments made pursuant to Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501, 42 U.S.C.A. 670 (1980), as amended; (g) State kinship guardianship assistance described in section 5153.163 of the Revised Code and payment from the kinship support program described in section 5180.531 of the Revised Code. (14) "Nonrecurring or unsustainable income or cash flow item" means an income or cash flow item the parent receives in any year or for any number of years not to exceed three years that the parent does not expect to continue to receive on a regular basis. "Nonrecurring or unsustainable income or cash flow item" does not include a lottery prize award that is not paid in a lump sum or any other item of income or cash flow that the parent receives or expects to receive for each year for a period of more than three years or that the parent receives and invests or otherwise uses to produce income or cash flow for a period of more than three years. (15) "Ordinary medical expenses" includes copayments and deductibles, and uninsured medical-related costs for the children of the order. (16)(a) "Ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in generating gross receipts" means actual cash items expended by the parent or the parent's business and includes depreciation expenses of business equipment as shown on the books of a business entity. (b) Except as specifically included in "ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in generating gross receipts" by division (C)(16)(a) of this section, "ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in generating gross receipts" does not include depreciation expenses and other noncash items that are allowed as deductions on any federal tax return of the parent or the parent's business. (17) "Personal earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, however denominated, and includes wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, draws against commissions, profit sharing, vacation pay, or any other compensation. (18) "Potential income" means both of the following for a parent who the court pursuant to a court support order, or a child support enforcement agency pursuant to an administrative child support order, determines is voluntarily unemployed or voluntarily underemployed: (a) Imputed income that the court or agency determines the parent would have earned if fully employed as determined from the following criteria: (i) The parent's prior employment experience; (ii) The parent's education; (iii) The parent's physical and mental disabilities, if any; (iv) The availability of employment in the geographic area in which the parent resides; (v) The prevailing wage and salary levels in the geographic area in which the parent resides; (vi) The parent's special skills and training; (vii) Whether there is evidence that the parent has the ability to earn the imputed income; (viii) The age and special needs of the child for whom child support is being calculated under this section; (ix) The parent's increased earning capacity because of experience; (x) The parent's decreased earning capacity because of a felony conviction; (xi) Any other relevant factor. (b) Imputed income from any nonincome-producing assets of a parent, as determined from the local passbook savings rate or another appropriate rate as determined by the court or agency, not to exceed the rate of interest specified in division (A) of section 1343.03 of the Revised Code, if the income is significant. (19) "Schedule" means the basic child support schedule created pursuant to section 3119.021 of the Revised Code. (20) "Self-generated income" means gross receipts received by a parent from self-employment, proprietorship of a business, joint ownership of a partnership or closely held corporation, and rents minus ordinary and necessary expenses incurred by the parent in generating the gross receipts. "Self-generated income" includes expense reimbursements or in-kind payments received by a parent from self-employment, the operation of a business, or rents, including company cars, free housing, reimbursed meals, and other benefits, if the reimbursements are significant and reduce personal living expenses. (21) "Self-sufficiency reserve" means the minimal amount necessary for an obligor to adequately subsist upon, as determined under section 3119.021 of the Revised Code. (22) "Split parental rights and responsibilities" means a situation in which there is more than one child who is the subject of an allocation of parental rights and responsibilities and each parent is the residential parent and legal custodian of at least one of those children. (23) "Worksheet" means the applicable worksheet created in rules adopted under section 3119.022 of the Revised Code that is used to calculate a parent's child support obligation. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.954 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.954
§ 3123.954. Address and personal information not to be provided
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A child support enforcement agency shall not submit to the office of child support the address of the obligee or any other personal information about the obligee when the agency submits the name of the obligor under section 3123.951 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.602 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.602
§ 3115.602. Procedure to register order for enforcement
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3115.706 of the Revised Code, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this state: (1) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; (2) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order; (3) A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage; (4) The name of the obligor and, if known, all of the following: (a) The obligor's address and social security number; (b) The name and address of the obligor's employer or other payor and any other source of income of the obligor; (c) A description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution. (5) Except as otherwise provided in section 3115.312 of the Revised Code, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support payments are to be remitted. (B) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form. (C) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought. (D) If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall do all of the following: (1) Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section; (2) Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and (3) Specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any. (E) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.96 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.96
§ 3119.96. Genetic testing definitions
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly As used in sections 3119.961 to 3119.967 of the Revised Code, "genetic tests" and "genetic testing" have the same meanings as in section 3111.09 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.962 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.962
§ 3119.962. Granting relief from paternity determination
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A)(1) Upon the filing of a motion for relief under section 3119.961 of the Revised Code, a court shall grant relief from a final judgment, court order, or administrative determination or order that determines that a person or male minor is the father of a child or from a child support order under which a person or male minor is the obligor if all of the following apply: (a) The court receives genetic test results from a genetic test administered no more than six months prior to the filing of the motion for relief that finds that there is a zero per cent probability that the person or male minor is the father of the child. (b) The person or male minor has not adopted the child. (c) The child was not conceived as a result of artificial insemination in compliance with sections 3111.88 to 3111.96 of the Revised Code. (2) A court shall not deny relief from a final judgment, court order, or administrative determination or order that determines that a person or male minor is the father of a child or from a child support order under which a person or male minor is the obligor solely because of the occurrence of any of the following acts if the person or male minor at the time of or prior to the occurrence of that act did not know that he was not the natural father of the child: (a) The person or male minor was required to support the child by a child support order. (b) The person or male minor validly signed the child's birth certificate as an informant as provided in section 3705.09 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to January 1, 1998. (c) The person or male minor was named in an acknowledgment of paternity of the child that a court entered upon its journal pursuant to former section 2105.18 of the Revised Code. (d) The person or male minor was named in an acknowledgment of paternity of the child that has become final under section 2151.232 , 3111.25 , or 3111.821 of the Revised Code or former section 3111.211 or 5101.314 of the Revised Code. (e) The person or male minor was presumed to be the natural father of the child under any of the circumstances listed in section 3111.03 of the Revised Code. (f) The person or male minor was presumed to be the natural father of the child under any of the circumstances listed in: (i) Division (A)(3) of section 3111.03 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to January 1, 1998; (ii) Division (A)(3) of section 3111.03 of the Revised Code as that division existed on and after January 1, 1998, and prior to the effective date of this amendment; (iii) Division (A)(5) of section 3111.03 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to the effective date of this amendment. (g) The person or male minor was determined to be the father of the child in a parentage action under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code. (h) The person or male minor otherwise admitted or acknowledged himself to be the child's natural father. (B) A court shall not grant relief from a final judgment, court order, or administrative determination or order that determines that a person or male minor is the father of a child or from a child support order under which a person or male minor is the obligor if the court determines, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the person or male minor knew that he was not the natural father of the child before any of the following: (1) Any act listed in divisions (A)(2)(a) to (d) and (A)(2)(f) of this section occurred. (2) The person or male minor was presumed to be the natural father of the child under any of the circumstances listed in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of section 3111.03 of the Revised Code. (3) The person or male minor otherwise admitted or acknowledged himself to be the child's father. (C) If the determination of paternity from which relief is sought is an acknowledgment of paternity that has become final under section 2151.232 , 3111.25 , or 3111.821 of the Revised Code or former section 3111.211 or 5101.314 of the Revised Code, and the court grants the motion for relief, it shall order the acknowledgment to be rescinded and destroyed and order the department of job and family services to remove all information relating to the acknowledgment from the birth registry.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.47
§ 3127.47. Assessment of enforcement expenses and costs against losing party
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or other appropriate public official and law enforcement officers under section 3127.45 or 3127.46 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.75
§ 3109.75. Verification of filing
Status: in_force

July 20, 2004 House Bill 130 - 125th General Assembly On the request of the person in charge of admissions of a school or a person described under division (A)(1)(b) of section 2151.421 of the Revised Code, the court in which the power of attorney or caretaker authorization affidavit was filed shall verify whether a power of attorney or caretaker authorization affidavit has been filed under section 3109.74 of the Revised Code with respect to a child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.823 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.823
§ 3123.823. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The director of job and family services, in conjunction with the tax commissioner, shall adopt rules, pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to establish procedures to implement sections 3123.82 to 3123.823 of the Revised Code. These procedures shall embody principles of due process of law, including, but not limited to, notices to interested parties and opportunities to be heard prior to the reduction of any state income tax refund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.85
§ 3105.85. Limit on withholding
Status: in_force

January 1, 2002 House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly (A) The total of the amounts described in division (D) of section 3105.82 and section 3105.84 of the Revised Code shall not exceed fifty per cent of the amount of a benefit or lump sum payment, or if withholding is to be made from more than one benefit or lump sum payment, fifty per cent of the total of the benefits or lump sum payments. (B) If a participant's benefit or lump sum payment is or will be subject to more than one order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code, the public retirement program shall not withhold an aggregate amount for all the orders that exceeds fifty per cent of the benefit or lump sum payment. (C) If a participant's benefit or lump sum payment is or will be subject to an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code and one or more withholding orders under section 3111.23 or 3113.21 of the Revised Code, the public retirement program shall not withhold from a benefit or lump sum payment an aggregate amount for all orders described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code that exceeds the difference between fifty per cent of the benefit or payment and the percentage of the benefit or payment that is or will be paid under orders described in section 3111.23 or 3113.21 of the Revised Code. (D) The public retirement program that is or will be paying the benefit or lump sum payment shall act in accordance with section 145.571 , 742.462 , 3305.21 , 3307.371 , 3309.671 , or 5505.261 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3117.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3117 / § 3117.06
§ 3117.06. Hearings and conferences in conciliation proceedings
Status: in_force

November 19, 1969 Senate Bill 74 - 108th General Assembly (A) The conciliation judge shall fix a reasonable time and place for hearing on the petition within thirty days after the date it is filed, and shall cause such manner of notice of the filing of the petition and the time and place for hearing as he finds necessary to be given to the parties and respondents. The court may issue a citation to any party or respondent requiring him to appear at the time and place stated in the citation, and may require the attendance of witnesses as in other civil cases. (B) The court may be convened and hearings held pursuant to this chapter at any time and place within the county, and the hearing may be had in chambers or otherwise, except that if any party, prior to hearing, objects to a different time or place, the time and place for hearing shall be that provided by law for the trial of civil actions. (C) Hearings and conferences in conciliation proceedings shall be held in private. The court shall exclude all persons except officers and employees of the court, the parties and respondents and their counsel, witnesses, and persons called to the aid of the court in the controversy. Conferences may be held with each party separately, and counsel for one party may be excluded from a hearing or conference when the other party is present without counsel. (D) Hearings and conferences shall be conducted as informally as possible, and a series of hearings or conferences may be held if it appears necessary to effect a reconciliation or amicable settlement of the controversy between the spouses. The court may, with the consent of the parties, recommend or invoke the aid of physicians, psychologists, clergymen, or other specialists, or persons with expertise in the matter in controversy. Such aid shall be at the expense of the parties, unless the board of county commissioners authorizes and provides for payment for such aid. (E) Upon hearing, the conciliation judge may make such orders in respect to the conduct of the spouses and the subject matter of the controversy as the court finds necessary to preserve the marriage or implement the reconciliation of the spouses. Such orders shall not be effective for more than thirty days, unless the parties consent to a longer time or to a continuation. Any reconciliation agreement between the parties may be reduced to writing and, with the consent of the parties, a court order may be made pursuant to this section requiring the parties to comply therewith.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.701 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.701
§ 3115.701. Definitions
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly As used in sections 3115.701 to 3115.713 of the Revised Code: (A) "Application" means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. (B) "Central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in division (E)(4) of section 3115.102 of the Revised Code to perform the functions specified in the convention. (C) "Convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in division (E)(4) of section 3115.102 of the Revised Code. (D) "Direct request" means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States. (E) "Foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in division (E)(4) of section 3115.102 of the Revised Code to perform the functions specified in the convention. (F) "Foreign support agreement" means an agreement that meets the following criteria: (1) It is an agreement for support in a record to which all of the following apply: (a) It is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin. (b) One of the following applies: (i) It has been formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or (ii) It has been authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal. (c) It may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal. (2) It includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention. (G) "United States central authority" means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.23
§ 3111.23. Acknowledgment filed with office of child support
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The natural mother, the man acknowledging he is the natural father, or the other custodian or guardian of a child, a child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 3111.22 of the Revised Code, a local registrar of vital statistics pursuant to section 3705.091 of the Revised Code, or a hospital staff person pursuant to section 3727.17 of the Revised Code, may file an acknowledgment of paternity with the office of child support in the department of job and family services, acknowledging that the child is the child of the man who signed the acknowledgment. The natural mother, the man acknowledging he is the natural father, and the other custodian or guardian of a child, may file an acknowledgment in person or by mail. A child support enforcement agency, a local registrar of vital statistics, and a hospital staff person may file an acknowledgment electronically, in person, or by mail. (B) The acknowledgment of paternity shall be: (1) Made on the affidavit prepared pursuant to section 3111.31 of the Revised Code; (2) Signed by the natural mother and the man acknowledging that he is the natural father and notarized or witnessed in accordance with division (C) of this section; (3) Sent to the office not later than ten days after it has been signed and notarized. (C) Each signature in an acknowledgment of paternity shall be notarized or witnessed by two adult witnesses. The mother and the man acknowledging that he is the natural father may sign and have the signature notarized or witnessed outside of each other's presence. If a person knows a man is presumed under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code to be the natural father of the child described in this section and that the presumed father is not the man who signed an acknowledgment with respect to the child, the person shall not notarize, witness, or file the acknowledgment pursuant to this section. Last updated August 16, 2023 at 12:16 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.93 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.93
§ 3119.93. Terminating withholding or deduction notice or other order
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The termination of a child support order by a court or agency also terminates any applicable withholding or deduction notice or other order issued under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code. With respect to a court child support order, on the termination of any withholding or deduction notice, the court immediately shall notify the appropriate child support enforcement agency that the order or notice has been terminated. If a withholding notice or order is terminated, the agency immediately shall notify each payor or financial institution required to withhold or deduct a sum of money for the payment of support under the order or notice that it has been terminated and that the payor or institution is required to cease all withholding or deduction under the order or notice.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.22
§ 3127.22. Jurisdiction declined - unjustifiable conduct - remedy - assessment of expenses
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code or another law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this chapter because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless one of the following applies: (1) The parents and all persons acting as parents have agreed to the exercise of jurisdiction. (2) A court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction under sections 3127.15 to 3127.17 of the Revised Code determines that this state is a more appropriate forum under section 3127.21 of the Revised Code or a similar statute of the state. (3) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in sections 3127.15 to 3127.17 of the Revised Code. (B) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to division (A) of this section, it may fashion an appropriate remedy to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a child custody proceeding is commenced in a court having jurisdiction under sections 3127.15 to 3127.17 of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state. (C) If a court dismisses a petition or stays a proceeding because it declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to division (A) of this section, it shall assess against the party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction necessary and reasonable expenses including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees are sought establishes that the assessment would be clearly inappropriate. The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against this state or a political subdivision of this state unless authorized by law other than this chapter. (D) As used in this section, "unjustifiable conduct" means conduct by a parent or that parent's surrogate that attempts to create jurisdiction in this state by removing the child from the child's home state, secreting the child, retaining the child, or restraining or otherwise preventing the child from returning to the child's home state in order to prevent the other parent from commencing a child custody proceeding in the child's home state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.09
§ 3111.09. Genetic tests - DNA records
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A)(1) In any action instituted under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code, the court, upon its own motion, may order and, upon the motion of any party to the action, shall order the child's mother, the child, the alleged father, and any other person who is a defendant in the action to submit to genetic tests. Instead of or in addition to genetic testing ordered pursuant to this section, the court may use the following information to determine the existence of a parent and child relationship between the child and the child's mother, the alleged father, or another defendant: (a) A DNA record of the child's mother, the child, the alleged father, or any other defendant that is stored in the DNA database pursuant to section 109.573 of the Revised Code; (b) Results of genetic tests conducted on the child, the child's mother, the alleged father, or any other defendant pursuant to former section 3111.21 or 3111.22 or sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code. If the court intends to use the information described in division (A)(1)(a) of this section, it shall order the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to disclose the information to the court. If the court intends to use the genetic test results described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section, it shall order the agency that ordered the tests to provide the report of the genetic test results to the court. (2) If the child support enforcement agency is not made a party to the action, the clerk of the court shall schedule the genetic testing no later than thirty days after the court issues its order. If the agency is made a party to the action, the agency shall schedule the genetic testing in accordance with the rules adopted by the director of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.611 of the Revised Code. If the alleged father of a child brings an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code and if the mother of the child willfully fails to submit to genetic testing or if the mother is the custodian of the child and willfully fails to submit the child to genetic testing, the court, on the motion of the alleged father, shall issue an order determining the existence of a parent and child relationship between the father and the child without genetic testing. If the mother or other guardian or custodian of the child brings an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code and if the alleged father of the child willfully fails to submit himself to genetic testing or, if the alleged father is the custodian of the child and willfully fails to submit the child to genetic testing, the court shall issue an order determining the existence of a parent and child relationship between the father and the child without genetic testing. If a party shows good cause for failing to submit to genetic testing or for failing to submit the child to genetic testing, the court shall not consider the failure to be willful. (3) Except as provided in division (A)(4) of this section, any fees charged for the tests shall be paid by the party that requests them, unless the custodian of the child is represented by the child support enforcement agency in its role as the agency providing enforcement of child support orders under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended, the custodian is a participant in Ohio works first under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code for the benefit of the child, or the defendant in the action is found to be indigent, in which case the child support enforcement agency shall pay the costs of genetic testing. The child support enforcement agency, within guidelines contained in that federal law, shall use funds received pursuant to Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended, to pay the fees charged for the tests. Except as provided in division (A)(4) of this section, if there is a dispute as to who shall pay the fees charged for genetic testing, the child support enforcement agency shall pay the fees, but neither the court nor the agency shall delay genetic testing due to a dispute as to who shall pay the genetic testing fees. The child support enforcement agency or the person who paid the fees charged for the genetic testing may seek reimbursement for the genetic testing fees from the person against whom the court assesses the costs of the action. Any funds used in accordance with this division by the child support enforcement agency shall be in addition to any other funds that the agency is entitled to receive as a result of any contractual provision for specific funding allocations for the agency between the county, the state, and the federal government. (4) If, pursuant to former section 3111.21 or 3111.22 or sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code, the agency has previously conducted genetic tests on the child, child's mother, alleged father, or any other defendant and the current action pursuant to section 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code has been brought to object to the result of those previous tests, the agency shall not be required to pay the fees for conducting genetic tests pursuant to this section on the same persons. (B)(1) The genetic tests shall be made by qualified examiners who are authorized by the court or the department of job and family services. An examiner conducting a genetic test, upon the completion of the test, shall send a complete report of the test results to the clerk of the court that ordered the test or, if the agency is a party to the action, to the child support enforcement agency of the county in which the court that ordered the test is located. (2) If a court orders the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to disclose information regarding a DNA record stored in the DNA database pursuant to section 109.573 of the Revised Code, the superintendent shall send the information to the clerk of the court that issued the order or, if the agency is a party to the action, to the child support enforcement agency of the county in which the court that issued the order is located. (3) If a court orders the child support enforcement agency to provide the report of the genetic test results obtained pursuant to former section 3111.21 or 3111.22 or sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code, the agency shall send the information to the person or government entity designated by the court that issued the order. (4) The clerk, agency, or person or government entity under division (B)(3) of this section that receives a report or information pursuant to division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section shall mail a copy of the report or information to the attorney of record for each party or, if a party is not represented by an attorney, to the party. The clerk, agency, or person or government entity under division (B)(3) of this section that receives a copy of the report or information shall include with the report or information sent to an attorney of record of a party or a party a notice that the party may object to the admission into evidence of the report or information by filing a written objection as described in division (D) of section 3111.12 of the Revised Code with the court that ordered the tests or ordered the disclosure of the information no later than fourteen days after the report or information was mailed to the attorney of record or to the party. The examiners may be called as witnesses to testify as to their findings. Any party may demand that other qualified examiners perform independent genetic tests under order of the court. The number and qualifications of the independent examiners shall be determined by the court. (C) Nothing in this section prevents any party to the action from producing other expert evidence on the issue covered by this section, but, if other expert witnesses are called by a party to the action, the fees of these expert witnesses shall be paid by the party calling the witnesses and only ordinary witness fees for these expert witnesses shall be taxed as costs in the action. (D) If the court finds that the conclusions of all the examiners are that the alleged father is not the father of the child, the court shall enter judgment that the alleged father is not the father of the child. If the examiners disagree in their findings or conclusions, the court shall determine the father of the child based upon all the evidence. (E) As used in sections 3111.01 to 3111.85 of the Revised Code: (1) "Genetic tests" and "genetic testing" mean either of the following: (a) Tissue or blood tests, including tests that identify the presence or absence of common blood group antigens, the red blood cell antigens, human lymphocyte antigens, serum enzymes, serum proteins, or genetic markers; (b) Deoxyribonucleic acid typing of blood or buccal cell samples. "Genetic test" and "genetic testing" may include the typing and comparison of deoxyribonucleic acid derived from the blood of one individual and buccal cells of another. (2) "DNA record" and "DNA database" have the same meanings as in section 109.573 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.77
§ 3121.77. Financial institutions or personnel - immunity
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Financial institutions or their officers, directors, and employees shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for disclosing or releasing information concerning an account holder to the office of child support pursuant to an account information access agreement, or for any other action taken in good faith to comply with an account information access agreement, regardless of whether the action was specifically authorized or described in the agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.615 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.615
§ 3115.615. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3115.711 of the Revised Code, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a court of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the court whether the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to section 3115.611 of the Revised Code has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country. (B) An order issued by a court of this state modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.41
§ 3109.41. Parent killing other parent definitions
Status: in_force

January 1, 2002 Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly As used in sections 3109.41 to 3109.48 of the Revised Code: (A) A person is "convicted of killing" if the person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , or 2903.03 of the Revised Code. (B) "Custody order" means an order designating a person as the residential parent and legal custodian of a child under section 3109.04 of the Revised Code or any order determining custody of a child under section 2151.23 , 2151.33 , 2151.353 , 2151.354 , 2151.415 , 2151.417 , 2152.16 , 2152.17 , 2152.19 , 2152.21 , or 3113.31 of the Revised Code. (C) "Visitation order" means an order issued under division (B)(1)(c) of section 2151.33 or under section 2151.412 , 3109.051 , 3109.12 , or 3113.31 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.507 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.507
§ 3115.507. Administrative enforcement of orders
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state. (B) Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this state to enforce a support order or income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.11
§ 3111.11. Pretrial hearing
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If the person against whom an action is brought pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code does not admit in his answer the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship, the court shall hold a pretrial hearing, in accordance with the Civil Rules, at a time set by the court. At the pretrial hearing, the court shall notify each party to the action that the party may file a motion requesting the court to order the child's mother, the alleged father, and any other person who is a defendant in the action to submit to genetic tests and, if applicable, to the appropriate tests referred to in section 3111.10 of the Revised Code. When the court determines that all pretrial matters have been completed, the action shall be set for trial.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.03
§ 3105.03. Venue
Status: in_force

January 1, 1991 House Bill 514 - 118th General Assembly The plaintiff in actions for divorce and annulment shall have been a resident of the state at least six months immediately before filing the complaint. Actions for divorce and annulment shall be brought in the proper county for commencement of action pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure. The court of common pleas shall hear and determine the case, whether the marriage took place, or the cause of divorce or annulment occurred, within or without the state. Actions for legal separation shall be brought in the proper county for commencement of actions pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.05
§ 3123.05. Motion for court hearing
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly If, not later than fourteen days after the child support enforcement agency issues its determinations under section 3123.04 of the Revised Code, the obligor files a written motion for a court hearing to determine whether a mistake of fact still exists in the default notice, the court shall hold a hearing as soon as possible, but not later than ten days, after the motion is filed. Not later than five days before the date on which the court hearing is to be held, the court shall send the obligor and the obligee written notice by ordinary mail of the date, time, place, and purpose of the court hearing. The hearing shall be limited to a determination of whether there is a mistake of fact in the default notice. At the hearing, the court shall determine whether there is a mistake of fact in the default notice. On the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall make its determination. The determination is final and enforceable. The court shall take further action as provided in section 3123.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.206 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.206
§ 3115.206. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child-support order
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce either of the following: (1) The order, if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to its uniform interstate family support act; (2) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order. (B) A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.71
§ 3109.71. Notice of termination
Status: in_force

March 20, 2013 House Bill 279 - 129th General Assembly When a caretaker authorization affidavit terminates pursuant to division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3109.70 of the Revised Code, the grandparent shall notify, in writing, the school district in which the child attends school, the child's health care providers, the child's health insurance coverage provider, the court in which the affidavit was filed under section 3109.74 of the Revised Code, and any other person or entity that has an ongoing relationship with the child or grandparent such that the person or entity would reasonably rely on the affidavit unless notified of the termination. The grandparent shall make the notifications not later than one week after the date the affidavit terminates.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.35
§ 3121.35. Court to have all powers necessary to enforce order
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A court that has authority to issue a court support order shall have all powers necessary to enforce the order and any administrative child support order and all other powers set forth in the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.501 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.501
§ 3109.501. Children conceived as result of rape or sexual battery; declaration of paternity
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 207 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (C) and subject to division (D) of this section, a person who is the victim of rape or sexual battery for which a child was conceived as a result may bring an action to declare the person who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense to be the parent of the child conceived as a result of rape or sexual battery committed by the other person. (B) In an action seeking a declaration described in division (A) of this section, a court may issue an order declaring that the other person is the parent of a child conceived as a result of rape or sexual battery committed by the other person if all of the following are established by clear and convincing evidence: (1) The other person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the rape or sexual battery. (2) The person bringing the action was the victim of the rape or sexual battery. (3) The child was conceived as a result of the rape or sexual battery. (4) Both persons are the parents of the child established pursuant to genetic testing conducted in different places or at different times or as provided in Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code. (C) A person to whom the following apply may seek a declaration described in division (A) of this section only pursuant to a proceeding for divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or annulment: (1) The person is the victim of a rape or sexual battery for which a child was conceived as a result. (2) The person is married to the person who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the rape or sexual battery. (D) An action seeking a declaration under division (A) of this section shall be filed in a court with jurisdiction over juvenile matters if the parents of the child are not married and in a court with jurisdiction over domestic relations matters, pursuant to a proceeding for divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or annulment, if the parents of the child are married.