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Ohio Rev Code § 3115.204 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.204 | Simultaneous Proceedings.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  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 § 3115.205 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.205 | Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Child-Support Order.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  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 has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child-support order if the order is the controlling order and either of the following applies:  (1) At the time of the filing of a request for modification, this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued.  (2) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.  (B) A tribunal or support enforcement agency of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if either of the following applies:  (1) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.  (2) Its order is not the controlling order.  (C) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child- support order pursuant to the uniform interstate family support act or a law substantially similar to that act that modifies a child-support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.  (D) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child-support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.  (E) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.206 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.206 | Continuing Jurisdiction to Enforce Child-Support Order.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  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 § 3115.208 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.208 | Child-Support Orders for Two or More Obligees.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child-support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.209 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.209 | Credit for Payments.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child-support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child-support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.210 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.210 | Application to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to section 3115.316 of the Revised Code, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section 3115.317 of the Revised Code, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section 3115.318 of the Revised Code. In all other respects, sections 3115.301 to 3115.616 of the Revised Code do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.211 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.211 | Continuing, Exlcusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal-Support Order.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  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 § 3115.301 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.301 | Proceedings Under Act.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, sections 3115.301 to 3115.319 of the Revised Code apply to all proceedings under this chapter.(B) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.302 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.302 | Proceeding by Minor Parent.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.303 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.303 | Application of Law of State.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a responding tribunal of this state shall do both of the following:(A) Apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings;(B) Determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.304 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.304 | Duties of Initiating Tribunal.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents to whichever of the following is relevant:(1) The responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state;(2) If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.(B) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.305 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.305 | Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) When a responding support enforcement agency of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to division (B) of section 3115.301 of the Revised Code, it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.(B) A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one or more of the following:(1) Establish or enforce a support order, modify a child-support order, determine the controlling child-support order, or determine parentage of a child;(2) Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;(3) Order income withholding;(4) Determine the amount of any arrearages and specify a method of payment;(5) Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt or both;(6) Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;(7) Place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;(8) Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, electronic-mail address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;(9) Issue a capias for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the capias in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;(10) Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;(11) Award reasonable attorney's fees and other fees and costs;(12) Grant any other available remedy.(C) A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under this chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.(D) A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this chapter upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.(E) If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.(F) If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this state shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.306 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.306 | Inappropriate Tribunal.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal or support enforcement agency of this state, the tribunal or support enforcement agency shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal or support enforcement agency of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.307 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.307 | Duties of Support Enforcement Agency.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.(B) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall do all of the following:(1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;(2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;(3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;(4) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;(5) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner;(6) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.(C) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child-support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts to do whichever of the following is relevant:(1) Ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order;(2) If two or more child-support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.(D) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.(E) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to section 3115.319 of the Revised Code.(F) This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.308 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.308 | Duty of Department of Job and Family Services.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) If the department of job and family services determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the department may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual.(B) The department of job and family services may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.309 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.309 | Private Counsel.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.310 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.310 | Duties of State Information Agency.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) The department of job and family services is the state information agency under this chapter.(B) The state information agency shall do all of the following:(1) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state that have jurisdiction under this chapter and any support enforcement agencies in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state;(2) Maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states;(3) Forward to the appropriate support enforcement agency in the county in this state in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor's property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this chapter received from another state or a foreign country;(4) Obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor's property within this state not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor's address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver's licenses, and social security.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.311 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.311 | Pleadings and Accompanying Documents.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under section 3115.312 of the Revised Code, the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and social security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent, and the name, sex, residential address, social security number, and date of birth of each child for whose benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the petition must be accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another tribunal. The petition may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.(B) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and accompanying documents must conform substantially to the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.
Ohio Rev Code § 3115.312 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3115 | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008|Section 3115.312 | Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.