FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
CHILD SUPPORT

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I. CUYAHOGA COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS - DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION

Forms and Guidelines: Child support computation guidelines; motion for support pendente lite (support while divorce case pending); child support computation forms; motion to show cause (to hold a parent in contempt for failure to pay child support); motion to modify child support; agreed motion to correct arrearages.
FAQs: Answers to many common questions concerning child support.
Generic Forms Domestic/Juvenile Court - Franklin County

II. JUVENILE COURT

Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court: Information for contacting the court.
Generic Forms Domestic/Juvenile Court - Franklin County

III. OHIO STATUTES

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 31: Domestic Relations & Children, especially: Section 3103.03 Support Obligations of Married Persons and of Parents of Minor Child; Section 3109.05 Child Support; Section 3109.19 Grandparent who is providing support to child born to unmarried and unemancipated minors may bring parentage or support action; Chapter 3119: Calculation of Child Support Obligation - Health Insurance Coverage; Chapter 3121: Collection and Disbursement of Child Support; Chapter 3123: Defaults under Child Support Orders; Chapter 3125: Title IV-D Child Support Cases.
Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2151: Juvenile Court, especially Section 2151.231 Child Support Order Without Regard to Marital Status of Parents; Section 2151.232 Action for Child Support where Acknowledgment is Not Yet Final; Section 2151.36 Support of Child.

IV. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

Child Support Enforcement Agency - Cuyahoga County: Contact information for case information and assistance; Glossary of Frequently Used Child Support Terms; and information on how to establish paternity.
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services: supervises the county Child Support Enforcement Agencies. The ODJFS webpage contains information for parents, employers, financial institutions, hospitals and more. Information on interstate situations.
Links to Child Support Enforcement Agencies for all Ohio Counties.

V. PATERNITY FRAUD

ORC 3119.961 through .967
Practice pointer: relief from judgment of paternity, 18 Domestic Relations J. Ohio 29 (Mar/Apr. 2006)
Summit County: Paternity Establishment
Wood County: Ohio Child Support Enforcement Agency Pamphlet
Ohio Supreme Court decision in State ex rel. Loyd v. Lovelady

VI. OHIO JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ARTICLES

Family Matters: Child Support

VII. OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ARTICLES

VIII. COMMERCIAL WEBSITES

DivorceSource.com - Child Support in Ohio: What You Need to Know
FreeAdvice®: Child Support
Ohio Child Support Calculator from Alllaw.com. Free online calculator.

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