Ohio Child Support
In Ohio, child support is a set payment that is made on a regular basis – weekly, bi-weekly, twice a month or monthly – that provides the custodial parent funds for expenses related to the parties’ children.
This basic approach under Ohio law considers the combined income of the parents, health insurance costs, uncovered medical costs, child care costs and any other additional expenses. Ohio child support laws have these figures entered into a complex, statewide formula to determine child support payments. The result is that figures entered anywhere across the state will result in a common amount of child support.
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Under Ohio child support laws, the purpose of child support is to ensure that children are properly cared for and that there are resources available for this purpose.
While some parents who have to pay child support may complain that the money is wasted or that it is not used for the children, such a complaint rarely meets with any action on the court’s part. Unless there is some gross mismanagement or wasting of the funds, there will rarely ever be a requirement of accounting by the parent receiving child support. Ohio child support laws simply don’t require it. Ohio child support is not negotiable by the party who has the requirement to pay.
There is also the problem of some parents not paying child support. This causes a host of problems. The parent that is not paying the support can be forced to appear in court and can even be jailed or ordered to pay fines. The child also suffers as they receive no support.
While Ohio child support laws do not allow parties to waive child support, they do allow such matters to be resolved outside of court through divorce mediation. By addressing child support out of court, the chances of payment and receipt are increased and the end result is that the child is in a better position.
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Parties to a divorce need to understand the issue of child support and realize that Ohio child support laws cannot be bent or waived. If there is a child, then support will be paid. However this, like any other area, such as child custody, can be addressed in divorce mediation.
Prior to commencing divorce litigation, consider submitting your case to mediation and allowing a divorce professional to assist you in resolving your case outside of court. Ohio child support laws can be overwhelming and if there are disputes over amounts of income or expenses, there can only be benefits to addressing the matter in mediation.
If you need help with child support laws, contact Divorce Doctors to learn about a low-cost, time saving alternative to court.
The experts who will conduct your divorce mediation are trained professionals – many of them Ohio divorce lawyers themselves – who understand the issues you will need to resolve your Ohio child support problems.
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