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Title 31, Domestic Relations-Children

15 chapters · 880 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 31880 Ch 3119, Calculation Of Child Support Obligat…127 Ch 3123, Defaults Under Child Support Orders117 Ch 3121, Collection and Disbursement of Child…95 Ch 3111, Parentage90 Ch 3107, Adoption81 Ch 3109, Children81 Ch 3115, Uniform Interstate Family Support Ac…78 Ch 3105, Divorce, Alimony, Annulment, Dissolu…52 Ch 3125, Title IV-D Child Support Cases47 Ch 3127, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction A…41 Ch 3113, Neglect, Abandonment, Or Domestic Vi…30 Ch 3101, Marriage18 Ch 3103, Husband And Wife9 Ch 3117, Conciliation Of Marital Controversies8

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.15 Maintaining records of support orders
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A child support enforcement agency shall maintain records of support orders being administered or otherwise handled by the agency pursuant to sections 3121.81 to 3121.86 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.16 Reviewing records
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Each obligor and each obligee under a support order may review all records maintained under section 3125.15 of the Revised Code that pertain to the support order and any other information maintained by the child support enforcement agency, except to the extent prohibited by state…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.17 Employment of staff attorneys
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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…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.18 Administering of Title IV-A programs
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A child support enforcement agency shall administer a Title IV-A program identified under division (A)(4)(c) or (h) of section 5101.80 of the Revised Code that the department of job and family services provides for the agency to administer under the department's supervision pursu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.19 Budgeting and appropriation of funds

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The board of county commissioners of each county shall budget and appropriate to the child support enforcement agency serving the county both of the following: (A) All federal money payable to the agency on the basis of its success in implementing activities related to child supp…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.20 Request for waiver of budgeting and appropriation requirement

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A board of county commissioners may request that the department of job and family services grant a waiver of the requirement that the money specified in division (A) of section 3125.19 of the Revised Code be budgeted and appropriated to the child support enforcement agency if the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.21 Funds used solely for support enforcement activities

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All moneys received from the federal or state government for reimbursement for support enforcement activities shall be used solely for support enforcement activities.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.22 Investing in repurchase agreements

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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 se…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.24 Supervision by department of job and family services

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Each child support enforcement agency shall be operated under the supervision of the department of job and family services in accordance with the program of child support enforcement established pursuant to section 3125.03 of the Revised Code. The department shall ensure that all…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.25 Administrative rules governing operation of support enforcement

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The director of job and family services shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the operation of support enforcement by child support enforcement agencies. The rules shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (A) Provisions relating to p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.27 Collection of support amounts due

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Except as provided in sections 3123.14, 3123.73, 3125.28, and 3125.29 of the Revised Code, no child support enforcement agency shall collect any support amounts due under a support order as part of its duties to enforce support orders.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.28 Provisions until support order is converted to automated centralized system

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(A) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code and except as provided in section 3125.29 of the Revised Code, a child support enforcement agency shall collect and disburse all support amounts under a support order it is administering pursuant to law as it existed prior…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.29 Paying amounts in person at agency office

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(A) After conversion occurs and authorization for centralized collection and disbursement is granted as described in section 3125.28 of the Revised Code, a child support enforcement agency may continue to collect the following amounts from obligors who pay the amounts in person a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.30 Agency to forward amounts collected

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Amounts collected by a collection agent that has a contract with a child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 3125.13 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the office of child support. The agency shall forward any amounts collected pursuant to sections 3123.14 and 3123.7…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.36 Applying for Title IV-D services

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(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 I…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.37 Application fee for furnishing services

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The department of job and family services shall charge an application fee of up to twenty-five dollars, as determined by rule adopted by the director of job and family services pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for furnishing services under Title IV-D of the "Social S…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.38 Department of job and family services to provide annual reviews and reports

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The department of job and family services shall provide annual reviews of and reports to the secretary of health and human services concerning programs operated under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended, pursuant to rules adopt…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.39 Administrative rules for annual reviews and reports and regarding accomplishment levels and improvement rates

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The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish the following: (A) Procedures for annual reviews of and reports to the secretary of health and human services on the programs operated under Title IV-D of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.41 Access to information for enforcement purposes

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Cable television service" has the same meaning as in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Public utility" means a person or entity, including an entity owned or operated by a municipal corporation or other government entity, that is describe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.42 Request for information by office for child support

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The person or entity required to provide information pursuant to section 3125.41 of the Revised Code, may provide such information to a child support enforcement agency at the agency's request or require the agency to request that the office of child support request the informati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.43 Information provided by department of taxation

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The department of taxation shall not provide any information to the office of child support, except as provided in this section. For purposes of the establishment of paternity, the establishment, modification, or enforcement of support orders, and the location of absent parents p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.44 Reimbursement of department of taxation

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The office of child support shall reimburse the department of taxation for the cost of accessing and obtaining the information described in section 3125.43 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.45 Immunity

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An officer or entity of the state or political subdivision of the state or any other person who provides information pursuant to section 3125.41, 3125.42, or 3125.43 of the Revised Code shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for providing the information.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.46 Failing to provide information

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No person or entity, other than an officer or entity of the state or a political subdivision of the state, shall fail to provide information as required by section 3125.41 or 3125.42 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.47 Fines

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A person or entity that violates section 3125.46 of the Revised Code may be fined five hundred dollars.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.48 Filing an action to impose fine

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The department of job and family services shall file an action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county, requesting that the court impose the fine described in section 3125.47 of the Revised Code for failure to provide information as required by section 3125.41 or 3125.42 …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.49 Prohibiting use of social security numbers

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Neither the office of child support nor any child support enforcement agency shall use any social security number made available to it under section 3705.07 of the Revised Code for any purpose other than child support enforcement.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.50 Prohibiting disclosure of information

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Except as provided by the rules adopted pursuant to section 3125.51 of the Revised Code, no person shall do either of the following: (A) Disclose information concerning applicants for and recipients of Title IV-D support enforcement program services provided by a child support en…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.51 Administrative rules for access to, use and disclosure of information

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The director of job and family services shall adopt rules governing access to, and use and disclosure of, the information described in section 3125.50 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be consistent with the requirements of Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 235…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.58 Court rules establishing time limits for support cases

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Each court with jurisdiction to issue court support orders or orders establishing the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship shall establish rules of court to ensure that the following percentage of all actions to establish the existence or nonexistence of a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.59 Temporary support orders

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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 or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.60 Appointing magistrates - administrative and support personnel

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(A) In any Title IV-D case, the judge, when necessary to satisfy the federal requirement of expedited process for obtaining court support orders and enforcing support orders, may appoint magistrates to make findings of fact and recommendations for the judge's approval in the case…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3125.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates section 3125.50 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.01 Definitions

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(A) As used in the Revised Code, "uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act" means the act addressing interstate recognition and enforcement of child custody orders adopted in 1997 by the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws or any law substanti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.02 Application of chapter

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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 Ann. § 3127.03 Custody proceeding pertaining to Indian child

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(A) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., is not subject to sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code to the extent that the proceeding is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. (B)…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.04 Foreign country treated as state - enforcement of foreign custody determinations

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(A) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying sections 3127.01 to 3127.24 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, a child custody determination made in …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.05 Custody determinations under chapter as binding

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A child custody determination made by a court of this state with jurisdiction under sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state, notified in accordance with section 3127.07 of the Revised Code, o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.06 Calendar priorities

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Upon the request of a party to a child custody proceeding that raises a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code, the question shall be given calendar priority and handled expeditiously.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.07 Notice and proof of service for personal jurisdiction outside Ohio

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(A) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction over a person outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure, or the Rules of Juvenile Procedure, as appropriate, for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.08 Immunity to personal jurisdiction regarding unrelated matter

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(A) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.09 Communication with non-Ohio court - opportunity to participate

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(A) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code. (B) The court may give the parties the opportunity to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to pa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.10 Testimony of out-of state witnesses

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(A) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.11 Requests to or from non-Ohio court - expenses - forwarding of copies

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(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 alloc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.15 Jurisdictional basis for initial custody determination

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination in a child custody proceeding only if one of the following applies: (1) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.16 Exclusive continuing jurisdiction over determination - termination

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Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state that has made a child custody determination consistent with section 3127.15 or 3127.17 of the Revised Code has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until the court or a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.17 Modification of custody determination of non-Ohio court

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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) o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.18 Temporary emergency jurisdiction - no previous custody determination

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(A) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if a child is present in this state and either of the following applies: (1) The child has been abandoned. (2) It is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the chil…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.19 Notice and opportunity to be heard

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(A) Before a child custody determination is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards set forth in section 3127.07 of the Revised Code shall be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in child cu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.20 Custody proceeding pending in another state

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under sections 3127.15 to 3127.17 of the Revised Code if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a child custody proceeding concerning the …