A court that issues an order under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code that provides for a division of property that includes a benefit or lump sum payment and requires one or more payments from a public retirement program to an alternate payee shall include in the order a requirement that the payments be made in accordance with and subject to limitations set forth in sections 3105.82 to 3105.90 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3105.81
Order for equitable division of property to require compliance with provisions
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Ouellette v. Ouellette (2020)
Most recently applied in Williams v. Williams (March 2022)
Effective: January 1, 2002; Latest Legislation: House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly
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Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.