On issuing or modifying a support order, issuing any withholding or deduction notice described in section 3121.03 of the Revised Code, or issuing an order described in division (C) or (D) of that section, the court or child support enforcement agency shall require that support payments be made to the office of child support in the department of job and family services as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to receive payments, except as otherwise provided in sections 2151.49, 3113.07, and 3125.27 to 3125.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3121.44
Support payments to be made to office of child support
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Reissig v. Gruber (In Re Gruber) (2010)
Most recently applied in Dawn Guba v. Huron County, Ohio (January 2015)
Effective: March 22, 2001; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
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.