Q: I had a dissolution in 2017. We agreed to no child support for either of us. Can she take me back to court for support?
We agreed in our dissolution, to no child support. She came to me shortly after that, and demanded I paid her. So I have been paying support, since then, though I was not ordered by any court to do so, so she wouldn’t move my child a long distance from me. Now she has brought up going through the child support agency. I have never missed a payment, and realized later, that I was paying her rent for the apartment her and my child live in. Can she take me to family court and have me ordered to pay child support, though our dissolution papers state “ neither parent “ is ordered to pay child support.
A:
Yes, she can file to have a child support order issued. Even after a marriage terminates, the court retains jurisdiction to review child support issues until the child is 18 or graduates high school. Ohio uses a calculation worksheet. Here is a link where you can enter amounts and get a calculation. https://ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov/home.html
But a court can deviate from the calculated amount based on various factors. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local family law attorney to assist you.
A: The other answer is correct, but the mother must show a change in incomes since the divorce to obtain a support order.
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