Cincinnati Family Law & Divorce Blog: How is Child Support Calculated in Ohio?
In Ohio, child support is calculated according to a formula written into state law. That formula combines the Father’s and Mother’s gross income. Each parent is allowed certain deductions from gross income. For example, local income tax paid, child support for other children, or spousal support paid or received. The adjusted gross income is then applied to a chart which identifies the amount of support required to raise children in their parent’s income category. The paying parent will pay his or her prorated share of the charted amount. The child support calculation will also make adjustments if there is private health insurance being paid for the children and/or work related childcare. This final figure is the calculation of guideline child support and is presumed to be the correct amount of child support. The guideline child support calculation can be reduced if the Court determines that it is not in the child’s...