Child Support

The vast majority of unmarried or divorced parents in Ohio put their children first. For noncustodial parents, this usually means contributing child support to the custodial parent, so that the child’s financial needs are met. Unfortunately, parents sometimes...

A contentious divorce between parents often impacts or involves the children. This collateral damage seems to happen regardless of the parties’ financial background. In a recent high-profile example, Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire hedge-fund manager and...

Not only can the state garnish gambling winnings in certain cases where child support payments are in arrears, but as a recent article in the Dayton Daily News reported it has been doing it since 2001. The Ohio Lottery which oversees the state's seven racinos has been...

We live in a mobile world. Gone are the days when the normal progression of life was: graduate from school, get a job, get married, have children and settle down for the duration. No, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the average time a worker...

In the legal world, there is one thing that is absolutely clear. That is the fact that cases and the law itself cannot always be seen in black and white. There are certainly shades of grey, which is why one hires an attorney with specific experience to help guide them...

In Ohio, child support obligations are determined based on a set of guidelines that includes factors such as a parent’s ability to pay. These obligations are a legally binding and enforceable order that the government takes seriously. In fact, they are one of...

When a court determines a child support obligation, the judge will use the Ohio Child Support Guidelines that set forth how the support obligation should be calculated. As a part of this calculation, a number of factors are considered, including the income that each...

Readers in Ohio may be aware that one person recently won a huge Powerball jackpot. In fact, the Powerball jackpot was valued at $338 million. At the time that he won the lottery, the man was the non-custodial parent of his children. Three of the kids were the...

Readers in Ohio are aware that Dennis Rodman has made headlines for years as a professional basketball player and television star. Recently he even went to another country in what some believe was a misguided attempt at diplomacy. Now, however, he is making headlines...

Readers in Ohio know that for some custodial parents of children collecting child support from their kid's other parent can be a challenge. This child support collection challenge leads many in our state and elsewhere to seek the help of the court system to get the...