Just because the parents enter into a Shared Parenting Plan, or the Court Orders the adoption of one spouses’ proposed Shared Parenting Plan as being in the best interest of the children, does not mean that neither parent will be obligated to pay child support to the other. To the contrary, in most cases involving shared parenting, one spouse is required to pay child support to the other.  Depending upon the time allocation that is included in the Shared Parenting Plan ...

Ohio has child support guidelines that assist in determining the amount of child support that one parent is to pay the other for the children following the ending of the marriage.  In cases where the combined income of parents exceeds $150,000.00 however, the Court has to determine child support on a case by case basis. For more information regarding our areas of practice, or to discuss your legal matter, call us at (513) 321-3940 or contact us online.

Ohio has a statute that sets forth 18 different factors that the Court is to consider in determining whether to require one spouse to pay the other spousal support following the ending of the marriage.  The 18th and last factor is “any other factor that the Court expressly finds to be relevant and equitable”.  Ohio law does not provide a formula for determining whether spousal support should be paid, and if so, how much or for how long. Generally, the longer ...