Key Components of ohio child support calculations:

Income Determination – Generally the court looks to both parent’s income, even sources of money not considered income for tax purposes. These can include:

• Salary, base pay, and other compensation from employment

• Bonuses, commissions, overtime, and other compensation from employment—even if these fluctuate or are not guaranteed (3-year look back to address fluctuating income)

• Military compensation (BAH and BAS included) and veterans’ benefits

Key Adjustments –  Court will adjust the computation after accounting for:

• Out-of-pocket healthcare costs

• Childcare expenses

Presumptive Support Amount: 

• Calculated using Ohio’s guidelines and a child support computation worksheet

• The resulting figure of the computation is presumed to be reasonable and appropriate

Potential Deviation Factors – The court may deviate an award up or down after considering the following factors: 

• Special needs of children

• Other court ordered payments

• Financial resources and earning ability of each parent

• Federal, state, and local taxes paid

• Significant in-kind contributions

• Extraordinary work-related expenses

• Standard of living considerations

• Extended parenting time of extraordinary costs related to parenting time

• Educational opportunities

• Support responsibilities for others

• Post-secondary educational expenses

• Costs related to reunification efforts

• Extraordinary childcare costs