Ohio Recently Passed New Child Support Laws Affecting Both Low and High Income Parents

WADSWORTH, Ohio, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The new child support law increases the combined income that is subject to guideline support. The old law only considered the parents' combined $150,000 income. For incomes above $150,000, the old law left that to the discretion of the courts. Many courts used a multiplier for combined incomes above $150,000. The new law increased the combined income cap for computing guideline child support to $300,000. This provides clear guidance for higher income parents.

The new law also creates new deviation standards. For example, there is an automatic 10% reduction in child support for the person paying child support if that person is awarded and actually uses 90 or more overnights per year. Courts have to explain why they are not providing an additional reduction if the person paying child support has equal parenting time.

The new law also has new provisions for low income parents. The old law often imposed burdensome amounts on parents who had child support orders for multiple children. The new law gives a standard deduction for each child the person paying has and limits the amount of child support low income individuals pay for multiple children. However, the new law also raised the minimum child support order from $50 per month to $80 per month.

Attorney Daniel Gigiano has more information about Ohio's new child support laws on his website, as well as a number of other related topics. Attorney Gigiano has practiced law for over 25 years and has had his own law practice since 2002 in Wadsworth, Ohio.

SOURCE Daniel F. Gigiano Co., L.P.A.