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Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.36 (2026)

Support of child

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Except as provided in section 2151.361 of the Revised Code, when a child has been committed as provided by this chapter or Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code, the juvenile court shall issue an order pursuant to Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code requiring that the parent, guardian, or person charged with the child's support pay for the care, support, maintenance, and education of the child. The juvenile court shall order that the parents, guardian, or person pay for the expenses involved in providing orthopedic, medical, or surgical treatment for, or for special care of, the child, enter a judgment for the amount due, and enforce the judgment by execution as in the court of common pleas.

Any expenses incurred for the care, support, maintenance, education, orthopedic, medical, or surgical treatment, and special care of a child who has a legal settlement in another county shall be at the expense of the county of legal settlement if the consent of the juvenile judge of the county of legal settlement is first obtained. When the consent is obtained, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the child has a legal settlement shall reimburse the committing court for the expenses out of its general fund. If the department of children and youth considers it to be in the best interest of any delinquent, dependent, unruly, abused, or neglected child who has a legal settlement in a foreign state or country that the child be returned to the state or country of legal settlement, the juvenile court may commit the child to the department for the child's return to that state or country.

Any expenses ordered by the court for the care, support, maintenance, education, orthopedic, medical, or surgical treatment, or special care of a dependent, neglected, abused, unruly, or delinquent child or of a juvenile traffic offender under this chapter or Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code, except the part of the expense that may be paid by the state or federal government or paid by the parents, guardians, or person charged with the child's support pursuant to this section, shall be paid from the county treasury upon specifically itemized vouchers, certified to by the judge. The court shall not be responsible for any expenses resulting from the commitment of children to any home, public children services agency, private child placing agency, or other institution, association, or agency, unless the court authorized the expenses at the time of commitment.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Ohio Dep't of Medicaid v. Thomas Price, 864 F.3d 469 (6th Cir. 2017).
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Ohio Dep't of Medicaid v. Thomas Price, 864 F.3d 469 (6th Cir. 2017). · cites it 4× “”3 Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.36; see e.g., In re Hoodlet, 593 N.”
In Re Hinko, 616 N.E.2d 515 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “Moreover, R.C. 2151.36 provides in pertinent part that “[w]hen a child has been committed as provided by this chapter, the juvenile court may make an examination regarding the income of the parents * * *, and may then order that the parent * * * pay for the care, maintenance,…”
In re A.D., 2023 Ohio 2442 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “See also R.C. 2151.36; Juv.R. 13(B)(2)(d). Importantly, the juvenile court “may issue an order * * * upon its own motion or if a party files a written motion * * *.”
In Re Lozano, 585 N.E.2d 889 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 5× “In addition, R.C. 2151.36, which deals with the ability of a trial court to order support (care, maintenance, education, and medical treatment) for a child who has been determined to be dependent, neglected, abused, unruly, or delinquent provides in pertinent part that: “Any…”
In Re Krechting, 670 N.E.2d 1081 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “When a child is in the temporary custody of a children’s services agency, the juvenile court is authorized to examine the income of the child’s parent and order that parent to pay for the care, maintenance, and various other expenses of the child.”
Lorain Cty Child. Servs. v. Gossick, 2014 Ohio 3865 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Gossick raised several defenses to the claim, including the Department’s failure to obtain a timely child support order pursuant to R.C. 2151.36. {¶4} The parties engaged in discovery.”
In Re Hoodlet, 593 N.E.2d 478 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 3× “Moreover, it is equally clear that pursuant to the express provisions of R.C. 2151.36, 2 the unpaid expenses incurred by Hoodlet’s ordered stay at Parmadale must be “paid from the county treasury.”
N. Columbiana Cnty. Cmty. Hosp. Ass'n v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 526 N.E.2d 802 (Ohio 1988). “3 Furthermore, R.C. 2151.36 provides for support actions against the natural parents on behalf of the state to recoup medical and other expenses paid by the state from such parents who are able to pay: “When a child has been committed as provided by sections 2151.”
In Re Sanders, 595 N.E.2d 974 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “The court also ordered the department to pay the full cost of his care pursuant to R.C. 2151.36. The department appealed these orders, and the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners filed an amicus brief urging affirmance of the order.”
In re E.B., 2014 Ohio 2276 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “As part of that disposition, R.C. 2151.36 provides that when a child has been committed as provided by * * * Chapter 2152.”
In Re Robert S., 647 N.E.2d 869 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994). “Moreover, R.C. 2151.36 authorizes the juvenile court to “ * * * make an examination regarding the income of the parents, guardian, or person charged with the child’s support, and may then order that the parent, guardian, or person pay for the care, maintenance, and education of…”
In re Z.H., 2017 Ohio 5525 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “R.C. 2151.36 provides: Except as provided in section 2151.”
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