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Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.81 (2026)

Order for equitable division of property to require compliance with provisions

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January 1, 2002
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House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly
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A court that issues an order under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code that provides for a division of property that includes a benefit or lump sum payment and requires one or more payments from a public retirement program to an alternate payee shall include in the order a requirement that the payments be made in accordance with and subject to limitations set forth in sections 3105.82 to 3105.90 of the Revised Code.
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Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2022 · leading case: Williams v. Williams, 2022-Ohio-599.
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Williams v. Williams, 2022-Ohio-599. · cites it 11× “89 is only applicable in this case if Patricia was seeking to modify, supervise, or enforce the implementation of an order described in R.C. 3105.81. So, what is an order described in R.”
Ouellette v. Ouellette, 2020-Ohio-705, 152 N.E.3d 528. · cites it 3× “An order under R.C. 3105.81 governs a “benefit or lump sum payment * * * from a public retirement program to an alternate payee,” requiring a specific form created under R.”
Enty v. Enty, 2017-Ohio-4177. · cites it 2× “171 of the Revised Code: (A) The court shall retain jurisdiction to modify, supervise, or enforce the implementation of an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code. (B) The court may modify an order issued under section 3105.”
A.A.O. v. A.M.O., 2022-Ohio-2767. · cites it 2× “; R.C. 3105.81(C)(1). Wife argues that the trial court erred in ordering spousal support for a term of 48 months because this is an insufficient period of time for her to obtain the education, training, and skills necessary to become gainfully employed and it is generally…”
Hines v. Hines, 2010-Ohio-4807. · cites it 2× “Paul maintains that the court has jurisdiction to modify a property award under R.C. 3105.89, which states that “The court shall retain jurisdiction to modify, supervise, or enforce the -6- Case No.”
Cunningham v. Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund, 888 N.E.2d 453 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 2008). “Succinctly, R.C. 3105.81 provides that any order dividing a public pension must comply with the provisions of R.”
Archer v. Dunton, 2019-Ohio-1971. “Public sector pension plans, similarly, are subject to division by a DOPO authorized by R.C. 3105.81 et seq. See also Ohio Adm. Code Chapter 742-21.”
Baze-Sif v. Sif, 2016-Ohio-29. “) The court observed that, pursuant to R.C. 3105.81 to 3105.85, it could order a distribution from a STRS participant's retirement account, not to exceed fifty percent.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.81(C)(1): 1 case
A.A.O. v. A.M.O., 2022-Ohio-2767. “; R.C. 3105.81(C)(1). Wife argues that the trial court erred in ordering spousal support for a term of 48 months because this is an insufficient period of time for her to obtain the education, training, and skills necessary to become gainfully employed and it is generally…”
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