Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.022 (2026)

Child support guideline worksheets and instructions

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The director of job and family services shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the creation of child support guideline worksheets and instructions that incorporate the requirements of Chapter 3119. of the Revised Code for the calculation of child support and cash medical support obligations. In addition, the department shall:

(A) Adopt standard worksheet forms that shall be used in all courts and child support enforcement agencies when calculating child support and cash medical support obligations; and

(B) Adopt a standard instruction manual to provide guidance and assistance to persons calculating support obligations.

The guideline worksheet and instruction manual may be revised as needed, but shall be revised at least once every five years.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 121 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: Sweeney v. Sweeney, 2019 Ohio 1750 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
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Sweeney v. Sweeney, 2019 Ohio 1750 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 7× “Brian submitted two proposed worksheets each using the statutory worksheet to be employed when “the court issues a shared parenting order,” under former R.C. 3119.022. Deborah’s proposed worksheets are not part of our record.”
A.S. v. J.W. (Slip Opinion), 2019 Ohio 2473 (Ohio 2019). · cites it 8× “” R.C. 3119.022. This language mirrors that of R.”
Siferd v. Siferd, 2017 Ohio 8624 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “R.C. 3119.022 contains a worksheet in which the trial court must enter the income of the parents as the basis for the child support calculation.”
Feldmiller v. Feldmiller, 2012 Ohio 4621 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “{¶ 41} R.C. 3119.022 provides that when a court calculates the amount of child support to be paid pursuant to a child support order in a proceeding in which one parent is the residential parent and legal custodian of all the children who are subject to the order, “the court * *…”
Mayberry v. Mayberry, 2016 Ohio 1031 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “R.C. 3119.022 (setting forth the worksheet applicable to shared parenting and when one parent is the residential parent and legal custodian); 3119.”
Glassner v. Glassner, 828 N.E.2d 642 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “See Marker, supra, and R.C. 3119.03; R.C. 3119.022. {¶ 21} R.”
Siferd v. Siferd, 2018 Ohio 3616 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 5× “R.C. 3119.022 contains a worksheet in which the trial court must enter the income of the parents as the basis for the child support calculation.”
Mossing-Landers v. Landers, 2016 Ohio 7625 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “{¶ 40} This case involves a child support computation worksheet for a sole residential parent under R.C. 3119.022. “Line 19 of the Child Support Worksheet set forth in R.”
Truex v. Truex, 901 N.E.2d 259 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “2d 496 , at paragraph one of the syllabus; R.C. 3119.022. 2 Failure to complete and include the worksheet in the record constitutes reversible error.”
Bajzer v. Bajzer, 2012 Ohio 252 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “{¶5} As a general rule, child support is calculated using the worksheet provided in R.C. 3119.022 with reference to the basic child support schedule set forth in R.”
Lathan v. Andrews, 2017 Ohio 4419 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “{¶20} R.C. 3119.022 details items to be included when calculating child support.”
Borer v. Borer, 2009 Ohio 6522 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 8× “m to pay $300 per month in spousal support, refusing to impute additional income to Plaintiff-Appellee, Kelly Borer, and ordering him to pay eighty percent of the children’s unpaid medical expenses after his initial $100 obligation, and sustaining his objection to the…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.022(A) — 5 cases
Graham v. Graham, 2020 Ohio 1435 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
Myers v. Vitanovic, 2022 Ohio 4802 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
Clemens v. Clemens, 2021 Ohio 3094 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
Gebremikael v. Aruma, 2022 Ohio 3686 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
Gerkens v. Gerkens, 2026 Ohio 1161 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026).
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