Ohio Code 3119.71 – Modification of order relates back
Except as otherwise provided in section 3119.772 of the Revised Code:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3119.71
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
- child support enforcement agency: means a child support enforcement agency designated under former section 2301. See Ohio Code 3119.01
- Child support order: means either a court child support order or an administrative child support order. See Ohio Code 3119.01
- Obligee: means the person who is entitled to receive the support payments under a support order. See Ohio Code 3119.01
- Obligor: means the person who is required to pay support under a support order. See Ohio Code 3119.01
- Support order: means either an administrative child support order or a court support order. See Ohio Code 3119.01
(A) If the obligor or obligee does not request a court hearing on the revised child support amount determined by the child support enforcement agency and filed with the court pursuant to section 3119.63 of the Revised Code and the court modifies the order to include the revised amount pursuant to section 3119.65 of the Revised Code, the modification shall relate back to the first day of the month following the date certain on which the review of the court child support order began pursuant to division (A) of section 3119.60 of the Revised Code.
(B) If the obligor or obligee requests a court hearing on the revised child support amount and the court, after conducting a hearing, modifies the court child support amount under the order, the modification shall relate back to the first day of the month following the date on which the review of the court child support order began pursuant to division (A) of section 3119.60 of the Revised Code.