An employer or other payor that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with sections 3115.501 to 3115.507 of the Revised Code is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer’s or other payor’s withholding of child support from the obligor‘s income.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3115.504

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Ohio Code 3115.102
  • Income: includes earnings or other periodic entitlements to money from any source and any other property subject to withholding for support under the law of this state. See Ohio Code 3115.102
  • Income-withholding order: means an order or other legal process directed to an obligor's employer or other payor, in accordance with Chapter 3121 of the Revised Code, to withhold support from the income of the obligor. See Ohio Code 3115.102
  • Obligor: means an individual, or the estate of a decedent, to whom or to which any of the following applies:

    (1) The individual or estate owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support. See Ohio Code 3115.102

  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. See Ohio Code 3115.102

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