Ohio Code 3119.22 – Deviating from schedule or worksheet
The court may order an amount of child support that deviates from the amount of child support that would otherwise result from the use of the basic child support schedule and the applicable worksheet if, after considering the factors and criteria set forth in section 3119.23 of the Revised Code, the court determines that the amount calculated pursuant to the basic child support schedule and the applicable worksheet would be unjust or inappropriate and therefore not be in the best interest of the child.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3119.22
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Schedule: means the basic child support schedule created pursuant to section 3119. See Ohio Code 3119.01
- Worksheet: means the applicable worksheet created in rules adopted under section 3119. See Ohio Code 3119.01
If it deviates, the court must enter in the journal the amount of child support calculated pursuant to the basic child support schedule and the applicable worksheet, its determination that the amount would be unjust or inappropriate and therefore not in the best interest of the child, and findings of fact supporting that determination.