Ohio § 3121.382 Issuing order upon finding of willful failure to comply with withholding notice

Ohio Statutes

§ 3121.382 — Issuing order upon finding of willful failure to comply with withholding notice

Ohio § 3121.382

Title 31Domestic Relations-Children

Ch. 3121Collection and Disbursement of Child Support

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3121.382 (2026).

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(A)As used in this section, "willfully" means voluntarily and intentionally with a specific intent to take an action or fail to take an action.

(B)If, after a hearing conducted pursuant to section3121.373of the Revised Code, the court determines that a payor that is an employer has willfully failed to comply with a withholding notice issued pursuant to section3121.03of the Revised Code, or has failed three times within twelve consecutive months to comply with a withholding notice, the court may issue an order requiring one or both of the following:

(1)The payment of support by electronic transfer of funds from the bank account of the payor;

(2)A civil penalty, in addition to any other penalty permitted by law, of up to fifty per cent of the amount not withheld from the obligor's inc

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(A) As used in this section, "willfully" means voluntarily and intentionally with a specific intent to take an action or fail to take an action.

(B) If, after a hearing conducted pursuant to section3121.373of the Revised Code, the court determines that a payor that is an employer has willfully failed to comply with a withholding notice issued pursuant to section3121.03of the Revised Code, or has failed three times within twelve consecutive months to comply with a withholding notice, the court may issue an order requiring one or both of the following:

(1) The payment of support by electronic transfer of funds from the bank account of the payor;

(2) A civil penalty, in addition to any other penalty permitted by law, of up to fifty per cent of the amount not withheld from the obligor's income or not timely forwarded to the office of child support in accordance with the withholding notice.