What types of income are included in a child support calculation in Ohio?
Many clients often wonder whether certain types of income are to be included for child support. For instance, are Social Security disability benefits included? We get these questions very frequently.
Ohio child support calculations are governed by the Ohio Revised Code at Section
3119.01. Under that law, gross income includes all of the following sources:
salaries, wages, overtime pay, and most bonuses
commissions
royalties
tips
rents
dividends
severance pay
pensions
interest
trust income
annuities
social security benefits, including retirement, disability, and survivor
benefits that are not means-tested
workers' compensation benefits
unemployment insurance benefits
disability insurance benefits
benefits that are not means-tested and that are received by and in the
possession of the veteran who is the beneficiary for any service-connected
disability under a program or law administered by the United States
department of veterans' affairs or veterans' administration
spousal support actually received
income of members of any branch of the United States armed services or
national guard, including, amounts representing base pay, basic allowance
for quarters, basic allowance for subsistence, supplemental subsistence
allowance, cost of living adjustment, specialty pay, variable housing
allowance, and pay for training or other types of required drills; self-generated income; and potential cash flow from any source;
all other sources of income
As you can see, this is an extensive list. Ohio law also provides that some types of income are not included in the calculation. For more information and for assistance with the analysis of your child support case, contact Gertz Law Firm.
