Child Support in Brown County

Reviewed by Stephanie Green · Managing Partner & Co-Founder · Last updated June 11, 2026

Brown County, Ohio · Georgetown

Brown County child support runs on Ohio's statewide Income Shares guidelines — there is no county formula. Support travels with a divorce, dissolution, or legal separation in the General & Domestic Relations Division for married parents, and with a parentage or custody case in the Juvenile Division for never-married parents. Either way, the Brown County CSEA (510 E. State St., Georgetown; (937) 378-6414) collects and enforces the order by automatic wage withholding.

How do I get a child-support order in Brown County, Ohio?

Run the official Ohio Child Support Calculator with both parents' gross incomes, parenting time, health-insurance, and child-care figures, then print and sign the worksheet. File it with the Health Insurance Affidavit in the right court — the Domestic Relations Division for married parents (inside a $250 divorce/dissolution/legal-separation case) or the Juvenile Division for never-married parents ($120 new complaint, $90 reactivation). The Brown County CSEA then collects support by wage withholding and enforces through license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals. To change an order, file a Motion for Change of Child Support (UDRF 28) under R.C. 3119.79 or ask CSEA for an administrative review; verify any arrearage with CSEA first (Local Rule 31.2).

Ohio Child Support by the Numbers

2024 Year Ohio's updated Income Shares support schedule took effect Source: Ohio Revised Code § 3119.021
10% Change in the calculated amount that justifies a modification Source: Ohio Revised Code § 3119.79
3 years How often either parent can request an administrative review Source: Ohio Revised Code § 3119.60
Age 18 When support normally ends — or high-school graduation, whichever is later Source: Ohio Revised Code § 3119.86

What Counts in an Ohio Child Support Calculation

What the worksheet counts	Counts toward support?	Notes
Both parents' gross income	Yes	Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, and self-employment earnings
Health insurance for the children	Yes	Credited to the parent who pays the premium
Work-related childcare	Yes	Daycare and after-school costs are added in
Parenting time	Yes	Adjustments apply for substantial or equal parenting time
Imputed income	Sometimes	Added when a parent is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed
A new spouse's income	No	Only the two parents' incomes are counted

Where to File: Brown County Court of Common Pleas — General & Domestic Relations Division

101 South Main Street, Georgetown, OH 45121, Georgetown, OH 45121
Phone: (937) 378-3233
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Thursdays until 6:00 PM (closed legal holidays)
Website: browncountyohiocommonpleascourt.us/
e-Filing: https://www.clerkofcourtsbrowncountyohio.org/homeCP.php

Juvenile Branch (Never-Married Parents)

Brown County Probate & Juvenile Court (Juvenile Division)
510 East State Street, Georgetown, OH 45121, Georgetown, OH 45121
Phone: (937) 378-6726
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Child Support is the right path if…

You need a first child-support order as part of a divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or parentage case.
Your income, the other parent's income, or parenting time has changed and the order is now wrong.
Health-insurance or child-care costs for the children have changed significantly.
You need CSEA to collect and enforce support through wage withholding.

Filing Fees

Support set inside a divorce/dissolution/legal separation rides the $250 DR deposit; a Juvenile support case is $120 ($90 to reactivate). DR post-decree modification: $100. Confirm with the Clerk or CSEA at (937) 378-6414

Forms & Filing Packets

Establish a new child-support order — Rides the underlying case deposit ($250 DR / $120 Juvenile)

Run the Ohio worksheet and file it with the Health Insurance Affidavit inside your underlying case. Open a IV-D case with the Brown County CSEA so support can be collected and enforced.

Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet (2024 Income Shares) — Run the official Ohio Child Support Calculator, print, and sign. Required any time the court sets or changes support.
Health Insurance Affidavit (Ohio SC Affidavit 4) — Discloses whether health insurance is available for the children through either parent's employer, so the court can order medical support.
Brown County CSEA — Administrative Application for Child Support Services — Open a IV-D case with the Brown County Child Support Enforcement Agency (Director Deborah Forsythe, 510 E. State St.; (937) 378-6414) so support can be established, collected, and enforced by wage withholding. Required administrative-first step for parentage (Local Rule 24).

Modify an existing child-support order — $100 DR post-decree motion · $90 Juvenile reactivation

File a Motion for Change of Child Support (UDRF 28) with a fresh Ohio worksheet, or request a CSEA administrative review under R.C. 3119.79. Verify any arrearage with CSEA first (Local Rule 31.2).

Motion for Change of Child Support (Ohio SC Form 28) — The Ohio uniform motion to change child support, medical support, or the tax exemption after a change of circumstances. File in the division that issued the order.
Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet (2024 Income Shares) — Run the official Ohio Child Support Calculator, print, and sign. Required any time the court sets or changes support.
Affidavit of Income & Expenses (Ohio SC Affidavit 1) — Income, expenses, and basic financial information. Each party files their own. Must be notarized.

How to File Child Support in Brown County

Run the Ohio worksheet. Use the official Ohio Child Support Calculator with both parents' gross incomes, parenting time, health-insurance, and child-care costs; print and sign the worksheet.
Open a CSEA case. Apply for IV-D services with the Brown County CSEA (510 E. State St., Georgetown) so support can be collected and enforced by wage withholding.
File in the right court. File with your divorce, dissolution, or legal separation in the Domestic Relations Division (married parents) or with a parentage/custody case in the Juvenile Division (never-married parents).
Let CSEA collect and enforce. Once journalized, the Brown County CSEA collects support by wage withholding and can enforce through license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals.

Brown County Practice Notes

Verify arrears with CSEA before filing. Local Rule 31.2 requires you to first confirm any support arrearage with the Brown County CSEA — and state that amount and date in your motion — before filing a support-related contempt or modification. CSEA is at 510 E. State St., Georgetown, (937) 378-6414, in the same building as the Juvenile Court.
Two ways to change support. You can file a Motion for Change of Child Support (UDRF 28) under R.C. 3119.79 (generally a 10% change threshold or other qualifying change) in the court that issued the order, or ask the Brown County CSEA for an administrative review. The DR post-decree motion deposit is $100.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is child support calculated in Brown County?: Brown County uses Ohio's statewide Income Shares guidelines — there is no county-specific formula. Run the official Ohio Child Support Calculator with both parents' gross incomes, parenting time, health-insurance, and child-care figures, then print and sign the worksheet. The Brown County CSEA (510 E. State St., Georgetown; (937) 378-6414) collects and enforces the order through automatic wage withholding once it is journalized.
Do I have to go through CSEA before filing a paternity or support case in Brown County?: For parentage, yes. Juvenile Local Rule 24 requires you to first request an administrative determination through the Brown County CSEA (R.C. 3111, with the R.C. 3111.381 exception) and attach a copy of that request to your complaint or motion. The advance cost of genetic testing is the requesting party's, recoverable from the non-prevailing party. CSEA is at 510 E. State St., Georgetown — (937) 378-6414.
What does it cost to file in the Brown County Juvenile Court?: A new Juvenile complaint is $120 and reactivating a previous case is $90. If the court appoints a Guardian ad Litem the initial deposit is $750, a home study is $150 in county / $200 out of county, and the Early Evaluation Program (mediation) is $300 (the fee schedule lists $400 for the same 3-hour service — confirm). Juvenile civil protection orders, the Grandparent Power of Attorney, and the Caretaker Authorization Affidavit are free. Pay by cash, money order, or credit card (3% fee); no personal checks. Confirm with the Juvenile Court at (937) 378-6726.
Do I file in Domestic Relations or Juvenile Court in Brown County?: If you are or were married to the other parent, custody, parenting time, and support are decided in your divorce, dissolution, or legal separation in the General & Domestic Relations Division of the Court of Common Pleas, 101 S. Main St., Georgetown ((937) 378-3233). If you were never married, parentage, custody, parenting time, and support are handled in the combined Probate & Juvenile Court at 510 E. State St., Georgetown ((937) 378-6726). Non-parent (grandparent/relative) custody is always filed in the Juvenile Division.

Free Local Resources in Brown County

Brown County Clerk of Courts (Common Pleas / Domestic Relations). Court House Square, 101 S. Main St., Georgetown — Civil and Domestic filings on the 1st floor. Main (937) 378-3100; verified record line (937) 378-4740; fax/electronic-transmission filing (937) 378-1753. Payment by cash, money order, personal check, or certified check — no credit cards.
Brown County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA). Director Deborah Forsythe. 510 E. State St., Georgetown, OH 45121. Phone (937) 378-6414; fax (937) 378-2552; hours Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–4:00 PM. Establishes, modifies, and enforces support and can establish paternity administratively (free genetic testing if ordered).
Helping Children Cope with Family Separation (parenting program). Mandatory $60 online (Zoom) class for any divorce, dissolution, or legal separation with minor children (Local Rule 31.5), run with Lifespan Solutions. Register and pay by card at 513-324-3999, or mail a $60 money order to Lifespan Solutions, 7672 Montgomery Road #153, Cincinnati, OH 45236 at least two weeks before the class.
Brown County Law Library / Georgetown Public Library. Public legal research at the Georgetown Public Library, 200 West Grant Ave., Georgetown (court staff cannot give legal advice). Ohio statewide child-abuse hotline (855) 642-4453 routes to the Brown County Public Children Services Agency.

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