How is child support set up in Columbiana County?

Support is calculated on Ohio's statewide 2024 Income Shares Model using the official calculator at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov — there is no county formula. The Columbiana County CSEA (7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon — (330) 424-1479) then establishes, collects, distributes, and enforces the order. CSEA services are provided at no cost; apply with the IV-D application (JFS 07076).

We were never married — where do I file for custody or support in Columbiana County?

In the Columbiana County Juvenile Court at the Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center, 260 West Lincoln Way, Lisbon — (330) 424-4071, Judge Thomas M. Baronzzi (R.C. 2151.23). If you were married, custody and support travel with the divorce, dissolution, or legal separation in the Domestic Relations Division instead.

What does it cost to file in Columbiana County Juvenile Court?

The Probate/Juvenile Division charges a flat per-child filing fee — $120 for the first child and $75 for each additional child (confirmed with the Juvenile Clerk, June 2026). For example, a custody filing for two children is $195. There is no e-filing: original documents are filed in person or by mail with wet signatures, and all juvenile filings must be made before 3:30 p.m. The Division does not publish its full schedule online, so confirm the current fee at (330) 424-4071.

Does CSEA charge for child-support services in Columbiana County?

No. The Columbiana County CSEA provides administrative child-support services at no cost. Apply with the IV-D Application (JFS 07076), and CSEA can establish, collect, distribute, and enforce support — including wage withholding once the order is journalized.

How much does it cost to file in Columbiana County DR?

Dissolution, divorce, legal separation, and annulment are all $300 flat. Post-decree motions are $100. A QDRO filing is $60. An Answer and Cross-Complaint with a service request is $60. Out-of-county Sheriff service is $60. Service by publication is $650. CPO petitions have no filing fee.

Columbiana County Child Support Attorneys

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

Columbiana County, Ohio · Lisbon

Columbiana County calculates child support using Ohio's statewide 2024 Income Shares Model — there is no county formula. Where you file depends on the parents' relationship: married or divorcing parents resolve support inside the Domestic Relations case at the Court of Common Pleas (105 South Market Street, Lisbon — (330) 424-7777), while never-married parents file in the Columbiana County Juvenile Court at the Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center (260 West Lincoln Way, Lisbon — (330) 424-4071) after parentage is established. The Columbiana County CSEA (7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon — (330) 424-1479) establishes, collects, distributes, and enforces orders, and CSEA services are provided at no cost.

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How is child support established in Columbiana County, Ohio?

Run the official Ohio Child Support Calculator at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov, print, and sign the worksheet — Columbiana County uses the statewide 2024 Income Shares Model. Married or divorcing parents file the worksheet, the local Financial Affidavit, and the IV-D application (JFS 07076) inside their divorce or dissolution. Never-married parents must first request an administrative determination through CSEA (Juvenile Local Rule 19(B)) and attach a copy, then open a Juvenile case (Ohio SC Form 23 allocation complaint) with the same financial documents. The Juvenile per-child filing fee is $120 for the first child and $75 for each additional child, paid at filing — there is no e-filing, and juvenile filings must be made before 3:30 p.m. To change an existing order, file the SC Form 28 motion or ask CSEA for an administrative review.

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Columbiana County calculates support on Ohio's statewide 2024 Income Shares Model — there is no county formula — but where you file decides everything else. Married or divorcing parents resolve support inside the Domestic Relations case at 105 South Market Street in Lisbon, while never-married parents file in the Juvenile Court at the Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center after a CSEA administrative determination required by Local Rule 19(B). Gavvl Law runs the worksheet, files it with the local Financial Affidavit and the IV-D application, and approves one flat fee up front with payment plans available.

Never-married cases start at CSEA. Juvenile Local Rule 19(B) requires you to first request an administrative determination through the Columbiana County CSEA at 7989 Dickey Drive in Lisbon and attach a copy to your complaint. We open that CSEA step and file the copy so your Juvenile case isn't rejected for skipping it.
Per-child juvenile fees, filed on paper before 3:30. The Probate/Juvenile Division charges $120 for the first child and $75 for each additional child, with no e-filing — documents are filed in person or by mail with wet signatures before 3:30 p.m. We budget the exact per-child fee and hit that daily deadline so nothing waits until tomorrow.
The full financial packet the court needs. A support order in either court runs on a signed Ohio worksheet, the county's local Financial Affidavit, the Health Insurance Affidavit, and the IV-D application (JFS 07076). We assemble the complete set so the number holds up and CSEA can set up wage withholding once it's journalized.

The Columbiana County CSEA at (330) 424-1479 provides its administrative services at no cost — establishing, collecting, distributing, and enforcing support through wage withholding. We tell you when a free CSEA administrative review beats filing the SC Form 28 court motion, so you don't pay for a hearing the agency would run for you.

Flat-fee options

Flat-fee limited scope: we draft and file the support motion (establish, modify, or terminate). The court filing fee is billed separately and this does not include in-court representation.

Establish child support: $950
Modify child support: $950
Terminate child support: $950

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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: Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations)

105 South Market Street, Lisbon, OH 44432
Phone: (330) 424-7777
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Website: Court website

Juvenile Branch (Never-Married Parents)

Columbiana County Juvenile Court (Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center)
260 West Lincoln Way, Lisbon, OH 44432
Phone: (330) 424-4071
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (filings before 3:30 PM)

Child Support is the right path if…

You need a first child-support order, or your circumstances have changed enough to revisit one.
You and the other parent were never married and need to open a Juvenile support case.
Income, parenting time, health-insurance, or child-care costs have shifted since the last order.
You want the Columbiana County CSEA to collect and enforce support through wage withholding.

Filing Fees

Juvenile filing $120 first child + $75 each additional child (e.g., two children = $195) · DR support is part of the $300 divorce/dissolution deposit · DR post-decree change $100 · CSEA services are free · juvenile filings are in person or by mail (no e-filing) before 3:30 p.m. — confirm current amounts with the Clerk.

Forms & Filing Packets

New support case — never-married parents (Juvenile Court) — $120 first child + $75 each additional child (Juvenile, paid at filing)

First request a CSEA administrative determination (Local Rule 19(B)) and attach a copy, then open a Juvenile case. Parentage must be established before support can be ordered.

CSEA Administrative Determination Request (Juvenile Rule 19(B)) — Before filing a parentage or child-support action in Juvenile Court, Columbiana County Local Rule 19(B) requires you to first request an administrative determination through CSEA (7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon · (330) 424-1479) and attach a copy of that request to your complaint or motion.
Complaint for Allocation of Parental Rights & Responsibilities (Ohio SC Form 23) — Asks the Juvenile Branch to name a residential parent and legal custodian and set a parenting-time schedule when the parents were never married.
Parenting Proceeding Affidavit (UCCJEA · R.C. 3127.23) — Lists where each child has lived for the last 5 years and with whom, confirming Ohio's jurisdiction over custody under the UCCJEA. Required in any case involving minor children.
Columbiana County Financial Affidavit (local — replaces OSC Affidavit 1) — Columbiana County uses its own local Financial Affidavit in place of the Ohio Supreme Court Affidavit 1. Required (typed) wherever support is at issue.
Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet (2024 Income Shares) — Run the official Ohio Child Support Calculator, print, and sign. Required any time you ask the court to set or change 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.
Application for Child Support Services (IV-D · JFS 07076 — local) — Routes the case to Columbiana County CSEA (7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon) for collection and enforcement. Required where the court will issue a child-support order.
Written Request for Service (Juvenile — Local Rule 5) — Required with every Columbiana County Juvenile filing so the Clerk issues service on the other parties.

Support inside a divorce or dissolution (married parents) — Part of the $300 DR deposit (no separate with-children deposit)

When parents are married, support is decided inside the Domestic Relations case. File the worksheet and the local Financial Affidavit with that packet.

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.
Columbiana County Financial Affidavit (local — replaces OSC Affidavit 1) — Columbiana County uses its own local Financial Affidavit in place of the Ohio Supreme Court Affidavit 1. Required (typed) wherever support is at issue.
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.
Application for Child Support Services (IV-D · JFS 07076 — local) — Routes the case to Columbiana County CSEA (7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon) for collection and enforcement. Required where the court will issue a child-support order.

Change an existing support order — $100 DR post-decree deposit (Juvenile per-child schedule in Juvenile cases)

File a motion to change child support after a change of circumstances, in the division that issued the order.

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.
Columbiana County Financial Affidavit (local — replaces OSC Affidavit 1) — Columbiana County uses its own local Financial Affidavit in place of the Ohio Supreme Court Affidavit 1. Required (typed) wherever support is at issue.
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.
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.

Open or enforce a case through CSEA — No court deposit — CSEA application

Apply for IV-D services so the Columbiana County CSEA can establish, collect, distribute, and enforce support through wage withholding and other tools — at no cost.

Application for Child Support Services (IV-D · JFS 07076 — local) — Routes the case to Columbiana County CSEA (7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon) for collection and enforcement. Required where the court will issue a child-support order.

How to File Child Support in Columbiana County

Run the Ohio worksheet. Use ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov with both parents' gross incomes, parenting time, health-insurance, and child-care numbers; print and sign it.
Pick the right court. Married/divorcing parents file inside the Domestic Relations case; never-married parents open a Juvenile case after parentage is established.
Start at CSEA if never married. Request a CSEA administrative determination (Local Rule 19(B)) and attach a copy of the request to your Juvenile filing.
Assemble the financial packet. Include the signed worksheet, the local Financial Affidavit, the Health Insurance Affidavit, and the IV-D application (JFS 07076).
File and set up CSEA. File with the Clerk and pay the applicable deposit; the Columbiana County CSEA opens the account and arranges wage withholding once the order is journalized. To change support later, file the SC Form 28 motion or ask CSEA for an administrative review.

Columbiana County Practice Notes

Statewide formula, county agency. Support is computed on Ohio's 2024 Income Shares Model using the official calculator — there is no Columbiana County formula. The Columbiana County CSEA (7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon — (330) 424-1479) then sets up the account, collects, and enforces. CSEA administrative services are free.
Never-married cases go to Juvenile Court — and start at CSEA. For unmarried parents, support is set in the Juvenile Court at the Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center. Juvenile Local Rule 19(B) requires you to first request an administrative determination through CSEA and attach a copy of that request to your complaint or motion.
Per-child juvenile fee; no e-filing. The Probate/Juvenile Division charges a flat per-child filing fee — $120 for the first child and $75 for each additional child (confirmed with the Juvenile Clerk, June 2026). There is no e-filing; original documents are filed in person or by mail with wet signatures, before 3:30 p.m.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is child support set up in Columbiana County?: Support is calculated on Ohio's statewide 2024 Income Shares Model using the official calculator at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov — there is no county formula. The Columbiana County CSEA (7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon — (330) 424-1479) then establishes, collects, distributes, and enforces the order. CSEA services are provided at no cost; apply with the IV-D application (JFS 07076).
We were never married — where do I file for custody or support in Columbiana County?: In the Columbiana County Juvenile Court at the Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center, 260 West Lincoln Way, Lisbon — (330) 424-4071, Judge Thomas M. Baronzzi (R.C. 2151.23). If you were married, custody and support travel with the divorce, dissolution, or legal separation in the Domestic Relations Division instead.
What does it cost to file in Columbiana County Juvenile Court?: The Probate/Juvenile Division charges a flat per-child filing fee — $120 for the first child and $75 for each additional child (confirmed with the Juvenile Clerk, June 2026). For example, a custody filing for two children is $195. There is no e-filing: original documents are filed in person or by mail with wet signatures, and all juvenile filings must be made before 3:30 p.m. The Division does not publish its full schedule online, so confirm the current fee at (330) 424-4071.
Does CSEA charge for child-support services in Columbiana County?: No. The Columbiana County CSEA provides administrative child-support services at no cost. Apply with the IV-D Application (JFS 07076), and CSEA can establish, collect, distribute, and enforce support — including wage withholding once the order is journalized.
How much does it cost to file in Columbiana County DR?: Dissolution, divorce, legal separation, and annulment are all $300 flat. Post-decree motions are $100. A QDRO filing is $60. An Answer and Cross-Complaint with a service request is $60. Out-of-county Sheriff service is $60. Service by publication is $650. CPO petitions have no filing fee.

Free Local Resources in Columbiana County

Columbiana County Clerk of Courts (Anthony J. Dattilio). 105 South Market Street, Lisbon, OH 44432. Phone (330) 424-7777.
Columbiana County Local Rules. ccclerk.org/common-pleas-court-rules — Local Rules 9.4, 9.41, 9.42 and DR procedure.
Ohio Supreme Court Standardized Forms. supremecourt.ohio.gov — used for the complaint, decree, parenting plans, and post-decree motions.
Columbiana County Local Forms (ccclerk.org). Case Designation Sheet, Personal Information Form, Financial Affidavit, UCCJEA, IV-D Application.
Local Companionship Schedules. Rule 9.4 (Uniform), Rule 9.41 (Long Distance), Rule 9.42 (Transitional) — linked from ccclerk.org.
Charles A. Pike Juvenile Center. 260 West Lincoln Way, Lisbon — (330) 424-4071. Judge Thomas M. Baronzzi. Filings before 3:30 p.m.
Columbiana County Law Library. columbianacountylawlibrary.org — research and self-help resources.
Ohio Child Support Calculator. ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov — run the worksheet and print it for filing.
Ohio Legal Help. ohiolegalhelp.org — plain-language guides and form walkthroughs.

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Related guides

In-depth, attorney-written guides on child support and related Ohio family law topics.

Child Support Calculation in Ohio: How the Formula Works — Ohio calculates child support with the income shares model, combining both parents' incomes to set a shared obligation. Here's how the formula works and what changes the bottom line.
How to Modify Child Support in Ohio — Child support orders aren't permanent. When income or circumstances change substantially, Ohio lets you modify support — through a CSEA review or a court motion. Here's how.

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