Child Support in Henry County

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

Henry County, Ohio · Napoleon

Henry County child support is calculated under Ohio's 2024 Income Shares model and administered with the Henry County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), 104 E. Washington St., Suite 202, Napoleon, (419) 592-4633. Support is set inside a divorce/dissolution for married parents, or in the Juvenile Division alongside parentage for never-married parents.

How do I get or change child support in Henry County, Ohio?

Married or divorcing parents set support inside the Domestic Relations divorce or dissolution using the Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet; never-married parents set it in the Juvenile Division alongside parentage and custody, or by opening a case with the Henry County CSEA, (419) 592-4633. To change an existing order, request a CSEA administrative review or file a Motion for Change of Child Support (Ohio SC Form 28) on a substantial change — often a 10% or greater change in the guideline amount (R.C. 3119.79). The CSEA enforces orders through wage withholding, license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals.

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: Henry County Family Court (Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division)

660 N. Perry St., Suite 401, Napoleon, OH 43545
Phone: (419) 599-5951
Hours: Monday–Friday (confirm current hours with the Clerk)
Website: henrycountyfamilycourt.com/

Juvenile Branch (Never-Married Parents)

Henry County Family Court (Juvenile Division)
660 N. Perry St., Suite 401, Napoleon, OH 43545
Phone: (419) 599-5951
Hours: Monday–Friday (confirm current hours with the Clerk)

Child Support is the right path if…

You need a first child-support order, or a change to an existing one.
Your income, the other parent's income, parenting time, or health-coverage costs have changed.
The guideline amount would change by about 10% or more.
You need the CSEA to enforce an order through wage withholding or other tools.

Filing Fees

Support set inside a divorce/dissolution is part of that case deposit · never-married support via the Juvenile Division ($200 deposit) or the CSEA · post-judgment support motion with children $280 · confirm current amounts at (419) 599-5951 or the CSEA (419) 592-4633

Forms & Filing Packets

Establish support (never-married parents) — $200 juvenile deposit

Set support in the Juvenile Division alongside parentage and custody, or open a CSEA case. File the DR-3 (Parenting Proceeding) affidavit, the DR-4 (Health Insurance) affidavit, the IV-D Application, and the Ohio child-support worksheet.

Ohio Uniform Domestic Relations / Juvenile Forms (DR-1 – DR-4) — Henry County's Family Court uses the Ohio Supreme Court Uniform standardized forms (its four-county local rules label them DR-1 through DR-4 = Affidavits 1–4); it does not publish a separate county DR forms set. Download the complaint/petition, affidavits, separation agreement, parenting plan, and decree here.
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.
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 you ask the court to set or change support.

Modify an existing order

Request a CSEA administrative review or file a Motion for Change of Child Support (Form 28) with an updated worksheet in the division that issued the order. A substantial change — often 10%+ — is required (R.C. 3119.79).

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 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.

Set support inside a divorce or dissolution (married parents)

For married/divorcing parents, support is set inside the Domestic Relations case using the Ohio child-support worksheet and the DR-4 (Health Insurance) affidavit — there is no separate support case.

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.

How to File Child Support in Henry County

Pick the route. Married/divorcing parents set support in the Domestic Relations Division; never-married parents use the Juvenile Division or the Henry County CSEA, (419) 592-4633.
Run the Ohio worksheet. Use the official Ohio Child Support Calculator (2024 Income Shares), print, and sign — required any time support is set or changed.
File or apply. File the support paperwork with the correct division, or open a CSEA case for an administrative establishment or review.
Enforce if needed. If the other parent falls behind, the CSEA can enforce through wage withholding, license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals.

Henry County Practice Notes

Support handled through the Henry County CSEA. Child support is established, reviewed, and enforced through the Henry County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), 104 E. Washington St., Hahn Center Suite 202, Napoleon, (419) 592-4633 (toll-free 888-844-9783). The CSEA can order genetic testing, set support administratively, and enforce orders through wage withholding, license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals.
Juvenile filing deposits ($200) and GAL/CASA. For never-married parents, a privately filed parentage, allocation-of-parental-rights, or parenting-time case carries a $200 deposit (not the $325/$400 Domestic Relations schedule). A Guardian ad Litem appointment is $1,000, a CASA appointment $150, a court evaluation $100, and a motion to re-open $150. A poverty affidavit can waive prepayment. Confirm current amounts on the court-costs page or at (419) 599-5951.
Henry uses the Ohio Uniform DR forms. Henry County's Family Court uses the Ohio Supreme Court Uniform Domestic Relations/Juvenile standardized forms — its four-county local rules label them DR-1 (Income & Expenses), DR-2 (Property), DR-3 (Parenting Proceeding), and DR-4 (Health Insurance). The court does not publish a separate county DR forms set. With children, Local Rule 10.01 also requires the IV-D Application.
Henry County's combined Family Court. Henry County has a combined Family Court (Judge Melissa Peper Firestone; Magistrate Steve Callejas) at 660 N. Perry St., Suite 401, Napoleon, (419) 599-5951. The Domestic Relations Division (3rd floor) hears divorce, dissolution, legal separation, and annulment; the Juvenile Division (4th floor) hears parentage, custody, and support for never-married parents. Adoptions, name changes, and marriage licenses are handled by the separate Probate Division (Judge Amy C. Rosebrook, Suite 203, (419) 592-7771).

Frequently Asked Questions

How is child support paid and enforced in Henry County?: Child support is set under the Ohio guidelines (2024 Income Shares, R.C. Chapter 3119) and administered with the Henry County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), 104 E. Washington St., Hahn Center Suite 202, Napoleon, (419) 592-4633 (toll-free 888-844-9783). The CSEA can order genetic testing, establish or review support administratively, and enforce orders through wage withholding, license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals.
Do unmarried parents file custody in the Domestic Relations or Juvenile Division in Henry County?: If you are or were married to the other parent, custody, parenting time, and child support are decided inside your divorce or dissolution in the Domestic Relations Division (3rd floor). If you were never married, parentage and custody are handled by the Juvenile Division (4th floor) of the same Family Court. Grandparent and other non-parent custody requests are always filed in the Juvenile Division.
What does it cost to file a custody or parentage case in the Henry County Juvenile Division?: A privately filed parentage, allocation-of-parental-rights, or parenting-time case carries a $200 deposit. A Guardian ad Litem appointment is $1,000 and a CASA appointment is $150; a court evaluation is $100; a motion to re-open a juvenile case is $150. A poverty affidavit can waive prepayment. Confirm current amounts on the court-costs page or at (419) 599-5951.
Which court handles divorce, custody, and support in Henry County?: The Henry County Family Court at 660 N. Perry St., Suite 401, Napoleon, (419) 599-5951 — a combined court under Judge Melissa Peper Firestone (Magistrate Steve Callejas). Its Domestic Relations Division (3rd floor) hears divorce, dissolution, legal separation, and annulment for married spouses; its Juvenile Division (4th floor) hears parentage, custody, and support for never-married parents. Adoptions, name changes, and marriage licenses are handled by the separate Probate Division (Judge Amy C. Rosebrook, Suite 203, (419) 592-7771).

Free Local Resources in Henry County

Henry County Clerk of Courts (record custodian). 660 N. Perry St., Suite 302, Napoleon, OH 43545; (419) 592-5886. The Clerk is the record custodian for Family Court filings, posts the filing-fee schedule, and confirms current deposits and copy counts. There is no general e-filing portal — file in person or by mail. Court costs can be paid online at https://payments.lexisnexis.com/oh/co/henry/familycourt or by phone at (888) 562-9935.
Henry County Family Court (Domestic Relations & Juvenile Divisions). 660 N. Perry St., Suite 401, Napoleon, OH 43545; (419) 599-5951 (https://henrycountyfamilycourt.com/). One combined Family Court — Judge Melissa Peper Firestone and Magistrate Steve Callejas hear both Domestic Relations (3rd floor) and Juvenile (4th floor) cases, including divorce, dissolution, custody, parenting time, support, paternity, and non-parent custody.
Henry County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA). 104 E. Washington St., Hahn Center Suite 202, Napoleon, OH 43545; (419) 592-4633 (toll-free 888-844-9783). The county IV-D agency establishes, calculates, collects, and enforces child support. Open a IV-D case to set up automatic wage withholding and enforcement.
Henry County Family, Adult & Children's Services (FACS). (419) 592-4210. The county children-services agency investigates child abuse, neglect, and dependency. For an emergency call 911; the statewide child-abuse hotline is 855-642-4453 (855-OH-CHILD).
Henry County Probate Division (adoption, name change, marriage). 660 N. Perry St., 2nd Floor (Suite 203), Napoleon, OH 43545; (419) 592-7771 (https://www.henrycountyohio.gov/261/Probate-Division). Judge Amy C. Rosebrook's separate Probate Division handles stepparent and kinship adoptions, name changes, and marriage licenses — not divorce or custody.

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