Child Support in Medina County

Reviewed by Stephanie Green, Esq. · Managing Partner, Gavvl Law · Last updated June 8, 2026

Medina County, Ohio · Medina

Medina County child support runs on Ohio's statewide 2024 Income Shares Model. Support is set inside a divorce, dissolution, or parentage case at the Domestic Relations Court at 225 East Washington Street. The Medina County Child Support Enforcement Agency collects and enforces orders through automatic wage withholding.

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

Run the Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov using both parents' incomes. Support is set inside the divorce, dissolution, or parentage case at the Medina County Domestic Relations Court, 225 East Washington Street, Medina — for married and never-married parents alike under R.C. 2301.03(U). To change an existing order, file the Ohio uniform Motion for Change of Child Support (Form 28) in the court that issued the order, or request a Medina County CSEA administrative review. The CSEA (330-722-9398) collects and enforces support through wage withholding; payment questions go to Ohio Child Support Payments at 1-800-860-2555.

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: Medina County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division

225 East Washington Street, Medina, OH 44256, Medina, OH 44256
Phone: (330) 725-9740
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Website: medinadr.org/

Child Support is the right path if…

You need a first child-support order, or your current order no longer fits your incomes or parenting time.
There's been roughly a 10%+ change in the support amount or a substantial change of circumstances.
You want CSEA to collect support automatically by wage withholding.
Health-insurance or uninsured-medical responsibility needs to be set or updated.

Filing Fees

Establish: filed with the custody/divorce case · Modify: Ohio Form 28, $200 post-decree filing · Ohio 2024 Income Shares Model · CSEA wage withholding

Forms & Filing Packets

Establish a new support order

Support is set with the case that decides custody — inside the divorce, dissolution, or parentage case at the Medina County Domestic Relations Court.

Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet — Run the official Ohio 2024 Income Shares calculator, print, and sign. Required any time you're asking the court to set support.
Health Insurance Affidavit — Discloses whether health insurance is available for the children through either parent's employer.
IV-D Application for Child Support Services — Opens your case with Medina County CSEA so support can be collected, tracked, and enforced through wage withholding.

Modify an existing support order

File the Ohio uniform Form 28 motion in the court that issued the order, or request a Medina County CSEA administrative review.

Motion for Change of Child Support (Ohio uniform Form 28) — The Ohio Supreme Court uniform motion to change child support, medical support, or tax exemption after a change of circumstances. File in the court that issued the order.
Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet — Run the official Ohio 2024 Income Shares calculator, print, and sign. Required any time you're asking the court to set support.

How to File Child Support in Medina County

Run the Ohio Income Shares worksheet. Use ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov, then print and sign the worksheet.
File in the Domestic Relations Court. Support is set with the divorce, dissolution, or parentage case at 225 East Washington Street, Medina — for married and never-married parents alike.
Open your CSEA case. The Medina County CSEA collects and enforces the order through wage withholding once it is journalized.
To change an order, file Form 28 or ask CSEA. File the Ohio uniform Motion for Change of Child Support in the issuing court, or request a CSEA administrative review.

Medina County Practice Notes

CSEA administrative review vs. court motion. You can ask the Medina County CSEA for an administrative review of support, or file a court motion (Form 28) in the court that issued the order. A review is usually available every 36 months, or sooner with a substantial change of circumstances.
Income Shares, not a flat percentage. Ohio sets support with the 2024 Income Shares worksheet — it combines both parents' gross incomes, parenting-time, health-insurance, and child-care costs. Run it at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov and file the signed worksheet with every support request. Combined income over $150,000 is handled under R.C. 3119.04.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is child support calculated in Medina County?: Medina County uses Ohio's statewide 2024 Income Shares Model — there is no county formula. Run the official worksheet at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov with both parents' gross incomes, parenting-time, health-insurance, and child-care figures, then file the signed worksheet with your support pleadings. The Medina County Child Support Enforcement Agency (330-722-9398) collects and enforces the order through wage withholding once it is journalized.
What does Medina County CSEA do?: The Medina County Child Support Enforcement Agency (330-722-9398, mcjfs.us/child-support) opens IV-D cases, runs the Ohio Income Shares calculation, collects support by wage withholding, distributes it to the receiving parent, and enforces orders through license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals. Payment questions go to Ohio Child Support Payments at 1-800-860-2555.
How much does it cost to file in Medina County?: Filing deposits at the Medina County Domestic Relations Court (effective 1/1/2024) are $400 for a divorce with minor children and $350 without; $350 for a dissolution with children and $325 without; and $200 for a parentage or post-decree filing. The deposit for cases with children covers the court's FOCUS parenting program. Clerk questions go to (330) 725-9722. If you cannot afford the deposit, ask about a payment plan when you file or submit a Poverty Affidavit asking the court to waive it.
What is a IV-D application and why do I need one?: A IV-D Application opens a child-support case with your county's Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA). Once opened, CSEA collects support through automatic wage withholding, distributes it to the receiving parent, and can enforce the order through license suspension, federal tax intercept, credit reporting, and contempt referrals. Filing a IV-D Application is standard whenever a child-support order is issued.
Do custody and paternity cases go to Domestic Relations or Juvenile Court in Medina County?: Medina County is unusual. Under R.C. 2301.03(U), all child-custody and parentage cases are filed in the Medina County Domestic Relations Court at 225 East Washington Street, Medina — even for never-married parents. Many Ohio counties send never-married custody and paternity to Juvenile Court, but Medina keeps them in Domestic Relations. The court decides custody under the R.C. 3109.04(F) best-interest factors.

Free Local Resources in Medina County

Medina County Domestic Relations Court. Local forms, local rules, email-filing instructions, and case information for divorce, dissolution, custody, support, and protection orders at medinadr.org. The Forms page is medinadr.org/forms.html. Court staff cannot give legal advice or help complete forms.
Ohio Child Support Calculator. The state's official 2024 Income Shares worksheet at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov. Run it, print, and sign it before any hearing that sets or changes support.
FOCUS — Family Court Resources parenting program. The court-provided parenting class for parents of minor children, prepaid through the filing deposit and coordinated by Family Court Resources (234-802-0944). Approved online alternatives are Children in Between and Two Families Now.
Community Legal Aid Services. Free civil legal help for income-eligible residents of Medina County and northeast Ohio. Intake line 1-800-998-9454.

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