Child Support in Monroe County

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

Monroe County, Ohio · Woodsfield

Ohio sets child support with the statewide 2024 Income Shares worksheet, which combines both parents' incomes, health-insurance and childcare costs, and parenting time. In Monroe County, support can be established inside a divorce or dissolution in the General Division, inside a Juvenile custody/parentage case, or administratively through the Monroe County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), which prepares the worksheet for free.

How is child support calculated and set in Monroe County, Ohio?

Support is calculated with the official Ohio Child Support Calculator (2024 Income Shares) using both parents' incomes, health-insurance and childcare costs, and parenting time. You can set it inside a divorce or dissolution in the General Division (Clerk (740) 472-0761), inside a Juvenile parentage/custody case (Room 39, (740) 472-5790), or by opening a IV-D case with the Monroe County CSEA at 100 Home Avenue, Woodsfield, (740) 472-1602, which prepares the worksheet for free. File the worksheet and the Application for Child Support Services (JFS 07076).

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: Monroe County Court of Common Pleas — General Division

101 North Main Street, Room 33, Woodsfield, OH 43793
Phone: (740) 472-0841
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (closed legal holidays)
Website: www.monroecountyohio.com/government/clerk_of_courts/common_pleas_court/index.php

Juvenile Branch (Never-Married Parents)

Monroe County Combined Probate/Juvenile Division
101 North Main Street, Room 39, Woodsfield, OH 43793
Phone: (740) 472-5790
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (closed legal holidays)

Child Support is the right path if…

You need to establish, collect, or enforce child support in Monroe County.
You want the official Ohio 2024 Income Shares worksheet run for your incomes.
You'd like the CSEA to handle wage withholding, collection, and enforcement.
You're setting support as part of a divorce, dissolution, or never-married custody case.

Filing Fees

CSEA prepares the support worksheet for free · IV-D application (JFS 07076) free · new Juvenile case $100 · reopen/modify $60 in Juvenile or $60 motion in the General Division · confirm current amounts with the CSEA at (740) 472-1602

Forms & Filing Packets

Support set inside a divorce or dissolution — Part of the divorce/dissolution $200 deposit

Married or divorcing parents set support in the General Division as part of the case. File the child-support worksheet and Affidavit 4 (health insurance) with your divorce or dissolution 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.
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 (JFS 07076) — Opens a IV-D case with the Monroe County CSEA (Monroe County DJFS) so the agency can establish, collect, and enforce support through wage withholding and other tools.

Support for never-married parents / through the CSEA — $100 new Juvenile case · CSEA IV-D application free

Never-married parents set support in the Juvenile Division alongside parentage and custody, or open a IV-D case with the Monroe County CSEA. The CSEA prepares the worksheet for free and can establish, collect, and enforce support administratively.

Application for Child Support Services (JFS 07076) — Opens a IV-D case with the Monroe County CSEA (Monroe County DJFS) so the agency can establish, collect, and enforce support through wage withholding and other tools.
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.

How to File Child Support in Monroe County

Run the Ohio worksheet. Use the official Ohio Child Support Calculator (2024 Income Shares) at https://ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov/, or ask the Monroe County CSEA to prepare it for free.
Choose your path. Set support inside your divorce or dissolution (General Division), inside a Juvenile parentage/custody case, or by opening a IV-D case with the CSEA using the Application for Child Support Services (JFS 07076).
File the worksheet and health-insurance affidavit. File the completed worksheet and Affidavit 4 (health insurance) with the appropriate division or the CSEA so the order can include cash medical and health-insurance terms.
Use the CSEA to collect and enforce. Once an order is in place, the CSEA handles wage withholding, distribution, and enforcement; to change support later, request an administrative review or file Form 28/JF 7.

Monroe County Practice Notes

The Monroe County CSEA runs IV-D support. The Monroe County Child Support Enforcement Agency is housed in the Monroe County Department of Job and Family Services at 100 Home Avenue, Woodsfield ((740) 472-1602). A IV-D application (JFS 07076) opens a case so the CSEA can prepare the worksheet for free, set up wage withholding, distribute payments, and enforce the order through license suspension, tax intercept, credit reporting, and contempt referrals.
Administrative review and modification. You can ask the CSEA for an administrative review of an existing order, or file Form 28/JF 7 in the issuing division. Modification generally needs about a 10% change or another qualifying basis (R.C. 3119.79). Local Rule XVI also lets the Court order an unemployed obligor to seek work at least 32 hours/week with weekly documented contacts reported to the CSEA.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Monroe County CSEA and a IV-D application?: The Monroe County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) is housed in the Monroe County Department of Job and Family Services at 100 Home Avenue, Woodsfield ((740) 472-1602). A IV-D application (JFS 07076) opens a child-support case so CSEA can prepare the support worksheet for free, collect support through wage withholding, distribute it, and enforce the order through license suspension, tax intercept, credit reporting, and contempt referrals.
How do I change a custody, support, or parenting-time order in Monroe County?: File a post-decree motion in the division that issued the order — the General Division for divorce/dissolution cases, the Juvenile Division for unmarried-parent cases. Use Form 27/JF 6 to change custody (which requires a change in circumstances plus a best-interest finding under R.C. 3109.04(E)), Form 26/JF 5 to change parenting time, or Form 28/JF 7 to change support. A General Division motion deposit is $60 (change of custody $100); a Juvenile reopen is $60.
How much does it cost to file a custody, parentage, or parenting-time case in Juvenile Court?: $100 for a new custody, visitation, or parentage case in the combined Probate/Juvenile Division, and $60 to reopen a closed case (Juvenile Local Rule 5). A fee waiver is available if you cannot afford it. Confirm current amounts with the Juvenile Division at (740) 472-5790.
How do unmarried parents start a custody or paternity case in Monroe County?: Under Juvenile Local Rule 1, you must first request an administrative determination of parentage from the CSEA (Monroe County DJFS, (740) 472-1602) before filing a court action to establish the parent-child relationship. Once parentage is established, file a Complaint for Allocation of Parental Rights (Form 23) in the Juvenile Division (Room 39) with the parenting affidavit and support worksheet; the new-case deposit is $100.

Free Local Resources in Monroe County

Monroe County Clerk of Courts (General Division). Current filing fees, deposit amounts, and filing instructions for divorce, dissolution, legal separation, and annulment. Clerk Beth Ann Rose, Room 26; call (740) 472-0761 before filing. The county uses the Ohio Supreme Court standardized forms and accepts e-filing through the Henschen portal (https://efile.henschen.com/).
Monroe County Combined Probate/Juvenile Division. Handles never-married-parent custody, parentage, parenting time, and child support, plus non-parent custody and adoptions, under Hon. James W. Peters in Room 39. Juvenile line (740) 472-5790; Probate line (740) 472-1654.
Monroe County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA / DJFS). Housed in the Monroe County Department of Job and Family Services at 100 Home Avenue, Woodsfield. Prepares the support worksheet for free, opens IV-D cases, runs wage withholding, distributes payments, and enforces orders. Phone (740) 472-1602.
Parenting Session — OSU Extension. The two-hour 'Helping Children Cope With Divorce' session required under Local Rule XV. Register through OSU Extension at (740) 472-0810; the fee is $10 under the rule / $15 per the Court's class page — confirm when you register.
Ohio Child Support Calculator. Run the official Ohio 2024 Income Shares child-support worksheet at https://ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov/ before any case that sets or changes support.

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