Child Support in Morrow County

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

Morrow County, Ohio · Mount Gilead

Morrow County child support runs on Ohio's statewide 2024 Income Shares Model. Support can be set inside a divorce or dissolution at the Court of Common Pleas, or in the Juvenile Division for never-married parents. The Morrow County Child Support Enforcement Agency at 619 W. Marion Road collects and enforces orders through automatic wage withholding.

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

Run the Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov using both parents' incomes. For married parents, support is set inside the divorce or dissolution at the Morrow County Court of Common Pleas, 48 East High Street, Mount Gilead. For never-married parents, support is set in the Juvenile Division. To change an existing order, file the Ohio uniform Motion for Change of Child Support (SF 28 / JF 7) in the division that issued the order, or request a Morrow County CSEA administrative review. CSEA collects and enforces support through wage withholding; payment questions go to Ohio Child Support Payment Central.

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: Morrow County Court of Common Pleas

48 East High Street, Mount Gilead, OH 43338, Mount Gilead, OH 43338
Phone: (419) 947-4515
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Website: morrowcountyohio.gov/government/county_elected_officials/common_pleas_court/about_the_court.php
e-Filing: https://clerkofcourts.morrowcountyohio.gov/eservices/home.page.2

Juvenile Branch (Never-Married Parents)

Morrow County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division
48 East High Street, 3rd Floor, Mount Gilead, OH 43338, Mount Gilead, OH 43338
Phone: (419) 947-5575
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

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 has 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

DR support: set with the divorce/dissolution deposit · Juvenile support: cash deposit set by the Court · Ohio guideline used for calculating support · Confirm with the Clerk before filing

Forms & Filing Packets

Establish a new support order

Support is set with the case that decides custody — inside the divorce/dissolution for married parents, or in the Juvenile Division for never-married parents.

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.
Parenting Proceeding Affidavit (UCCJEA · R.C. 3127.23) — Lists where each child has lived for the last 5 years and with whom. Confirms Ohio's jurisdiction over custody.
IV-D Application for Child Support Services — Opens your case with Morrow County CSEA so support can be collected, tracked, and enforced through wage withholding.

Modify an existing support order

File in the division that issued the order, or ask Morrow County CSEA for an administrative review.

Motion for Change of Child Support (Ohio uniform SF 28 / JF 7) — The Ohio uniform motion used to change child support, medical support, or the tax exemption in the division 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 Morrow County

Run the Ohio child-support calculation. Use ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov to estimate the guideline amount and the health-insurance obligation.
File where your case belongs. Married parents set support inside the divorce/dissolution at the Court of Common Pleas; never-married parents file in the Juvenile Division.
Open a IV-D case with CSEA. File a IV-D application with Morrow County CSEA so support can be collected, tracked, and enforced through wage withholding.
Attend the hearing. Bring your worksheet and income documents; the magistrate or judge sets or changes the order based on the Income Shares calculation.

Morrow County Practice Notes

Pay through CSEA — never directly. Morrow County child support must be paid through CSEA or Ohio Child Support Payment Central; direct payments are treated as gifts. Reach CSEA at 619 W. Marion Road, Mount Gilead, (419) 947-9111.
Worksheet required before the hearing. A signed Ohio child-support computation worksheet must be completed and on file before the support hearing — it fixes each parent's obligation. The Court can deviate from the guideline amount for cause.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is child support calculated in Morrow County?: Morrow 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 Morrow County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), a division of Morrow County Job & Family Services at 619 W. Marion Road, Mount Gilead, (419) 947-9111, collects and enforces the order through wage withholding once it is journalized.
What does Morrow County CSEA do?: The Morrow County Child Support Enforcement Agency, a division of Morrow County Job & Family Services, 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. Reach CSEA at 619 W. Marion Road, Mount Gilead, OH 43338, (419) 947-9111. Payment questions go to Ohio Child Support Payment Central.
How much does it cost to file in Morrow County?: Morrow County charges a flat divorce deposit of $400 (the same with or without children) and a flat dissolution deposit of $275. Legal separation and annulment are filed on the divorce-type deposit; protection-order (DVCPO) petitions carry no filing fee to the petitioner. Juvenile and Probate matters are taken on a cash-deposit basis set by the Court. If you cannot afford the deposit, file the Ohio Civil Fee Waiver Affidavit and Order. Pay the Clerk of Courts, Legal Division, Room 6, 48 East High Street, (419) 947-2085.
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.

Free Local Resources in Morrow County

Morrow County Common Pleas Court Forms. Local checklists, packets, and links to the Ohio uniform forms for divorce, dissolution, custody, support, and protection orders at morrowcountyohio.gov (Common Pleas Court Forms page). 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.
Seminar for Separating Parents. Morrow County's court-approved parenting education program required under Local Rule 1 for parents of minor children. Most parents complete an approved online class such as Children in Between and file the Certificate of Completion before the final hearing.
Morrow County Mediation Department. Court mediation with mediator Kathy Nicolosi at 80 North Walnut Street, Suite F, Mount Gilead, (419) 947-9535, can help parents resolve parenting and other disputes outside a contested hearing.

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