Child Support in Pickaway County

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

Pickaway County, Ohio · Circleville

Pickaway County child support is calculated under Ohio's 2024 Income Shares model and administered through Pickaway County Job & Family Services (CSEA). Support is set or changed inside a divorce, dissolution, or legal separation in the General & Domestic Relations Division (for married parents) or in the Probate & Juvenile Court (for never-married parents).

How is child support set or changed in Pickaway County, Ohio?

Child support is calculated with the official Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet (2024 Income Shares model), based on both parents' incomes, health-insurance and childcare costs, and parenting time. In a divorce, dissolution, or legal separation, support is set in the General & Domestic Relations Division; for never-married parents it is set in the Probate & Juvenile Court (Juvenile Division, (740) 474-3117) as part of a custody/paternity case (deposit $135.00). To open enforcement, apply with Pickaway County Job & Family Services (CSEA), 110 Island Road, Circleville. To change an order, file the matching motion with an updated worksheet in the court that issued it.

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: Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Division

207 South Court Street, Circleville, OH 43113
Phone: (740) 474-6026
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Website: pickawaycountyohio.gov/offices/common-pleas/

Juvenile Branch (Never-Married Parents)

Pickaway County Probate & Juvenile Court
207 South Court Street, Circleville, OH 43113
Phone: (740) 474-3117
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Child Support is the right path if…

You need to establish a first child-support order.
Your income, the other parent's income, or parenting time has changed substantially.
Health-insurance or childcare costs have changed.
You need CSEA to collect or enforce an existing order.

Filing Fees

The Ohio Child Support Calculator is free · the Probate & Juvenile Court charges $135.00 to file or reactivate a support case · the General & Domestic Relations Division post-decree deposit is $150.00. Confirm current amounts with the Juvenile Division at (740) 474-3117, the Clerk at (740) 474-5231, or Pickaway County Job & Family Services (CSEA).

Forms & Filing Packets

Establish a child-support order — Calculator free · Juvenile new-case deposit $135.00 · confirm with the court/CSEA

Run the Ohio Child Support Calculator, then open a IV-D case with Pickaway County Job & Family Services. For never-married parents, support is ordered in the Juvenile Division with the Original Complaint for Custody, Paternity or Companionship; for married parents it is set in the divorce/dissolution.

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.
Original Complaint for Custody, Paternity or Companionship — The Juvenile Division complaint that establishes parentage and asks the court to name a residential parent and legal custodian, set parenting time, and order support when the parents were never married.
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.
Probate & Juvenile Court — Juvenile forms library — The Juvenile Division's complete form library (custody, paternity, companionship, support, contempt, third-party, and grandparent/caretaker forms). Confirm you have the current version before filing.

Change an existing child-support order — Juvenile reactivate deposit $135.00 · DR post-decree deposit $150.00 · confirm with the court

File a motion to change support with an updated worksheet. In a Juvenile case use the Motion to Modify Child Support; for a divorce/dissolution order, file a post-decree motion in the General & Domestic Relations Division.

Motion to Modify Child Support — Asks the Juvenile Division to change a child-support order using an updated Ohio worksheet.
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.
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.
Post-Decree Filing Information (contempt / change of custody, visitation, support) — The Clerk's handout for post-decree motions — contempt and changes to custody, parenting time, or child support — including the $150 deposit and the courtesy-copy requirement.

How to File Child Support in Pickaway County

Run the Ohio Child Support Calculator. Use the official 2024 Income Shares worksheet with both parents' incomes, health-insurance and childcare costs, and parenting time.
Open a CSEA case. Apply with Pickaway County Job & Family Services (110 Island Road, Circleville) to establish, calculate, and enforce support.
File in the right court. Support is ordered in the General & Domestic Relations Division for married parents or the Juvenile Division for never-married parents.
Attach the required financials. File the updated worksheet and the health-insurance affidavit with any establishment or modification motion.
Let CSEA collect and enforce. Once an order exists, CSEA collects by wage withholding and can enforce through license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals.

Pickaway County Practice Notes

Child support runs through Pickaway County Job & Family Services. Pickaway County's IV-D child-support program (CSEA) is administered through Pickaway County Job & Family Services, Child Support Division, 110 Island Road, P.O. Box 610, Circleville, OH 43113. CSEA establishes parentage administratively, runs the Ohio worksheet, collects by wage withholding, and enforces orders. The skill does not list a direct CSEA phone — confirm the current number with the agency or the ODJFS local-agency directory at jfs.ohio.gov.
Juvenile Division filing deposit. The Probate & Juvenile Court charges $135.00 to file a new custody, paternity, or companionship case and $135.00 to reactivate an existing case (a modification or contempt motion). Pay by credit, debit, cash, or money order — no personal checks (only counsel may use business checks). Improperly filed paperwork is dismissed and court costs are not refunded, so the court strongly recommends counsel. Confirm current amounts at (740) 474-3117.
Published DR deposits — verify the current amount. From the Clerk's fee schedule, the deposit is $250.00 for a divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or annulment; $125.00 to file an Agreed Entry; $150.00 for a post-decree motion; $100.00 to execute on a foreign judgment; and $25.00 for a miscellaneous filing. Pay by cash, money order, attorney/business check, debit, or credit card — personal checks are not accepted. Costs over the deposit are the parties' responsibility (Local Rule 5.02). Confirm the current figures with the Clerk at (740) 474-5231 before filing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who handles child support enforcement in Pickaway County?: Pickaway County's IV-D child-support program (CSEA) is administered through Pickaway County Job & Family Services, Child Support Division, 110 Island Road, P.O. Box 610, Circleville. CSEA establishes parentage administratively, runs the Ohio worksheet, collects support by wage withholding, and enforces orders. Confirm the current direct phone with the agency or the ODJFS local-agency directory at jfs.ohio.gov.
How much does it cost to file in the Pickaway County Juvenile Division?: The Probate & Juvenile Court charges $135.00 to file a new custody, paternity, or companionship case and $135.00 to reactivate an existing case (a modification or contempt motion). Pay by credit, debit, cash, or money order — no personal checks (counsel may use business checks). Improperly filed paperwork is dismissed and court costs are not refunded. Confirm the current amount at (740) 474-3117.
Does it matter whether the parents were married in Pickaway County?: Yes — it decides which court hears your case. Married or divorcing parents resolve custody, parenting time, and child support inside their divorce, dissolution, or legal separation in the General & Domestic Relations Division. Never-married parents resolve parentage, custody, parenting time, and support in the Probate & Juvenile Court. Grandparent and other non-parent custody requests are filed in the Juvenile Division.
How do I change a Pickaway County custody, parenting time, or support order?: File the matching motion in the court that issued the order. For a divorce/dissolution order, file a post-decree motion in the General & Domestic Relations Division — the Clerk's deposit is $150.00. For a Juvenile Division order, use the court's Motion to Modify Custody, Motion to Modify Companionship Time, or Motion to Modify Child Support ($135.00 to reactivate). A custody change requires a change of circumstances under R.C. 3109.04(E); support changes usually need a 10%+ change (R.C. 3119.79).

Free Local Resources in Pickaway County

Pickaway County Clerk of Courts (General & Domestic Relations Division). Clerk Grant L. Davis, 207 South Court Street, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 280, Circleville, OH 43113; (740) 474-5231. Files all divorce, dissolution, legal separation, annulment, and adult protection-order cases. Confirm current filing deposits and procedures at https://www.pickawaycountyclerk.com/Filing-Fee-Costs.html. The original complaint that starts a case cannot be filed by e-mail (Local Rule 4.02(B)(4)); in-person or mailed filing is strongly preferred.
Pickaway County Probate & Juvenile Court. Judge Shelly R. Harsha; Magistrate Carrie L. Charles. 207 South Court Street, Circleville, OH 43113; Juvenile Division (740) 474-3117 (https://www.pickawaypjcourt.com/). Hears never-married parentage, custody, parenting time, and support, and publishes its own juvenile forms at https://www.pickawaypjcourt.com/formsJU.php. The filing/reactivation fee is $135.
Pickaway County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA). Pickaway County Job & Family Services, Child Support Division, 110 Island Road, P.O. Box 610, Circleville, OH 43113. Opens IV-D cases, runs wage withholding, distributes payments, and enforces orders. Confirm the current direct phone with the office before filing.
Ohio Legal Help. https://www.ohiolegalhelp.org/ — free, plain-English explanations and statewide court forms for divorce, custody, child support, and protection orders.

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