Child Support in Preble County

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

Preble County, Ohio · Eaton

Ohio sets child support with the statewide 2024 Income Shares Model — there is no Preble County formula. Where you file depends on your situation: married or divorcing parents handle support inside their Common Pleas case, never-married parents through the Juvenile Court or the Preble County CSEA, and existing orders are changed by a post-decree motion in the court that issued them.

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

Run the official Ohio 2024 Income Shares worksheet at ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov with both parents' gross incomes, parenting time, health-insurance, and child-care costs, then file the signed worksheet with your support pleadings. Married/divorcing parents set support inside their Common Pleas case ((937) 456-8160); never-married parents establish parentage and support through the Juvenile Court ((937) 456-8136) or the Preble County CSEA ((937) 456-1499). To change an existing order, file Form 28 in the court that issued it. The CSEA collects and enforces support through wage withholding once the order is journalized.

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: Preble County Court of Common Pleas — General Division (Domestic Relations)

101 East Main Street, 3rd Floor, Eaton, OH 45320
Phone: (937) 456-8160
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Website: preblecountyohio.net
e-Filing: https://pa.preblecountyohio.net/eservices/

Juvenile Branch (Never-Married Parents)

Preble County Juvenile & Probate Court
101 East Main Street, 2nd Floor, Eaton, OH 45320
Phone: (937) 456-8136
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (closed national holidays)

Child Support is the right path if…

You need a new child-support order, or to change or enforce an existing one.
You want the order based on the official Ohio 2024 Income Shares worksheet.
You're a never-married parent who needs support through the Juvenile Court or CSEA.
You're a married/divorcing parent setting support inside your Common Pleas case.
You need wage withholding, medical support, or enforcement through the CSEA.

Filing Fees

Married/divorcing: support is set inside the Common Pleas case ($400/$500 DR deposit) · never-married: confirm the Juvenile Court deposit at (937) 456-8136 · the CSEA ((937) 456-1499) opens IV-D cases and enforces orders · child support uses the statewide 2024 Income Shares Model

Forms & Filing Packets

Support inside a divorce, dissolution, or legal separation — Set inside the divorce/dissolution case ($400/$500 DR deposit)

Married or divorcing parents set support inside their Common Pleas case using the Ohio 2024 worksheet and the health-insurance affidavit. Deposit follows the Domestic Relations schedule ($400/$500).

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.
Affidavit of Income & Expenses (Ohio SC Affidavit 1) — Income, expenses, and basic financial information. Each party files their own. Must be notarized.

Support for never-married parents (Juvenile Court / CSEA) — Confirm the Juvenile Court deposit at (937) 456-8136

Establish parentage if needed, then ask the Juvenile Court for a support order or open a IV-D case with the Preble County CSEA. The Juvenile Court sets its own deposit — confirm at (937) 456-8136.

Complaint for Allocation of Parental Rights & Responsibilities (Ohio SC Form 23) — Asks the Juvenile Branch to name a residential parent and legal custodian and set a parenting-time schedule when the parents were never married.
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.
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.

Changing an existing support order — Confirm the motion deposit with the issuing court

File Form 28 (change of child support, medical support, or tax exemption) in the court that issued the order, with a fresh worksheet showing the change of circumstances.

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 the court sets or changes support.

How to File Child Support in Preble County

Run the Ohio worksheet. Use ohiochildsupportcalculator.ohio.gov with both parents' incomes, parenting time, health-insurance, and child-care costs; print and sign it.
Pick the right court or agency. Married/divorcing parents set support inside their Common Pleas case; never-married parents file in the Juvenile Court or open a IV-D case with the Preble County CSEA.
File the worksheet and affidavits. File the signed worksheet with the health-insurance affidavit and (for new cases) the supporting pleadings; to change an order, file Form 28 in the issuing court.
Let the CSEA collect and enforce. Once journalized, the order is collected by wage withholding and enforced by the CSEA through tools like license suspension, tax intercept, and contempt referrals.

Preble County Practice Notes

Preble County CSEA and child-support payments. The Preble County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), 1500 Park Avenue, Eaton, OH 45320, (937) 456-1499, opens IV-D cases, can establish paternity administratively (with genetic testing if needed), runs the Ohio Income Shares calculation, and enforces orders. Support payments run through the Ohio Child Support Payment Central. Contact the CSEA for payment details.
Juvenile Court filings use the Juvenile Court's own fees. Custody, parenting time, parentage, and child support for never-married parents are filed in the separate Juvenile & Probate Court (Hon. Jenifer K. Overmyer; Magistrate K. Brent Copeland), not the Domestic Relations deposit schedule above. Confirm the current parentage/custody/support deposit, any genetic-testing cost, and any GAL deposit with the Juvenile Court at (937) 456-8136.
Two separate courts: Common Pleas (Domestic Relations) and Juvenile. Preble County runs two separate family-law courts in the Preble County Courthouse, 101 East Main Street, Eaton. The Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Domestic Relations) on the 3rd floor (Hon. Stephen R. Bruns, Magistrate Erica J. Gordon, Clerk of Courts Shonda Haynes, (937) 456-8160) handles divorce, dissolution, legal separation, and annulment — plus the custody, parenting time, and support that travel with them for married or divorcing parents. The separate Juvenile & Probate Court on the 2nd floor (Hon. Jenifer K. Overmyer, Magistrate K. Brent Copeland, Juvenile (937) 456-8136) handles paternity, custody, parenting time, and support for never-married parents, and non-parent custody.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is child support calculated in Preble County?: Preble 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 Preble County CSEA ((937) 456-1499) collects and enforces the order through wage withholding once it is journalized.
What does the Preble County CSEA do?: The Preble County Child Support Enforcement Agency opens IV-D cases, can establish paternity administratively (with genetic testing if needed), runs the Ohio Income Shares calculation, collects support by automatic wage withholding, distributes it, and enforces orders. Reach the CSEA at 1500 Park Avenue, Eaton, OH 45320, (937) 456-1499. Support payments run through the Ohio Child Support Payment Central.
How much does it cost to file a custody, parentage, or support case in the Juvenile Court?: The Preble County Juvenile & Probate Court sets its own deposits, separate from the Domestic Relations schedule. Confirm the current deposit for a parentage, custody, or support filing — and any genetic-testing or GAL deposit — with the Juvenile Court at (937) 456-8136. A party who cannot afford the deposit may ask the court about an indigence/poverty affidavit.
How do I change a custody, support, or parenting-time order in Preble County?: File a post-decree motion in the same court that issued the order — the Court of Common Pleas General Division ((937) 456-8160) for divorce/dissolution/legal-separation cases, or the Juvenile Court ((937) 456-8136) for never-married-parent cases. Use the Ohio uniform motions (Form 26 to change parenting time, Form 27 to change custody — which requires a change in circumstances plus a best-interest finding under R.C. 3109.04(E), and Form 28 to change child support). The Court may also order the Seminar for Separating Parents with a post-decree custody or parenting-time motion.
Do I file in Common Pleas or the Juvenile Court in Preble County?: If you are married to (or were married to) the other parent, custody, parenting time, and child support are decided inside your divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or annulment in the Court of Common Pleas, General Division ((937) 456-8160). If you were never married, parentage, custody, parenting time, and support are handled by the separate Preble County Juvenile & Probate Court (Hon. Jenifer K. Overmyer; Magistrate K. Brent Copeland), (937) 456-8136. Grandparent and other non-parent custody requests are filed in the Juvenile Court.

Free Local Resources in Preble County

Preble County Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations). Local forms, the Model Parenting Time Schedule, the Standard Parenting Time Order, and filing information for divorce, dissolution, legal separation, annulment, custody, support, and protection orders at https://preblecountyohio.net. E-filing is required (pro se filers may file on paper); the Clerk of Courts (Shonda Haynes, (937) 456-8160) handles intake at 101 East Main Street, 3rd Floor, Eaton. Court staff cannot give legal advice or complete forms.
Preble County Juvenile & Probate Court. Handles never-married-parent parentage, custody, parenting time, and child support, plus non-parent custody, at 101 East Main Street, 2nd Floor, Eaton (Hon. Jenifer K. Overmyer; Magistrate K. Brent Copeland). Juvenile Court (937) 456-8136; Probate Court (937) 456-8137. Website https://prebleohiojuvenileprobate.org. Confirm current deposits and genetic-testing costs with the court.
Preble County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA). Opens IV-D cases, establishes paternity administratively, runs the Ohio Income Shares calculation, collects support by wage withholding, and enforces orders. Located at 1500 Park Avenue, Eaton, OH 45320; phone (937) 456-1499. Support payments run through the Ohio Child Support Payment Central.
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.
Child abuse / neglect hotline. Report suspected child abuse or neglect to Preble County Job & Family Services — Children Services at 1500 Park Avenue, Eaton: 24-hour hotline (937) 456-1135, Option 1. Statewide hotline 1-855-642-4453 (1-855-O-H-CHILD), 24/7. In an emergency, call 911.

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