Child Support in Richland County

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

Richland County, Ohio · Mansfield

Richland County child support is computed under Ohio's Income Shares model (R.C. Chapter 3119) and handled through the Domestic Relations Court and the county CSEA. Whether you're setting support for the first time or asking to change an existing order, the court uses the Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet plus Richland's local support-language and medical-support forms.

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

Support is computed under R.C. Chapter 3119 using the Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet. Attach Richland's mandatory support-language form (Form 15.00 no-deviation / Form 16.00 deviation) and the Medical Child Support Order (Form 09.00), and file a Title IV-D Application (JFS-07076) to open CSEA services. A first order rides with a divorce, dissolution, or parentage case; to change an existing order, file a Motion for Change of Child Support (SF 28/JF 7) as a post-decree motion (county fee $300). New child-support-only matters use the DR Court's Child Support Only checklist.

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: Richland County Domestic Relations Court

50 Park Ave. East, Third Floor, Mansfield, OH 44902-1861
Phone: (419) 774-5573
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Website: www.richlandcountyoh.gov/departments/domesticrelations

Child Support is the right path if…

You need a first child-support order, or to change an existing one.
There has been a change in income, parenting time, or the children's needs.
You want IV-D enforcement services opened through the Richland County CSEA.
You can provide income, health-insurance, and childcare information for the worksheet.

Filing Fees

$300 post-decree motion to change support · Motion to Compel $125 · fee waiver via Form 01.00 · confirm current amounts with the Clerk of Courts at (419) 774-3526

Forms & Filing Packets

Set a first child-support order — Confirm the deposit with the Clerk (rides with the underlying case)

Run the Ohio worksheet and file with the local support-language form, the Medical Child Support Order, and a IV-D application. Use the Child Support Only checklist where support is the only issue.

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.
Mandatory Language for Child Support — No Deviation (Richland Form 15.00) — Required child-support language for orders with no deviation from the guideline amount (Form 16.00 covers a deviation).
Medical Child Support Order (Richland Form 09.00) — The order allocating health-insurance and medical-expense responsibility for the children.
Title IV-D Application (JFS-07076) — Opens IV-D child-support enforcement services through the Richland County CSEA (scheduling: Rhiannon Wright, 419-774-5692).
Child Support Only pleadings checklist — Confirms the complete child-support-only filing packet.

Change an existing support order — $300 post-decree motion

File a Motion for Change of Child Support (SF 28) with an updated worksheet and the local support-language and medical-support forms.

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.
Mandatory Language for Child Support — No Deviation (Richland Form 15.00) — Required child-support language for orders with no deviation from the guideline amount (Form 16.00 covers a deviation).
Medical Child Support Order (Richland Form 09.00) — The order allocating health-insurance and medical-expense responsibility for the children.
Title IV-D Application (JFS-07076) — Opens IV-D child-support enforcement services through the Richland County CSEA (scheduling: Rhiannon Wright, 419-774-5692).

How to File Child Support in Richland County

Gather financials. Collect income, health-insurance, and childcare figures for both parents.
Run the Ohio worksheet. Complete the Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet to get the guideline amount under R.C. Chapter 3119.
Add the local forms. Attach Richland's support-language form (15.00 or 16.00) and the Medical Child Support Order (Form 09.00), and file a IV-D application to open CSEA services.
File the right pleading. Set a first order with the underlying case (or the Child Support Only checklist), or file a Motion for Change of Child Support (SF 28) to modify ($300).

Richland County Practice Notes

Richland's local support-language and medical forms. Richland requires its mandatory child-support language form — Form 15.00 (no deviation) or Form 16.00 (deviation) — and the Medical Child Support Order (Form 09.00) with support orders. The Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet drives the guideline amount under R.C. Chapter 3119.
CSEA and the IV-D application. File the Title IV-D Application (JFS-07076) to open enforcement services through the Richland County CSEA (scheduling: Rhiannon Wright, 419-774-5692). A modification requires a change of circumstances under R.C. 3119.79.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I open a child-support (IV-D) case in Richland County?: File the Title IV-D Application (JFS-07076) to open enforcement services through the Richland County CSEA (scheduling: Rhiannon Wright, 419-774-5692). Support is computed under R.C. Chapter 3119 using the Ohio Child Support Computation Worksheet, with the local support-language forms (15.00 no-deviation / 16.00 deviation) and the Medical Child Support Order (Form 09.00).
How much does it cost to file in the Richland County DR Court?: Published DR cash deposits include $450 for a divorce, dissolution, legal separation, annulment, paternity, or allocation-of-parental-rights complaint; $200 for a counterclaim; $300 for a reallocation, parenting-time, contempt, or other post-decree motion; $250 each to register a foreign decree or support order; $125 for a motion to compel; $50 for a process server; and $20 for a Notice of Intent to Relocate. A DVCPO has no filing fee. These are deposits against costs, not the total cost of a case — confirm the current schedule with the Clerk. If you can't afford the deposit, file the fee-waiver Application (Form 01.00). Pay through the Clerk or PayGov, not a third-party app.
How do I change custody after a Richland County decree?: File a Motion for Reallocation of Parental Rights/Custody in your existing DR case (county fee $300; statewide motion SF 27/JF 6). To change custody you must show a change in circumstances and that the change serves the child's best interest (R.C. 3109.04(E)). Richland publishes a separate Post-Decree Custody pleadings checklist for these matters.
Which court hears family-law cases in Richland County, Ohio?: Almost all of them go to the Richland County Domestic Relations Court (Judge Beth Owens; Chief Magistrate Brian Kellogg) at 50 Park Ave. East, Third Floor, Mansfield, (419) 774-5573. The DR Court hears divorce, dissolution, legal separation, annulment, civil domestic-violence (DVCPO), parentage/paternity, allocation of parental rights (custody), parenting time, non-parent custody, and all post-decree matters — even for never-married parents. The separate Juvenile Court handles only abuse/neglect/dependency (CPS), delinquency, unruly, and truancy. A Civil Stalking Protection Order (non-household) is filed in the General Division, not the DR Court.

Free Local Resources in Richland County

Richland County Clerk of Courts. Handles filing and e-filing for the Common Pleas Court, including Domestic Relations. Clerk Heidi Ewing · (419) 774-3526 · https://www.richlandcourtsoh.us/clerkHome.php. All civil case types e-file through the Clerk's CourtView eAccess portal (available since June 1, 2023); online payments run through PayGov on the Clerk's ePayments page. Confirm current deposits and packet requirements before filing.
Richland County DR Court Forms, Fees & Local Rules. Official Domestic Relations forms, fee schedule, pleadings checklists, and the 2026 Local Rules. Forms: https://www.richlandcountyoh.gov/departments/domesticrelations/domesticforms · Fees: https://www.richlandcountyoh.gov/departments/domesticrelations/courtfees · Pleadings checklists: https://www.richlandcountyoh.gov/departments/domesticrelations/procedureinformationlinks · Self-represented help: https://www.richlandcountyoh.gov/departments/domesticrelations/proceedingwithoutanattorney.
Richland County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA). Richland County's IV-D agency opens child-support cases, runs wage withholding, distributes payments, and enforces orders. CSEA scheduling at the DR Court: Rhiannon Wright · (419) 774-5692. File a Title IV-D Application (JFS-07076) when establishing or modifying support.
Legal Aid & Ohio Legal Help. Free and low-cost legal information for Richland County residents who cannot afford an attorney. Legal Aid: https://www.richlandcourtsoh.us/legalAid.php · Ohio Legal Help: https://www.richlandcourtsoh.us/legalHelp.php. If you can't afford the filing deposit, ask the Clerk about an Affidavit of Indigency (fee waiver) under Ohio Civil Rule 3(E).

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