If the court awards Ohio Shared Parenting, does that automatically mean that neither party pays child support?
No. The same child support worksheet is used to calculate support for sole custody and shared parenting cases. However, if the parties agree to lower child support, and the court approves lower child support, and finds it to be in the best interest of the children, child support may be lower than ohio child support guidelines. Q. How does the court decide whether shared parenting is in the best interest of the children? Ohio law requires to court to consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the factors stated in Ohio Revised Code section 3109.04(F)(1) and all of the following factors: • The ability of the parents to cooperate and make decisions jointly, with respect to the children; • The ability of each parent to encourage the sharing of love, affection, and contact between the child and the other parent; • Any history of, or potential for, child abuse, spouse abuse, other domestic violence, or parental kidnapping by either parent; • The geographic proximity of the
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