OHIO Part 34

What if a parent doesn't make his or her child support payments?

Initially, if a person fails to make his/her child support payments as ordered, the court can find that person in contempt of court. If found in contempt, the obligor can be ordered to pay the costs of the contempt hearing, including attorney fees. and can be ordered to jail under certain circumstances. If the obligor continually fails to pay child support (or spousal support), that parent can be charged criminally with penalties, including prison time.