OHIO Part 42

Jurisdiction to Enforce Alimony

In general, if the parties no longer live in the same state, establishing a court's power to enforce an alimony order can be questionable or difficult. However, a court in the recipient spouse's state will enforce an alimony order when:

    The payor-spouse has been ordered to pay a lump sum of money as alimony and has not done so, or

    The payor-spouse has not made alimony installment payments as ordered by a court, such as monthly payments, and so the payor-spouse is in "arrears"