Practical Advice for Parents Post-Ohio Supreme Court Ayers v Ayers Child Support Decision
What Legal Professionals Need to Know About the Ohio Supreme Court Ayers v. Ayers Child Support Decision
On May 15, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court Ayers v. Ayers child support decision reversed the judgment of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and remanded the issue to the trial court. The issue on appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court Ayers v. Ayers child support decision was whether the Court must infer that the domestic-relations court made a proper determination of a parent’s voluntary unemployment when it was silent in its decision on that issue, but nonetheless imputed potential income to a parent for the computation of child support.
It is rare that the Supreme Court of Ohio decides cases pertaining to matters of divorce and child support, making the importance of this decision noteworthy in the realm of Ohio Family Law.
Prior Requirements of Ohio Appellate Districts:
There are 12 appellate districts in Ohio. These districts have historically varied as to whether they require domestic relations courts to expressly include a finding of voluntary unemployment to impute income to that person when calculating child support in a divorce. … Read More... “The Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies What a Divorce Court Must Find for a Party to be Found to Be Voluntarily Unemployed for Support Purposes”