Ohio § 3111.13

§ 3111.13.

(A) The judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the

parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes. (B) If the judgment or order of the court is at variance with the child's birth record,

the court may order that a new birth record be issued under section 3111.18 of the Revised Code . (C) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the judgment or order may contain,

at the request of a party and if not prohibited under federal law, any other provision

directed against the appropriate party to the proceeding, concerning the duty of support,

the payment of all or any part of the reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy

and confinement, the furnishing of bond or other security for the payment of the judgment,

or any other matter in the best interest of the child.  After entry of the judgment or order, the father may petition that he be designated

the residential parent and legal custodian of the child or for parenting time rights

in a proceeding separate from any action to establish paternity.  Additionally, if the mother is unmarried, the father may file a complaint requesting

the granting of reasonable parenting time rights, and the parents of the father, any

relative of the father, the parents of the mother, and any relative of the mother

may file a complaint requesting the granting of reasonable companionship or visitation

rights, with the child pursuant to section 3109.12 of the Revised Code . The judgment or order shall contain any provision required by section 3111.14 of the Revised Code . (D) Support judgments or orders ordinarily shall be for periodic payments that may vary

in amount.  In the best interest of the child, the purchase of an annuity may be ordered in

lieu of periodic payments of support if the purchase agreement provides that any remaining

principal will be transferred to the ownership and control of the child on the child's

attainment of the age of majority. (E) In determining the amount to be paid by a parent for support of the child and the

period during which the duty of support is owed, a court enforcing the obligation

of support shall comply with Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised

Code. (F)(1) Any court that makes or modifies an order for child support under this section shall

comply with Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code.  If any person required to pay child support under an order made under this section

on or after April 15, 1985, or modified on or after December 1, 1986, is found in

contempt of court for failure to make support payments under the order, the court

that makes the finding, in addition to any other penalty or remedy imposed, shall

assess all court costs arising out of the contempt proceeding against the person and

require the person to pay any reasonable attorney's fees of any adverse party, as

determined by the court, that arose in relation to the act of contempt. (2) When a court determines whether to require a parent to pay an amount for that parent's

failure to support a child prior to the date the court issues an order requiring that

parent to pay an amount for the current support of that child, it shall consider all

relevant factors, including, but not limited to, any monetary contribution either

parent of the child made to the support of the child prior to the court issuing the

order requiring the parent to pay an amount for the current support of the child. (3)(a) A court shall not require a parent to pay an amount for that parent's failure to

support a child prior to the date the court issues an order requiring that parent

to pay an amount for the current support of that child or to pay all or any part of

the reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy and confinement, if both of the

following apply: (i) At the time of the initial filing of an action to determine the existence of the

parent and child relationship with respect to that parent, the child was over three

years of age. (ii) Prior to the initial filing of an action to determine the existence of the parent

and child relationship with respect to that parent, the alleged father had no knowledge

and had no reason to have knowledge of his alleged paternity of the child. (b) For purposes of division (F)(4)(a)(ii) of this section, the mother of the child may

establish that the alleged father had or should have had knowledge of the paternity

of the child by showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that she performed a

reasonable and documented effort to contact and notify the alleged father of his paternity

of the child. (c) A party is entitled to obtain modification of an existing order for arrearages under

this division regardless of whether the judgment, court order, or administrative support

order from which relief is sought was issued prior to, on, or after October 27, 2000. (G) As used in this section, “ birth record ” has the same meaning as in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code . (H) Unless the court has reason to believe that a person named in the order is a potential

victim of domestic violence, any order issued pursuant to this section finding the

existence of a parent and child relationship shall contain the full names, addresses,

and social security numbers of the mother and father of the child and the full name

and address of the child.