Ohio § 3115.316

§ 3115.316.

(A) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of

this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of

a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child. (B) An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or

a document incorporated by reference in any of them, which would not be excluded under

the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under penalty

of perjury by a party or witness residing outside this state. (C) A copy of the record of child-support payments certified as a true copy of the original

by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal.  The copy is evidence of facts asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether

payments were made. (D) Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, and for prenatal and postnatal

health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least ten days

before trial, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed

and that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary. (E) Documentary evidence transmitted from outside this state to a tribunal of this state

by telephone, telecopier, or other electronic means that do not provide an original

record may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission. (F) In a proceeding under this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall permit a party

or witness residing outside this state to be deposed or to testify under penalty of

perjury by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means at a designated

tribunal or other location.  A tribunal or support enforcement agency of this state shall cooperate with other

tribunals in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony. (G) If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that

the testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference

from the refusal. (H) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in

a proceeding under this chapter. (I) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and

child does not apply in a proceeding under this chapter. (J) A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true copy, is admissible

to establish parentage of the child.