Ohio Code § 3115.602

§ 3115.602.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3115.706 of the Revised Code , a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support

order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to the appropriate

tribunal in this state: (1) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; (2) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including

any modification of the order; (3) A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement

by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage; (4) The name of the obligor and, if known, all of the following: (a) The obligor's address and social security number; (b) The name and address of the obligor's employer or other payor and any other source

of income of the obligor; (c) A description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt

from execution. (5) Except as otherwise provided in section 3115.312 of the Revised Code , the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support

payments are to be remitted. (B) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the

order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support

order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their

form. (C) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought

under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration

or later.  The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought. (D) If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall do

all of the following: (1) Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in

addition to the documents specified in this section; (2) Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any;  and (3) Specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any. (E) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately

or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification.  The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party

whose rights may be affected by the determination.