Ohio Code § 3121.01

§ 3121.01.

As used in this chapter: (A) “Administrative child support order,” “child support order,” “court child support

order,” “court support order,” “obligee,” “obligor,” “personal earnings,” and “support

order” have the same meanings as in section 3119.01 of the Revised Code . (B) “ Default ” means any failure to pay under a support order that is an amount greater than or

equal to the amount of support payable under the support order for one month. (C) “ Financial institution ” means a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union, or a regulated investment

company or mutual fund. (D) “ Income ” means any form of monetary payment, including personal earnings;  workers' compensation

payments;  unemployment compensation benefits to the extent permitted by, and in accordance

with, sections 3121.07 and 4141.284 of the Revised Code , and federal law governing the department of job and family services;  pensions;

 annuities;  allowances;  private or governmental retirement benefits;  disability

or sick pay;  insurance proceeds;  lottery prize awards;  federal, state, or local

government benefits to the extent that the benefits can be withheld or deducted under

the law governing the benefits;  any form of trust fund or endowment;  lump sum payments,

including a one-time pay supplement of one hundred fifty dollars or more paid under section 124.183 of the Revised Code ;  and any other payment in money. (E) “ Payor ” means any person or entity that pays or distributes income to an obligor, including

an obligor if the obligor is self-employed;  an employer;  an employer paying an obligor's

workers' compensation benefits;  the public employees retirement board;  the governing

entity of a municipal retirement system;  the board of trustees of the Ohio police

and fire pension fund;  the state teachers retirement board;  the school employees

retirement board;  the state highway patrol retirement board;  a provider, as defined

in section 3305.01 of the Revised Code ;  the bureau of workers' compensation;  or any other person or entity other than

the department of job and family services with respect to unemployment compensation

benefits paid pursuant to Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code.