l_136_1493
136th
General
Assembly
Regular
Session
.
B
.
No
.
2
0
25
-
2
0
26
To
amend
sections
2705.031, 3107.15, 3109.05, 1
3109.051, 3113.31,
and
5153.16
and
to
enact
2
section
3109.111
of
the
Revised
C
ode
regarding
3
minor
siblings
seeking
companionship
or
4
visitation
rights
with
minor
siblings
.5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
OHIO:
Section 1.
That
sections
2705.031, 3107.15, 3109.05, 6
3109.051, 3113.31,
and
5153.16
be
amended
and
section
3109.111 7
of
the
Revised
C
ode
be
enacted
to
read
as
follows
:8
Sec. 2705.031.
(A) A
s
used
in
this
section
, "
Title
IV
-D 9
case
"
has
the
same
meaning
as
in
section
3125.01
of
the
Revised
10
C
ode
. 11
(B)(1) A
ny
party
who
has
a
legal
claim
to
any
support
12
ordered
for
a
child
,
spouse
,
or
former
spouse
may
initiate
a
13
contempt
action
for
failure
to
pay
the
support
.
In
Title
IV
-D 14
cases
,
the
contempt
action
for
failure
to
pay
support
also
may
15
be
initiated
by
an
attorney
retained
by
the
party
who
has
the
16
legal
claim
,
the
prosecuting
attorney
,
or
an
attorney
of
the
17
department
of
job
and
family
services
or
the
child
support
18
enforcement
agency
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(2) A
ny
parent
who
is
granted
parenting
time
rights
under
a
parenting
time
order
or
decree
issued
pursuant
to
section
3109.051
or
3109.12
of
the
Revised
C
ode
,
any
person
who
is
granted
visitation
rights
under
a
visitation
order
or
decree
issued
pursuant
to
section
3109.051, 3109.11, 3109.111,
or
3109.12
of
the
Revised
C
ode
or
pursuant
to
any
other
provision
of
the
Revised
C
ode
,
or
any
other
person
who
is
subject
to
any
parenting
time
or
visitation
order
or
decree
,
may
initiate
a
contempt
action
for
a
failure
to
comply
with
,
or
an
interference
with
,
the
order
or
decree
.
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21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
(C)
In
any
contempt
action
initiated
pursuant
to
division
30
(B)
of
this
section
,
the
accused
shall
appear
upon
the
summons
31
and
order
to
appear
that
is
issued
by
the
court
.
The
summons
32
shall
include
all
of
the
following
:33
(1)
Notice
that
failure
to
appear
may
result
in
the
34
issuance
of
an
order
of
arrest
,
and
in
cases
involving
alleged
35
failure
to
pay
support
,
the
issuance
of
an
order
for
the
payment
36
of
support
by
withholding
an
amount
from
the
personal
earnings
37
of
the
accused
or
by
withholding
or
deducting
an
amount
from
38
some
other
asset
of
the
accused
;39
(2)
Notice
that
the
accused
has
a
right
to
counsel
,
and
40
that
if
indigent
,
the
accused
must
apply
for
a
public
defender
41
or
court
appointed
counsel
within
three
business
days
after
42
receipt
of
the
summons
;43
(3)
Notice
that
the
court
may
refuse
to
grant
a
44
continuance
at
the
time
of
the
hearing
for
the
purpose
of
the
45
accused
obtaining
counsel
,
if
the
accused
fails
to
make
a
good
46
faith
effort
to
retain
counsel
or
to
obtain
a
public
defender
;47
(4)
Notice
of
the
potential
penalties
that
could
be
48
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(B)
The
juvenile
court
has
exclusive
jurisdiction
to
enter
the
orders
in
any
case
certified
to
it
from
another
court
.
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7
168
169
(C)
If
any
person
required
to
pay
child
support
under
an
170
order
made
under
division
(A)
of
this
section
on
or
after
A
pril
171
15, 1985,
or
modified
on
or
after
D
ecember
1, 1986,
is
found
in
172
contempt
of
court
for
failure
to
make
support
payments
under
the
173
order
,
the
court
that
makes
the
finding
,
in
addition
to
any
174
other
penalty
or
remedy
imposed
,
shall
assess
all
court
costs
175
arising
out
of
the
contempt
proceeding
against
the
person
and
176
require
the
person
to
pay
any
reasonable
attorney
’
s
fees
of
any
177
adverse
party
,
as
determined
by
the
court
,
that
arose
in
178
relation
to
the
act
of
contempt
and
,
on
or
after
July
1, 1992, 179
shall
assess
interest
on
any
unpaid
amount
of
child
support
180
pursuant
to
section
3123.17
of
the
Revised
C
ode
.181
(D)
The
court
shall
not
authorize
or
permit
the
escrowing
, 182
impoundment
,
or
withholding
of
any
child
support
payment
ordered
183
under
this
section
or
any
other
section
of
the
Revised
C
ode
184
because
of
a
denial
of
or
interference
with
a
right
of
parenting
185
time
granted
to
a
parent
in
an
order
issued
under
this
section
186
or
section
3109.051
or
3109.12
of
the
Revised
C
ode
or
187
companionship
or
visitation
granted
in
an
order
issued
under
188
this
section
,
section
3109.051, 3109.11, 3109.111,
3109.12,
or
189
any
other
section
of
the
Revised
C
ode
,
or
as
a
method
of
190
enforcing
the
specific
provisions
of
any
such
order
dealing
with
191
parenting
time
or
visitation
.192
Sec. 3109.051.
(A)
If
a
divorce
,
dissolution
,
legal
193
separation
,
or
annulment
proceeding
involves
a
child
and
if
the
194
court
has
not
issued
a
shared
parenting
decree
,
the
court
shall
195
consider
any
mediation
report
filed
pursuant
to
section
3109.052 196
of
the
Revised
C
ode
and
,
in
accordance
with
division
(C)
of
this
197