In re M.P.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5223

Syllabus

Juvenile court; child support; amount; potential income; voluntarily underemployed; imputed income; criteria; statutory requirements; reasons; sound reasoning; Juv.R. 40(D); R.C. Ch. 3119; R.C. 3119.05(A); R.C. 3119.01(C)(18)(a); objections; magistrate's decision; hearing. Reversed the decision of the juvenile court and remanded the matter for a hearing on the issue of child support. The juvenile court did not evaluate the relevant statutory criteria under R.C. 3119.01(C)(18), and there was not sufficient information in the record from which to ascertain whether the juvenile court's decision for imputing potential income to the child's father was the product of a sound reasoning process. A juvenile court is permitted to conduct a hearing when ruling on objections to a magistrate's decision.