Krasik v. Newstate

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 1775

Syllabus

R.C. 3119.01 – R.C. 3119.04(B) – R.C. 3119.23 – CHILDREN – CHILD SUPPORT: The trial court did not err by finding that father was voluntarily underemployed and had a potential income of $80,000 under R.C. 3119.01(C)(17) after he left jobs that paid more than $80,000 to travel the world in an RV while running a small business from the back of that RV. The trial court did not abuse its discretion under R.C. 3119.04(B) by imposing a child support order despite the fact that the child lives in a wealthy household. The trial court did not err by excluding employer contributions to mother's retirement account in her gross income when calculating child support because Ohio courts have consistently rejected the notion that employer contributions to a retirement account constitute gross income for child support purposes. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by finding that employing a nanny constituted a reasonable daycare expense because the nanny enabled mother to work long, unpredictable hours. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to grant a downward deviation from the child support obligation under R.C. 3119.23 merely because mother's annual household income exceeds $1 million.