Enacts the Sam Knisley Family Support Act, requiring child maintenance payments for minor children of victims in certain felony cases.

The Sam Knisley Family Support Act amends Ohio law to require courts to order child maintenance payments for minor children of victims in specific felony cases. For felony violations of certain sections, courts must order child maintenance until the child reaches eighteen. The offender must pay these amounts to the child's surviving parent, legal custodian, or guardian. The court calculates the amount based on the basic child support schedule. The bill also allows child maintenance to be awarded in wrongful death actions when the offender is deceased. The act is named in honor of Sam Knisley.

Enacts the Sam Knisley Family Support Act, requiring child maintenance payments for minor children of victims in certain felony cases.

The Sam Knisley Family Support Act amends Ohio law to require courts to order child maintenance payments for minor children of victims in specific felony cases. For felony violations of certain sections, courts must order child maintenance until the child reaches eighteen. The offender must pay these amounts to the child's surviving parent, legal custodian, or guardian. The court calculates the amount based on the basic child support schedule. The bill also allows child maintenance to be awarded in wrongful death actions when the offender is deceased. The act is named in honor of Sam Knisley.