3115.12 Commencing proceedings.

3115.12 Commencing proceedings.

An individual or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under sections 3115.01 to 3115.59 of the Revised Code by filing a complaint in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a complaint or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendant.

Effective Date: 01-01-1998