Section 5121.21. Recovery of payments by relatives

If payment of any amount due the state under the provisions of Chapter 5121. of the Revised Code is made on account of a resident by any liable relative, as defined in division (A) of section 5121.06 of the Revised Code, such relative may recover the following amounts from the following persons; provided, that in no event may such relative recover in total more than such relative has paid the state, and provided, that in no event is the person from whom recovery is sought obliged to pay at a rate of support higher than such person would have paid had the state proceeded directly against such person:

(A) Any liable person may recover from the resident, the resident's guardian, or from the executor or administrator of the resident's estate the full amount of payment made by such liable relative.

(B) Any liable relative may recover from the resident's spouse the full amount of payment made by such liable relative.

(C) A minor resident's mother may recover from such minor resident's father one-half of the amount of payment made by such mother.

(D) Any liable relative, other than the resident's spouse and other than a minor resident's parent, may recover from such resident's adult sons and daughters as are liable under division (A)(4) of section 5121.06 of the Revised Code, the full amount of payment made by such liable relative; provided, that there may be recovered from each such son or daughter only such proportion of the total payment as the figure one bears to the total number of such adult sons and daughters.

(E) An adult resident's mother may recover from an adult resident's father one-half of the amount of payment made by such mother.

Effective Date: 04-09-1981; 01-01-2006