text: does anyone have any clue about child support laws? can they take a house if a person is paying their child support?  if they are paying a court order for back child support?  i want my boyfriends name on a house we are buying but he doesn't want it taken by the state.  i am in ohio.  so ohio laws would apply.  please serious answers only.  thanks. if you're about to buy a house, you should make the small investment of time and money to get a consultation from a lawyer in your jurisdiction.  why take the chance of getting a wrong answer here and losing your house down the line?