As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 583 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES WILLIAMS-COUGHLIN-ROMAN 8
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A B I L L
To amend section 2301.03 of the Revised Code to 11
specify that, in Summit County, jurisdiction over 12
paternity, custody, visitation, child support,
and allocation of parental rights and 13
responsibilities for the care of children cases, 14
over post-decree proceedings arising from those
cases, and over Uniform Interstate Family Support 15
Act proceedings generally is in the Domestic 16
Relations Division of the Summit County Court of
Common Pleas and to declare an emergency. 17
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 19
Section 1. That section 2301.03 of the Revised Code be 21
amended to read as follows: 22
Sec. 2301.03. (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the 31
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, 32
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2, 33
1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, 34
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same 35
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of 36
Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of 37
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They 38
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all 39
cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage 40
proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which 41
the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution 42
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be 43
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assigned to them. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the 44
judge who is senior in point of service shall serve on the 46
children services board and the county advisory board and shall 47
be the administrator of the domestic relations division and its 48
subdivisions and departments.
(B)(1) In Hamilton county, the judge of the court of 50
common pleas, whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and 51
successors, and the judge of the court of common pleas, whose 52
term begins on February 14, 1967, and successors, shall be the 53
juvenile judges as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, 54
with the powers and jurisdiction conferred by that chapter. 55
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 57
begin on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and 58
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the 59
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall 60
have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 61
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or 62
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of 63
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the 64
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of 65
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a 66
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are 67
unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the 69
division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges 70
of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible 71
after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of 72
domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The 73
term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of 74
the first day of August of the year in which the administrative 75
judge is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is 77
elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court 80
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the 81
administrative judge's successor is elected in the following 82
year. 83
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In addition to the judge's regular duties, the 85
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations shall 87
be the administrator of the domestic relations division and its 88
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the 89
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the 90
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating 91
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 92
cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judges 93
in the discharge of their various duties. 94
The administrative judge of the division of domestic 96
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense 97
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 98
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its 99
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those 100
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include 101
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 102
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 103
and counseling and conciliation services that may be made 104
available to persons requesting them, whether or not the persons 105
are parties to an action pending in the division. 106
The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum 108
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses 109
of the division of domestic relations, including reasonable 110
expenses of the domestic relations judges and the division 111
counselors and other employees designated to conduct the 112
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of 113
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and 114
counseling, and all matters relating to those cases and 115
counseling, and the expenses involved in the attendance of 116
division personnel at domestic relations and welfare conferences 117
designated by the division, and the further sum each year as will 118
provide for the adequate operation of the division of domestic 119
relations. 120
The compensation and expenses of all employees and the 122
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salary and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county 123
treasurer from the money appropriated for the operation of the 124
division, upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by 125
the administrative judge of the division of domestic relations. 126
The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other 128
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff 129
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or 130
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of 131
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall 132
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant, 133
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other 134
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division, 135
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the 136
costs in the case involved. 137
(3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton 140
County whose term begins on January 3, 1997, shall be elected and 141
designated for one term only as the drug court judge of the court 142
of common pleas of Hamilton County, and the successors to that 144
judge shall be elected and designated as judges of the general 145
division of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county and 146
shall not have the authority granted by division (B)(3) of this 147
section. The drug court judge may accept or reject any case 148
referred to the drug court judge under division (B)(3) of this 149
section. After the drug court judge accepts a referred case, the 150
drug court judge has full authority over the case, including the 151
authority to conduct arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings 152
and dispositions, conduct trials, order treatment, and if 153
treatment is not successfully completed pronounce and enter 154
sentence.
A judge of the general division of the court of common 156
pleas of Hamilton County and a judge of the Hamilton County 158
municipal court may refer to the drug court judge any case, and 159
any companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria 160
described under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If 162
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the drug court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the 163
case, and any companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug 165
court judge. A judge may refer a case meeting the criteria
described in divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that 167
involves a violation of a term of probation to the drug court 168
judge, and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the 170
referring judge and the drug court judge have concurrent 171
jurisdiction over the case.
A judge of the general division of the court of common 173
pleas of Hamilton County and a judge of the Hamilton County 174
municipal court may refer a case to the drug court judge under 175
division (B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that both 176
of the following apply:
(a) One of the following applies: 178
(i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in 180
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the 182
third or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 183
1, 1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the 184
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor. 185
(ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in 187
section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the 189
third or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 190
1, 1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the 191
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor, 192
and the defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of 193
becoming drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from 194
treatment.
(b) All of the following apply: 196
(i) The case involves a probationable offense or a case in 198
which a mandatory prison term is not required to be imposed. 199
(ii) The defendant has no history of violent behavior. 201
(iii) The defendant has no history of mental illness. 203
(iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is 205
drug or alcohol driven. 206
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(v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to 208
participate in a fifteen-month treatment process. 209
(vi) The defendant has no acute health condition. 211
(vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county 213
prosecutor approves of the referral. 214
(4) If the administrative judge of the court of common 216
pleas of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases 217
pending before the drug court judge does not constitute a 218
sufficient caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative 219
judge, in accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts 220
of Common Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court 221
judge from the general docket of the court. If the assignments 222
so occur, the administrative judge shall cease the assignments 223
when the administrative judge determines that the volume of cases 224
pending before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient 225
caseload for the drug court judge.
(C) In Lorain county, the judges of the court of common 227
pleas whose terms begin on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and 228
January 2, 1999, and successors, shall have the same 230
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 231
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 232
common pleas of Lorain county and shall be elected and designated 233
as the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 234
relations. They shall have all of the powers relating to 235
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised 236
Code, all parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has 237
jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 238
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them, except 239
cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other 240
judge of the court of common pleas. 241
(D)(1) In Lucas county, the judges of the court of common 243
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965, 244
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the 245
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation 246
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as other judges of the court of common pleas of Lucas county and 247
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common 248
pleas, division of domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution 249
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be 250
assigned to them. 251
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in 253
point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of 254
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and 255
shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of 256
the work of the division and the employment and supervision of 257
all other personnel of the domestic relations division. 258
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 260
begin on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors 261
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 262
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 263
of the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected 264
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile 265
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapter 266
2151. of the Revised Code with the powers and jurisdictions 267
conferred by that chapter. In addition to the judge's regular 269
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile 270
division, senior in point of service, shall be the administrator 271
of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments and 272
shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision 273
of the personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, 274
or investigating juvenile cases, including any referees 275
considered necessary by the judges of the division in the 276
discharge of their various duties. 277
The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, 279
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title, 280
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and 281
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the 282
duties of the personnel of the division. The duties of the 283
personnel, in addition to other statutory duties include the 284
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handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and 285
counseling and conciliation services that may be made available 286
to persons requesting them, whether or not the persons are 287
parties to an action pending in the division. 288
(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, 290
division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the 291
juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that 292
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that 294
judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed 295
by the judges of the other of those divisions. 297
(E)(1) In Mahoning county, the judge of the court of 299
common pleas whose term began on January 1, 1955, and successors, 300
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 301
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 302
of the court of common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected 303
and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of 304
domestic relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, 307
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 308
coming before the court. In addition to the judge's regular 309
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations, shall be the administrator of the domestic 310
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall 311
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the 312
personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, or 313
investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, 314
and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary 315
in the discharge of the various duties of the judge's office. 317
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 319
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 320
the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 321
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in 322
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, 323
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, 324
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and 325
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conciliation services that may be made available to persons 326
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an 327
action pending in the division. 328
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 330
began on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same 331
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 332
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 333
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated 334
as judge of THE court of common pleas, juvenile division, and 335
shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the 336
Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that 337
chapter. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of 339
the court of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the 340
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and 341
departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment, 342
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in 343
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including 344
any referees considered necessary by the judge in the discharge 345
of the judge's various duties. 346
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 348
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the 349
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 350
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in 351
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, 352
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and 353
conciliation services that may be made available to persons 354
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an 355
action pending in the division. 356
(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of 358
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or 359
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of 361
cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that 363
judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court 364
of common pleas.
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(F)(1) In Montgomery county, the judges of the court of 366
common pleas whose terms begin on January 2, 1953, and January 4, 367
1977, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, 368
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same 369
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of 370
Montgomery county and shall be elected and designated as judges 371
of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. 372
These judges shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution 373
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases. 374
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in 376
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the 377
assignment and division of the work of the division and shall 378
have charge of the employment and supervision of the personnel of 379
the division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating 380
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 381
cases, including any necessary referees, except those employees 382
who may be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, 383
under this section and sections 2301.12, 2301.18, and 2301.19 of 384
the Revised Code. The judge of the division of domestic 385
relations, senior in point of service, also shall designate the 386
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of 387
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall 388
fix their duties. 389
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 391
begin on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors, 392
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 393
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 394
of the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be 395
elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, 396
juvenile division, and shall be, and have the powers and 397
jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. 398
of the Revised Code. 399
In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the 401
court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of 403
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service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and 404
its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the 405
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the 406
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are 407
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases. 408
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the 409
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of 410
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall 411
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to 412
other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, 413
and investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and 414
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, 415
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the 416
division. 417
If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division 419
of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of 420
common pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to 421
perform that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in 423
that judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge 425
may be performed by the judge or judges of the other of those 426
divisions.
(G) In Richland county, the judge of the court of common 428
pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall 429
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 430
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 431
judges of the court of common pleas of Richland county and shall 432
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 433
division of domestic relations. That judge shall have all of the 435
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 436
2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which 437
the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution 438
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be 439
assigned to that judge, except in cases that for some special 440
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 442
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pleas.
(H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common 444
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and 445
January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same 446
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 447
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 448
common pleas of Stark county and shall be elected and designated 449
as judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 450
relations. They shall have all the powers relating to juvenile 451
courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, 452
all parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has 453
jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 454
separation, and annulment cases, except cases that are assigned 455
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special 456
reason, shall be assigned to the judges. 457
The judge of the division of domestic relations, second 459
most senior in point of service, shall have charge of the 460
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division 461
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, 462
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 463
and necessary referees required for the judge's respective court. 465
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in 467
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the 468
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2151.18 469
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the 470
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all 471
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to, 472
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees 474
who may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of 475
service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other 477
position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge 478
to serve.
(I) In Summit county: 480
(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 482
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begin on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors, 483
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 484
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 485
of the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be 486
elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, 487
division of domestic relations. The judges of the division of 488
domestic relations shall have assigned to them and hear all 489
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 490
cases that come before the court. EXCEPT IN CASES THAT ARE 492
SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE JUVENILE 493
COURT, THE JUDGES OF THE DIVISION OF DOMESTIC RELATIONS SHALL 494
HAVE ASSIGNED TO THEM AND HEAR ALL CASES PERTAINING TO PATERNITY, 495
CUSTODY, VISITATION, CHILD SUPPORT, OR THE ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL 496
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN AND ALL 497
POST-DECREE PROCEEDINGS ARISING FROM ANY CASE PERTAINING TO ANY 498
OF THOSE MATTERS. THE JUDGES OF THE DIVISION OF DOMESTIC 499
RELATIONS SHALL HAVE ASSIGNED TO THEM AND HEAR ALL PROCEEDINGS 500
UNDER THE UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT CONTAINED IN 501
CHAPTER 3115. OF THE REVISED CODE.
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in 503
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic 504
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall 505
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the 506
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who 507
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, 508
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases. 509
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense 510
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 511
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties 512
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall 513
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 514
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 515
and of any counseling and conciliation services that are 516
available upon request to all persons, whether or not they are 517
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parties to an action pending in the division. 518
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 520
begins on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same 521
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 522
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 523
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as 524
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall 525
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge 526
as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code. EXCEPT IN 528
CASES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF 529
THE JUVENILE COURT, THE JUDGE OF THE JUVENILE DIVISION SHALL NOT 530
HAVE JURISDICTION OR THE POWER TO HEAR, AND SHALL NOT BE
ASSIGNED, ANY CASE PERTAINING TO PATERNITY, CUSTODY, VISITATION, 531
CHILD SUPPORT, OR THE ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND 532
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN OR ANY POST-DECREE 533
PROCEEDING ARISING FROM ANY CASE PERTAINING TO ANY OF THOSE 534
MATTERS. THE JUDGE OF THE JUVENILE DIVISION SHALL NOT HAVE 535
JURISDICTION OR THE POWER TO HEAR, AND SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNED, ANY 536
PROCEEDING UNDER THE UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT 537
CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 3115. OF THE REVISED CODE.
The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the 539
juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments and shall 540
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the 541
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary 542
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or 543
investigating juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the 544
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of 545
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall 546
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to 547
other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, 548
and investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and 549
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, 550
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the 551
division. 552
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(J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common 554
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977, 555
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the 556
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation 557
as other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county 558
and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of 559
common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have 560
all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under 561
Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over 562
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, 563
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 564
shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special 565
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 566
pleas. 567
(K) In Butler county: 569
(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms 571
begin on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors, 572
shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 573
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 574
of the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be 575
elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, 576
division of domestic relations. The judges of the division of 577
domestic relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, 578
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 579
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special 580
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 581
pleas. The judge senior in point of service shall be charged 582
with the assignment and division of the work of the division and 583
with the employment and supervision of all other personnel of the 584
domestic relations division. 585
The judge senior in point of service also shall designate 587
the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of 588
absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall 589
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to 590
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other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, 591
and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 592
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and 593
conciliation services that the division makes available to 594
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action 595
pending in the division, who request the services. 596
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 598
begins on January 3, 1987, and successors, shall have the same 599
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 600
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 601
common pleas of Butler county, shall be elected and designated as 602
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall 603
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised 604
Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that 605
chapter. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile 606
division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and 607
its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of 608
the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of 609
the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or 610
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the 611
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's 612
various duties. 613
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 615
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the 616
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties 617
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include 618
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and 619
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the 620
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons 621
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the 622
services. 623
(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of 625
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or 626
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of 628
17
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties 630
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the 631
domestic relations and juvenile divisions. 632
(L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of 634
common pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 635
1961, January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, 636
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the 637
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation 638
as other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county 639
and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of 640
common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have 641
all the powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, 642
legal separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are 643
assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas for 644
some special reason. 645
(2) The administrative judge is administrator of the 647
domestic relations division and its subdivisions and departments 648
and has the following powers concerning division personnel: 649
(a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and 651
supervision; 652
(b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses, 654
allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations. 655
(3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or 657
referees engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, 658
counseling, or conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, 659
legal separation and annulment matters. 660
(M) In Lake county: 662
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 664
begins on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same 665
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 666
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 667
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated 668
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 669
relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce, 671
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dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 672
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special 673
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 674
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and 675
division of the work of the division and with the employment and 676
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations 677
division. 678
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 680
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 681
the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The 682
duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, 683
shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of 684
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 685
cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services that 686
the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 687
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 688
request the services. 689
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 691
begins on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same 692
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 693
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 694
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as 695
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall 696
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapter 2151. of the Revised 697
Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by that 698
chapter. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile 699
division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and 700
its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of 701
the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of 702
the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or 703
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the 704
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's 705
various duties. 706
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 708
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expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the 709
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties 710
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include 711
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and 712
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the 713
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons 714
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the 715
services. 716
(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of 718
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or 719
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of 721
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties 723
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the 724
domestic relations and juvenile divisions. 725
(N) In Erie county, the judge of the court of common pleas 727
whose term begins on January 2, 1971, and successors, shall have 728
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 729
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 730
judge of the court of common pleas of Erie county and shall be 731
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 732
division of domestic relations. The judge shall have all the 733
powers relating to juvenile courts, and shall be assigned all 734
cases under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, parentage 736
proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and 738
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 739
cases, except cases that for some special reason are assigned to 740
some other judge. 741
(O) In Greene county: 743
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 745
begins on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same 746
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 747
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 748
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated 749
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 750
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relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution 752
of marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal 753
support enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other 754
cases related to domestic relations, except cases that for some 755
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of 756
common pleas.
The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division 758
of the work of the division and with the employment and 759
supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge 761
also shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of 763
absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall 764
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, 765
in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the 766
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of 767
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and the provision 768
of counseling and conciliation services that the division 769
considers necessary and makes available to persons who request 770
the services, whether or not the persons are parties in an action 771
pending in the division. The compensation for the personnel 772
shall be paid from the overall court budget and shall be included 773
in the appropriations for the existing judges of the general 774
division of the court of common pleas.
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term 776
begins on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same 777
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 778
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 779
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as 780
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or 781
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in 782
Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code with the powers and 783
jurisdiction conferred by that chapter. The judge of the court 784
of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of 785
the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The 786
judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and 787
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supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are 788
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, 789
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the 790
discharge of the judge's various duties. 791
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 793
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the 794
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties 795
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include 796
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and 797
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court 798
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are 799
parties to an action pending in the court, who request the 800
services. 801
(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, 803
general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that 804
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the 805
general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the 807
general division shall be performed by the judge of the division 808
of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division. 809
(P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common 811
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall 812
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 813
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 814
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall 815
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 816
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 818
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 820
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some 821
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of 822
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and 823
division of the work of the division and with the employment and 824
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations 825
division.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 827
22
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 828
the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The 829
duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, 830
shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of 831
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 832
cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services that 833
the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 834
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 835
request the services. 836
(Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common 838
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall 839
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 840
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 841
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall 842
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 843
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 845
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 847
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some 848
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of 849
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and 850
division of the work of the division and with the employment and 851
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations 852
division.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 854
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 855
the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The 856
duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, 857
shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of 858
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 859
cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services that 860
the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 861
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 862
request the services. 863
(R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common 865
23
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall 866
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 867
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 868
judges of the court of common pleas of Warren county and shall be 869
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 870
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 872
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 874
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some 875
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of 876
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and 877
division of the work of the division and with the employment and 878
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations 879
division.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, 881
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of 882
the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The 883
duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, 884
shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of 885
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 886
cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services that 887
the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 888
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 889
request the services. 890
(S) In Licking county, the judge of the court of common 892
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1991, and successors, shall 893
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 894
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 895
judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county and shall 896
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 897
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 899
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 901
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 902
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 903
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 904
24
the designation for the children of a place of residence and 905
legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 906
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in 907
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge 908
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with 909
the assignment and division of the work of the division and with 910
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. 911
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 913
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 914
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 915
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the 916
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include 917
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 918
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 919
cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and 920
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental 921
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the 922
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal 923
custodian, and visitation and providing any counseling and 924
conciliation services that the division makes available to 925
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action 926
pending in the division, who request the services. 927
(T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common 929
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall 930
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 931
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 932
judges of the court of common pleas of Allen county and shall be 933
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 934
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 936
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 938
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 939
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 940
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 941
the designation for the children of a place of residence and 942
25
legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 943
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in 944
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge 945
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with 946
the assignment and division of the work of the division and with 947
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. 948
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 950
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 951
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 952
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the 953
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include 954
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 955
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 956
cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and 957
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental 958
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the 959
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal 960
custodian, and visitation, and providing any counseling and 961
conciliation services that the division makes available to 962
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action 963
pending in the division, who request the services. 964
(U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common 966
pleas whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall 967
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 968
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 969
of the court of common pleas of Medina county and shall be 970
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 971
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 973
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 975
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 976
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 977
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 978
the designation for the children of a place of residence and 979
legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 980
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and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in 981
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge 982
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with 983
the assignment and division of the work of the division and with 984
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. 985
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 987
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 988
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 989
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in 990
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, 991
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, 992
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under 993
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving 994
child support, the allocation of parental rights and 995
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for 996
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, and 997
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services 998
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 999
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 1,000
request the services. 1,001
(V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common 1,003
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall 1,004
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,005
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other 1,006
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall 1,007
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,008
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,010
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,012
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 1,013
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 1,014
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 1,015
the designation for the children of a place of residence and 1,016
legal custodian, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 1,017
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in 1,018
27
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge 1,019
of the court of common pleas. The judge also has concurrent 1,020
jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the court of
common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may hear 1,021
cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in section 1,022
2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of another 1,023
court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent, 1,024
guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011
of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the 1,025
child to pay child support for that child when the request for 1,026
that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution 1,027
of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil 1,028
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action 1,029
for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action
that is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the 1,030
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of 1,031
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child 1,032
is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree 1,033
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases.
The judge of the domestic relations division shall be 1,035
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the 1,038
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel 1,039
of the division.
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 1,041
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 1,042
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 1,043
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the 1,044
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include 1,045
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, 1,046
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 1,047
cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and 1,048
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental 1,049
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the 1,050
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal 1,051
28
custodian, and visitation, and providing any counseling and 1,052
conciliation services that the division makes available to 1,053
persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an 1,054
action pending in the division, who request the services. When 1,056
the judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as
defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the 1,057
ward of another court of this state or a case that is commenced 1,058
by a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in 1,059
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order 1,060
requiring a parent of the child to pay child support for that
child when the request for that order is not ancillary to an 1,061
action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal 1,062
separation, a criminal or civil action involving an allegation of 1,063
domestic violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of 1,064
the Revised Code, or an action that is within the exclusive 1,065
original jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the
court of common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an 1,067
allegation that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent 1,068
child, the duties of the personnel of the domestic relations 1,069
division also include the handling, servicing, and investigation 1,070
of those types of cases.
(W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common 1,072
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall 1,073
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,074
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 1,075
of the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected 1,076
and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic 1,077
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating 1,079
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the 1,080
Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of 1,081
the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction 1,082
shall be assigned to the judge of the division of domestic 1,083
relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 1,084
separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, 1,085
29
and other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned 1,086
to the domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of 1,087
the court of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of 1,088
the domestic relations division and the judges of the general 1,089
division. 1,090
(2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge 1,092
of the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children 1,094
services board and the county advisory board. 1,095
(3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark 1,097
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or 1,098
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the 1,099
presiding judge of the court of common pleas of Clark county 1,102
determines that the volume of cases pending in the division of 1,103
domestic relations necessitates it, the duties of the judge of 1,104
the division of domestic relations shall be performed by the 1,105
judges of the general division or probate division of the court 1,106
of common pleas of Clark county, as assigned for that purpose by 1,107
the presiding judge of that court, and the judges so assigned 1,108
shall act in conjunction with the judge of the division of 1,109
domestic relations of that court. 1,110
(X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common 1,112
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall 1,114
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1,115
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges 1,116
of the court of common pleas of Scioto county and shall be 1,117
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, 1,118
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all 1,120
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1,122
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, 1,123
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of 1,124
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and 1,125
the designation for the children of a place of residence and 1,126
legal custodian, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and 1,127
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases 1,128
30
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the 1,129
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the 1,130
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the 1,131
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division. 1,132
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 1,134
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 1,135
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 1,136
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in 1,137
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, 1,138
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, 1,139
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under 1,140
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving 1,141
child support, the allocation of parental rights and 1,142
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for 1,143
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, and 1,144
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services 1,145
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the 1,146
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who 1,147
request the services. 1,148
(Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and 1,150
juvenile divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas 1,151
also shall be the administrative judge of the domestic relations 1,152
division of the court and shall be assigned all divorce, 1,154
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 1,155
coming before the court. The judge shall have all powers as 1,156
administrator of the domestic relations division and shall have 1,157
charge of the personnel engaged in handling, servicing, or 1,158
investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, 1,159
and annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary 1,160
for the discharge of the judge's various duties. 1,161
(Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common 1,164
pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors 1,165
to that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the 1,166
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation
31
as the other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county 1,168
and shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of 1,169
common pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. 1,170
Except as otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and 1,171
the successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating 1,172
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. of the 1,173
Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the 1,174
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 1,175
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child 1,176
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities 1,177
for the care of children and the designation for the children of 1,178
a place of residence and legal custodian, and visitation, and all
post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases and 1,179
proceedings shall be assigned to that judge and the successors to 1,180
that judge. Except as provided in division (Z)(2) of this 1,181
section and notwithstanding any other provision of any section of 1,182
the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003, the judge of the 1,184
court of common pleas of Marion county whose term begins on 1,185
February 9, 1999, and the successors to that judge, shall have 1,186
all the powers relating to the probate division of the court of 1,187
common pleas of Marion county in addition to the powers 1,188
previously specified in this division, and shall exercise 1,189
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of 1,190
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of 1,191
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other 1,192
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction 1,193
of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court 1,194
otherwise specified in division (Z)(1) of this section. 1,195
(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate 1,197
division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the 1,198
judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of 1,199
Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total 1,201
length of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county, 1,202
regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve 1,203
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as the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas 1,204
of Marion county.
(3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law 1,207
to "the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile
court," or "the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, 1,208
with respect to Marion county, as being references to both "the 1,210
probate division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate
division" and as being references to both "the judge of the 1,211
probate division" and "the judge of the domestic relations- 1,212
juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all 1,213
references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be 1,214
construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to 1,215
the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this 1,216
section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of 1,217
common pleas of Marion county.
(AA) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of 1,219
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties 1,220
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform 1,221
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in 1,223
the judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge 1,224
shall be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas 1,225
of that county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge 1,226
of the court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or 1,227
in conjunction with that judge, as the case may require. 1,228
Section 2. That existing section 2301.03 of the Revised 1,230
Code is hereby repealed. 1,231
Section 3. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 1,233
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 1,234
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that 1,235
the transfer of jurisdiction over the cases and proceedings that 1,236
is accomplished by this act is crucial to the interests of 1,237
justice in Summit County. Therefore, this act shall go into 1,238
immediate effect.