Whenever the juvenile judge of the juvenile court is sick, is | 14 |
absent from the county, or is unable to attend court, or the | 15 |
volume of
cases pending in court necessitates it, upon the request | 16 |
of the
administrative juvenile
judge, the presiding judge of the | 17 |
court of common pleas pursuant to
division
(BB)(CC) of section | 18 |
2301.03
of the Revised Code shall
assign a judge of any division | 19 |
of the
court of common pleas of the
county to act
in the juvenile | 20 |
judge's place or in conjunction with
the juvenile judge. If no | 21 |
judge of the court
of common pleas is
available for that purpose, | 22 |
the chief justice of the
supreme
court shall assign a judge of the | 23 |
court of common pleas, a
juvenile judge, or a probate judge from
a | 24 |
different
county to act
in the place of that juvenile judge or
in | 25 |
conjunction with
that juvenile
judge. The assigned judge
shall | 26 |
receive the compensation and expenses for so
serving that
is | 27 |
provided by law for judges assigned to hold court in courts of | 28 |
common pleas. | 29 |
In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin, | 41 |
Jackson, Knox, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Morrow, Paulding, | 42 |
Vinton, and Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956, | 43 |
term to begin January 1, 1957; | 44 |
In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, | 83 |
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960, | 84 |
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978, | 85 |
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in | 86 |
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995; | 87 |
In Warren county,
threefour judges, one to be elected in | 123 |
1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in | 124 |
1970,
term to begin January 1, 1971,
and the third to be elected | 125 |
in
1986, term to begin January 1, 1987, and the fourth to be | 126 |
elected in 2004, term to begin January 2, 2005; | 127 |
In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term | 138 |
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956,
term | 139 |
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986,
term to | 140 |
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in
1994, term | 141 |
to begin January 2, 1995. | 142 |
In Clermont county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, | 143 |
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964, | 144 |
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982, | 145 |
term to begin January 2, 1983, and the fourth to be elected in | 146 |
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987; | 147 |
In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958,
term | 154 |
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960,
term | 155 |
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964,
term to | 156 |
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be
elected in 1978, | 157 |
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January
5, 1979, respectively, | 158 |
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to
begin January 6, | 159 |
2001; | 160 |
In Lorain county, eight judges, two to be elected in 1952, | 165 |
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,
respectively, | 166 |
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3,
1959, one to | 167 |
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969,
two to be | 168 |
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989,
and January 5, | 169 |
1989, respectively, and two to be elected in 1998, terms to
begin | 170 |
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively; | 171 |
In Butler county,
ten judges, one to be elected in
1956,
term | 172 |
to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954,
terms
to | 173 |
begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; one
to | 174 |
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2,
1969; one to be | 175 |
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987;
two to be elected | 176 |
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and
January 2, 1989, | 177 |
respectively;
one to be elected in 1992, term
to begin
January 4, | 178 |
1993;
and
two to be elected in 2002,
terms to
begin
January
2, | 179 |
2003, and January 3, 2003, respectively; | 180 |
In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952, | 191 |
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954, | 192 |
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956, | 193 |
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964, | 194 |
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976, | 195 |
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the sixth to be elected
in | 196 |
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995; | 197 |
(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be | 198 |
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from | 199 |
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955, | 200 |
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on | 201 |
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8, | 202 |
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1, | 203 |
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to | 204 |
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two | 205 |
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and
January | 206 |
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to
begin on | 207 |
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to
begin on | 208 |
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to
January 12, | 209 |
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on
January 18, | 210 |
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be
elected in | 211 |
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning
January 6, 1977, | 212 |
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982,
terms to begin | 213 |
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983,
respectively; and two to | 214 |
be elected in 1986, terms to begin
January 13, 1987, and January | 215 |
14, 1987, respectively; | 216 |
In Franklin county, twenty-one judges; two to be elected
in | 217 |
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, | 218 |
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January | 219 |
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to | 220 |
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in | 221 |
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three
to | 222 |
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days
beginning | 223 |
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected
in 1982, | 224 |
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in
1986, term to | 225 |
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in
1990, terms to begin | 226 |
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,
respectively; and one to be | 227 |
elected in 1996, term to begin
January 2, 1997; | 228 |
In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be
elected in | 229 |
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from | 230 |
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be | 231 |
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January | 232 |
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1,
1965; | 233 |
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975;
one to | 234 |
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to
be | 235 |
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to
begin | 236 |
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin
July 1, | 237 |
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin
January 3, | 238 |
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively; | 239 |
In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in
1954, | 240 |
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, | 241 |
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January
1, | 242 |
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in | 243 |
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, | 244 |
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3, | 245 |
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969; | 246 |
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and | 247 |
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to | 248 |
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin | 249 |
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January | 250 |
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2, | 251 |
1993; | 252 |
In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in | 253 |
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and | 254 |
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term
to | 255 |
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to
begin | 256 |
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin
January | 257 |
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin
July 1, | 258 |
1991; | 259 |
In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected
in | 260 |
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and
January | 261 |
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms
to begin | 262 |
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, July 2,
1953, | 263 |
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin
January 3, | 264 |
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January
3, 1969; | 265 |
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on
successive days | 266 |
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977;
two to be elected | 267 |
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July
2, 1991, | 268 |
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to
begin January | 269 |
1, 1993. | 270 |
In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958, | 271 |
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954,
terms | 272 |
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; | 273 |
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January
1, 1953, and | 274 |
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in
1966, term to | 275 |
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in
1992, terms to | 276 |
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993,
respectively; | 277 |
In Summit county, eleven judges; four to be elected in
1954, | 278 |
terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3,
1955, | 279 |
and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in
1958, | 280 |
terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May
17, 1959, | 281 |
respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin
January 4, | 282 |
1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January
5, 1969; | 283 |
one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991;
and one to | 284 |
be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993. | 285 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county | 286 |
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which | 287 |
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously
elected | 288 |
at the same election, if the office of one of those
judges so | 289 |
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to
the second | 290 |
general election preceding the expiration of that
judge's term, | 291 |
the office that that judge had filled shall be
abolished as of the | 292 |
date of the next general election, and a new
office of judge of | 293 |
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who
is to | 294 |
fill that new office shall be elected for a
six-year term at the | 295 |
next general election, and the term
of that judge shall commence | 296 |
on the first day of the year following
that general
election, on | 297 |
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the
number of | 298 |
judges that the county shall elect shall
not be
reduced. | 299 |
Sec. 2301.03. (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the | 307 |
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, | 308 |
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2, | 309 |
1997, and
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise | 310 |
the same
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same | 311 |
compensation as
other judges of the court of common pleas of | 312 |
Franklin county and
shall be elected and designated as judges of | 313 |
the court of common
pleas, division of domestic relations. They | 314 |
shall have all the
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all | 315 |
cases under
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code,
all | 316 |
parentage proceedings under
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over | 317 |
which the juvenile court
has jurisdiction, and all divorce, | 318 |
dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases | 319 |
shall be assigned to them. In
addition to the judge's regular | 320 |
duties, the judge who is
senior in point
of service shall serve on | 321 |
the children services board and the
county advisory board and | 322 |
shall be the administrator of the
domestic relations division and | 323 |
its subdivisions and departments. | 324 |
(1) The judge of the court of
common pleas, whose term
begins | 326 |
on January 1, 1957, and
successors, and the judge of the
court of | 327 |
common pleas, whose
term begins on February 14, 1967, and | 328 |
successors, shall be the
juvenile judges as provided in Chapters | 329 |
2151.
and 2152. of the Revised Code,
with the powers and | 330 |
jurisdiction conferred by those
chapters. | 331 |
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms
begin | 332 |
on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and | 333 |
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the
court | 334 |
of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall
have | 335 |
assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 336 |
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or | 337 |
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of | 338 |
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the | 339 |
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of | 340 |
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a | 341 |
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are | 342 |
unable for any reason to elect an
administrative judge for the | 343 |
division before the first day of
August, a majority of the judges | 344 |
of the Hamilton
county court of common pleas, as soon as possible | 345 |
after that
date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of | 346 |
domestic
relations as administrative judge of that division. The | 347 |
term of
the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the | 348 |
first
day of August of the year in which the administrative judge | 349 |
is elected or
the date on which the administrative judge is | 350 |
elected by a
majority of the
judges of the Hamilton
county court | 351 |
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on
which the | 352 |
administrative judge's successor is elected in the
following
year. | 353 |
In addition to the judge's regular duties, the
administrative | 354 |
judge
of the division of domestic relations shall be the | 355 |
administrator
of the domestic relations division and its | 356 |
subdivisions and
departments and shall have charge of the | 357 |
employment, assignment,
and supervision of the personnel of the | 358 |
division engaged in
handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, | 359 |
dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, | 360 |
including any
referees considered necessary by the judges in the | 361 |
discharge of
their various duties. | 362 |
The administrative judge of the division of domestic | 363 |
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 364 |
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 365 |
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its | 366 |
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those | 367 |
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include | 368 |
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution | 369 |
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
and counseling | 370 |
and conciliation services that may be made
available to persons | 371 |
requesting them, whether or not the persons
are parties to an | 372 |
action pending in the division. | 373 |
The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum | 374 |
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses
of | 375 |
the division of domestic relations, including reasonable
expenses | 376 |
of the domestic relations judges and the division
counselors and | 377 |
other employees designated to conduct the
handling, servicing, and | 378 |
investigation of divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal | 379 |
separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and
counseling, and | 380 |
all matters relating to those cases and
counseling, and the | 381 |
expenses involved in the attendance of
division personnel at | 382 |
domestic relations and welfare conferences
designated by the | 383 |
division, and the further sum each year as will
provide for the | 384 |
adequate operation of the division of domestic
relations. | 385 |
The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other | 391 |
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff | 392 |
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or | 393 |
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of | 394 |
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall | 395 |
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant, | 396 |
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other | 397 |
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division, | 398 |
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the
costs | 399 |
in the case involved. | 400 |
(3) The judge of the court of common pleas of
Hamilton
county | 401 |
whose term begins on
January 3, 1997,
and the successor to
that | 402 |
judge whose term begins on January 3, 2003, shall
each be
elected | 403 |
and
designated for one term only as the drug court judge
of the | 404 |
court
of common
pleas of
Hamilton
county. The
successors to
the | 405 |
judge
whose term begins on January 3, 2003,
shall be elected
and | 406 |
designated as judges
of the general
division
of the court of | 407 |
common pleas
of Hamilton
county and shall
not have
the
authority | 408 |
granted by division (B)(3)
of this
section.
The drug
court judge | 409 |
may accept or reject any
case referred to the
drug
court judge | 410 |
under division (B)(3) of
this
section. After the
drug
court judge | 411 |
accepts a referred case,
the drug court
judge has
full
authority | 412 |
over the case, including
the authority to
conduct
arraignment, | 413 |
accept pleas, enter findings
and dispositions,
conduct
trials, | 414 |
order treatment, and if
treatment is not
successfully completed | 415 |
pronounce and enter
sentence. | 416 |
A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas | 417 |
of
Hamilton
county and a judge of the
Hamilton
county municipal | 418 |
court may refer to
the drug court judge any case,
and any | 419 |
companion cases, the judge determines
meet the criteria
described | 420 |
under divisions
(B)(3)(a) and
(b) of this section. If
the drug | 421 |
court judge accepts
referral of a referred case, the
case, and any | 422 |
companion cases, shall be
transferred
to the drug
court judge. A | 423 |
judge may refer a case meeting the criteria
described in divisions | 424 |
(B)(3)(a)
and (b) of this section that
involves a violation of
a | 425 |
term of probation to the drug court
judge, and, if the drug court | 426 |
judge
accepts
the referral, the
referring judge and the drug court | 427 |
judge have
concurrent
jurisdiction over the case. | 428 |
(ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in
section | 440 |
2913.01 of the Revised
Code, that is a felony of the third
or | 441 |
fourth
degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,
1996, a | 442 |
felony of
the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the
offense is | 443 |
committed on or after
July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor,
and the | 444 |
defendant is drug or alcohol
dependent or in danger of
becoming | 445 |
drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit
from
treatment. | 446 |
(4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas | 459 |
of
Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending | 460 |
before
the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient | 461 |
caseload for the drug
court judge, the administrative judge, in | 462 |
accordance with the Rules
of Superintendence for Courts of Common | 463 |
Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from | 464 |
the
general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the | 465 |
administrative
judge shall cease the assignments when the | 466 |
administrative judge determines
that the volume of cases pending | 467 |
before the drug court judge constitutes a
sufficient caseload for | 468 |
the drug court judge. | 469 |
(C) In Lorain county, the judges of the court of common
pleas | 470 |
whose terms begin on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and
January | 471 |
2, 1999,
and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, | 472 |
exercise the
same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same | 473 |
compensation
as the other judges of the court of
common pleas of | 474 |
Lorain county
and shall be elected and designated
as the judges of | 475 |
the court of
common pleas, division of domestic
relations. They | 476 |
shall have
all of the powers relating to juvenile
courts, and all | 477 |
cases
under Chapters 2151. and 2152.
of the
Revised Code, all | 478 |
parentage
proceedings over which the juvenile
court has | 479 |
jurisdiction, and
all divorce, dissolution of marriage,
legal | 480 |
separation, and
annulment cases shall be assigned to them,
except | 481 |
cases
that for some special reason are assigned to some
other | 482 |
judge of
the court of common pleas. | 483 |
(1) The judges of the court of common
pleas whose terms
begin | 485 |
on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965,
and successors,
shall | 486 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the
same powers and | 487 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation
as other judges of | 488 |
the court of common pleas of Lucas county and
shall be elected and | 489 |
designated as judges of the court of common
pleas, division of | 490 |
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution
of marriage, legal | 491 |
separation, and annulment cases shall be
assigned to them. | 492 |
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms
begin | 499 |
on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors
shall have | 500 |
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 501 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges
of | 502 |
the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected
and | 503 |
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile | 504 |
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in
Chapters | 505 |
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code
with the powers and | 506 |
jurisdictions
conferred by those chapters. In addition to the | 507 |
judge's
regular duties,
the judge of the court of common pleas, | 508 |
juvenile division, senior
in point of service, shall be the | 509 |
administrator of the juvenile
division and its subdivisions and | 510 |
departments and shall have
charge of the employment, assignment, | 511 |
and supervision of the
personnel of the division engaged in | 512 |
handling, servicing, or
investigating juvenile cases, including | 513 |
any referees considered
necessary by the judges of the division in | 514 |
the discharge of their
various duties. | 515 |
The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, | 516 |
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title, | 517 |
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and | 518 |
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the
duties | 519 |
of the personnel of the division. The duties of the
personnel, in | 520 |
addition to other statutory duties include the
handling, | 521 |
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and
counseling and | 522 |
conciliation services that may be made available
to persons | 523 |
requesting them, whether or not the persons are
parties to an | 524 |
action pending in the division. | 525 |
(1) The judge of the court of
common pleas whose term began | 533 |
on January 1, 1955, and successors,
shall have the same | 534 |
qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and | 535 |
receive the same compensation as other judges
of the court of | 536 |
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected
and designated | 537 |
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic | 538 |
relations, and shall be assigned all
the
divorce, dissolution of | 539 |
marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases coming before the | 540 |
court. In addition to the judge's
regular duties, the judge of
the | 541 |
court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations, shall
be | 542 |
the administrator of the domestic
relations division and its | 543 |
subdivisions and departments and shall
have charge of the | 544 |
employment, assignment, and supervision of the
personnel of the | 545 |
division engaged in handling, servicing, or
investigating divorce, | 546 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation,
and annulment cases, | 547 |
including any referees considered necessary
in the discharge of | 548 |
the various duties of the judge's
office. | 549 |
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 550 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of
the | 551 |
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 552 |
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 553 |
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, | 554 |
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, | 555 |
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and | 556 |
conciliation services that may be made available to persons | 557 |
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an | 558 |
action pending in the division. | 559 |
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term
began | 560 |
on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same | 561 |
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 562 |
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 563 |
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated | 564 |
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and | 565 |
shall
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters
2151. and | 566 |
2152. of the Revised
Code, with the powers and jurisdictions | 567 |
conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular | 568 |
duties,
the
judge of the
court of common pleas, juvenile division, | 569 |
shall be the
administrator of the juvenile division and its | 570 |
subdivisions and
departments and shall have charge of the | 571 |
employment, assignment,
and supervision of the personnel of the | 572 |
division engaged in
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile | 573 |
cases, including
any referees considered necessary by the judge in | 574 |
the discharge
of the judge's various duties. | 575 |
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 576 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the | 577 |
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 578 |
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 579 |
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, | 580 |
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and | 581 |
conciliation services that may be made available to persons | 582 |
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an | 583 |
action pending in the division. | 584 |
(1) The judges of the court of
common pleas whose terms
begin | 592 |
on January 2, 1953, and January 4,
1977, and successors,
shall | 593 |
have the same qualifications,
exercise the same powers and | 594 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same
compensation as other judges of | 595 |
the court of common pleas of
Montgomery county and shall be | 596 |
elected and designated as judges
of the court of common pleas, | 597 |
division of domestic relations.
These judges shall have assigned | 598 |
to them all divorce, dissolution
of marriage, legal separation, | 599 |
and annulment cases. | 600 |
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in | 601 |
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the
assignment | 602 |
and division of the work of the division and shall
have charge of | 603 |
the employment and supervision of the personnel of
the division | 604 |
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating
divorce, | 605 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases, | 606 |
including any necessary referees, except those employees
who may | 607 |
be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service,
under this | 608 |
section and sections 2301.12, 2301.18, and 2301.19 of
the Revised | 609 |
Code. The judge of the division of domestic
relations, senior in | 610 |
point of service, also shall designate the
title, compensation, | 611 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of
absence, and vacation of the | 612 |
personnel of the division and shall
fix their duties. | 613 |
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms
begin | 614 |
on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors,
shall | 615 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 616 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges
of | 617 |
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be
elected | 618 |
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas,
juvenile | 619 |
division, and shall be, and have the powers and
jurisdiction of, | 620 |
the juvenile judge as provided in
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the | 621 |
Revised Code. | 622 |
In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the | 623 |
court
of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of | 624 |
service,
shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and | 625 |
its
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the | 626 |
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the | 627 |
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are | 628 |
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases. | 629 |
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the | 630 |
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of
absence, | 631 |
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall
fix their | 632 |
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to
other | 633 |
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing,
and | 634 |
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and | 635 |
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, | 636 |
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the | 637 |
division. | 638 |
(G) In Richland county, the judge of the court of common | 645 |
pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall | 646 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 647 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 648 |
judges of the court of common pleas of Richland county and shall | 649 |
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, | 650 |
division of domestic relations. That judge shall have all of
the | 651 |
powers
relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under
Chapters | 652 |
2151. and 2152. of
the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings | 653 |
over which the
juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, | 654 |
dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases | 655 |
shall be assigned
to that judge, except in cases that for some | 656 |
special reason
are assigned
to some other judge of the court of | 657 |
common pleas. | 658 |
(H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common
pleas | 659 |
whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and
January | 660 |
1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, | 661 |
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same | 662 |
compensation as other judges of the court of
common pleas of Stark | 663 |
county and shall be elected and designated
as judges of the court | 664 |
of common pleas, division of domestic
relations. They shall have | 665 |
all the powers relating to juvenile
courts, and all cases under | 666 |
Chapters 2151.
and 2152. of the Revised Code,
all parentage | 667 |
proceedings over which the juvenile court has
jurisdiction, and | 668 |
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and | 669 |
annulment cases, except cases that are assigned
to some other | 670 |
judge of the court of common pleas for some special
reason, shall | 671 |
be assigned to the judges. | 672 |
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in | 679 |
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the | 680 |
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and
2152.71 | 681 |
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the | 682 |
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all | 683 |
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to, | 684 |
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those
employees who | 685 |
may be
appointed by the judge second most senior in point of | 686 |
service. The senior
judge further shall serve in every
other | 687 |
position in which the statutes permit or require a
juvenile judge | 688 |
to serve. | 689 |
(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms
begin | 691 |
on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors,
shall | 692 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 693 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges
of | 694 |
the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be
elected | 695 |
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas,
division of | 696 |
domestic relations. The judges of the division of
domestic | 697 |
relations shall have assigned to them and hear all
divorce, | 698 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases | 699 |
that come before the court.
Except in cases that are subject to | 700 |
the exclusive original
jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the | 701 |
judges of the division of
domestic relations shall have assigned | 702 |
to them and hear all cases
pertaining to paternity, custody, | 703 |
visitation, child support, or
the allocation of parental rights | 704 |
and responsibilities for the
care of children and all post-decree | 705 |
proceedings arising from any
case pertaining to any of those | 706 |
matters. The judges of the division of
domestic relations shall | 707 |
have assigned to them and hear all
proceedings under the uniform | 708 |
interstate family support act
contained in Chapter 3115. of the | 709 |
Revised Code. | 710 |
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in | 711 |
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic | 712 |
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall | 713 |
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the | 714 |
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who | 715 |
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, | 716 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases. | 717 |
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 718 |
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 719 |
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 720 |
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall | 721 |
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, | 722 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
and | 723 |
of any counseling and conciliation services that are
available | 724 |
upon request to all persons, whether or not they are
parties to an | 725 |
action pending in the division. | 726 |
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term
begins | 727 |
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same | 728 |
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 729 |
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 730 |
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as | 731 |
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall | 732 |
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge
as | 733 |
provided in Chapters 2151. and
2152. of the Revised Code.
Except | 734 |
in cases that are subject to the exclusive original
jurisdiction | 735 |
of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division
shall | 736 |
not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be | 737 |
assigned, any case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation, | 738 |
child
support, or the allocation of parental rights and | 739 |
responsibilities
for the care of children or any post-decree | 740 |
proceeding arising
from any case pertaining to any of those | 741 |
matters. The judge of the juvenile
division shall not have | 742 |
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and
shall not be assigned, any | 743 |
proceeding under the uniform interstate
family support act | 744 |
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. | 745 |
The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the
juvenile | 746 |
division and its subdivisions and departments and shall
have | 747 |
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the | 748 |
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary | 749 |
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or
investigating | 750 |
juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the
title, | 751 |
compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of
absence, and | 752 |
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall
fix their | 753 |
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to
other | 754 |
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing,
and | 755 |
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and | 756 |
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, | 757 |
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the | 758 |
division. | 759 |
(J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common | 760 |
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977, | 761 |
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the | 762 |
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation
as | 763 |
other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county
and | 764 |
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of
common | 765 |
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have
all the | 766 |
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under
Chapters | 767 |
2151. and 2152. of the
Revised Code, all parentage proceedings | 768 |
over
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, | 769 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases | 770 |
shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special | 771 |
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common | 772 |
pleas. | 773 |
(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms
begin | 775 |
on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors,
shall | 776 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 777 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges
of | 778 |
the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be
elected | 779 |
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas,
division of | 780 |
domestic relations. The judges of the division of
domestic | 781 |
relations shall have assigned to them all divorce,
dissolution of | 782 |
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
coming before the | 783 |
court, except in cases that for some special
reason are assigned | 784 |
to some other judge of the court of common
pleas. The judge
senior | 785 |
in point of service shall be charged
with the assignment
and | 786 |
division of the work of the division and
with the employment
and | 787 |
supervision of all other personnel of the
domestic relations | 788 |
division. | 789 |
The judge senior in point of service also shall designate
the | 790 |
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of
absence, | 791 |
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall
fix their | 792 |
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to
other | 793 |
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing,
and | 794 |
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 795 |
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and | 796 |
conciliation services that the division makes available to | 797 |
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action | 798 |
pending in the division, who request the services. | 799 |
(2) The
judges of the court of common pleas whose
terms
begin | 800 |
on January 3, 1987,
and January 2, 2003, and
successors,
shall | 801 |
have the same
qualifications, exercise the same
powers and | 802 |
jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as
other judges of | 803 |
the court of
common pleas of Butler county, shall
be elected and | 804 |
designated as
judges of the court of common
pleas, juvenile | 805 |
division, and shall
be the juvenile
judges
as provided in
Chapters | 806 |
2151. and 2152. of
the Revised
Code, with
the powers and | 807 |
jurisdictions conferred by
those chapters. The
judge of the court | 808 |
of common pleas,
juvenile
division,
who is
senior in point of | 809 |
service, shall be the administrator of the
juvenile division and | 810 |
its subdivisions and departments. The
judge, senior in point of | 811 |
service, shall have charge of
the
employment, assignment, and | 812 |
supervision of the personnel of
the
juvenile division who are | 813 |
engaged in handling, servicing, or
investigating juvenile cases, | 814 |
including any referees whom the
judge considers necessary for the | 815 |
discharge of the judge's
various
duties. | 816 |
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate | 817 |
the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of | 818 |
absence, and vacation of the
personnel of the division and shall | 819 |
fix their duties. The duties
of the personnel, in addition to | 820 |
other statutory duties, include
the handling, servicing, and | 821 |
investigation of juvenile cases and
providing any counseling and | 822 |
conciliation services that the
division makes available to | 823 |
persons, whether or not the persons
are parties to an action | 824 |
pending in the division, who request the
services. | 825 |
(L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of
common | 832 |
pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9,
1961, | 833 |
January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987,
and | 834 |
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the
same | 835 |
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation
as | 836 |
other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county
and | 837 |
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of
common | 838 |
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have
all the | 839 |
powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage,
legal | 840 |
separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are
assigned | 841 |
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for
some special | 842 |
reason. | 843 |
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term
begins | 856 |
on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same | 857 |
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 858 |
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of | 859 |
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated
as | 860 |
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 861 |
relations. The judge shall be assigned all
the divorce, | 862 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases | 863 |
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special | 864 |
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common | 865 |
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and
division | 866 |
of the work of the division and with the employment and | 867 |
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations | 868 |
division. | 869 |
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 870 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of
the | 871 |
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The
duties | 872 |
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties,
shall | 873 |
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of
divorce, | 874 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases and | 875 |
providing any counseling and conciliation services that
the | 876 |
division makes available to persons, whether or not the
persons | 877 |
are parties to an action pending in the division, who
request the | 878 |
services. | 879 |
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term
begins | 880 |
on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same | 881 |
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 882 |
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of | 883 |
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as | 884 |
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall | 885 |
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters
2151. and 2152. of | 886 |
the Revised
Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by | 887 |
those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas,
juvenile | 888 |
division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and | 889 |
its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of | 890 |
the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of | 891 |
the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or | 892 |
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the | 893 |
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's
various | 894 |
duties. | 895 |
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 896 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the | 897 |
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 898 |
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include | 899 |
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and | 900 |
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the | 901 |
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons | 902 |
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the | 903 |
services. | 904 |
(N) In Erie county, the judge of the court of common pleas | 911 |
whose term begins on January 2, 1971, and successors, shall have | 912 |
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 913 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other
judge | 914 |
of the court of common pleas of Erie county and shall be
elected | 915 |
and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,
division of | 916 |
domestic relations. The judge shall have all the
powers relating | 917 |
to juvenile courts, and shall be assigned all cases
under
Chapters | 918 |
2151. and 2152. of the
Revised Code, parentage
proceedings over | 919 |
which the
juvenile
court has jurisdiction, and
divorce, | 920 |
dissolution of marriage,
legal separation, and annulment
cases, | 921 |
except cases that for some special
reason are assigned to
some | 922 |
other judge. | 923 |
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term
begins | 925 |
on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same | 926 |
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 927 |
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of | 928 |
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated | 929 |
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic | 930 |
relations. The judge shall be assigned all
divorce, dissolution
of | 931 |
marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform
reciprocal
support | 932 |
enforcement, and domestic violence cases and
all other
cases | 933 |
related to domestic relations, except cases that
for some
special | 934 |
reason are assigned to some other judge of the
court of
common | 935 |
pleas. | 936 |
The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division | 937 |
of the work of the division and with the employment and | 938 |
supervision of all other personnel of the
division. The judge
also | 939 |
shall designate the title,
compensation,
hours, leaves of
absence, | 940 |
and vacations of the personnel of the
division and shall
fix their | 941 |
duties. The duties of the personnel
of the division, in
addition | 942 |
to other statutory duties, shall
include the handling,
servicing, | 943 |
and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of marriage,
legal | 944 |
separation, and annulment cases
and the provision of
counseling | 945 |
and conciliation services that
the division considers
necessary | 946 |
and makes available to persons
who request the services,
whether | 947 |
or not the persons are parties
in an action pending in the | 948 |
division. The compensation for the
personnel shall be paid from | 949 |
the overall court budget and shall
be included in the | 950 |
appropriations for the existing judges of the
general division of | 951 |
the court of common pleas. | 952 |
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term
begins | 953 |
on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same | 954 |
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and | 955 |
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of | 956 |
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as | 957 |
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or | 958 |
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in | 959 |
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the
Revised Code with the powers and | 960 |
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. The
judge of the court | 961 |
of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of | 962 |
the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The | 963 |
judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and | 964 |
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are | 965 |
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, | 966 |
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the | 967 |
discharge of the judge's various duties. | 968 |
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 969 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the | 970 |
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties | 971 |
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include | 972 |
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and | 973 |
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court | 974 |
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are
parties | 975 |
to an action pending in the court, who request the
services. | 976 |
(P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common | 983 |
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall | 984 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 985 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 986 |
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall
be | 987 |
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, | 988 |
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be
assigned all | 989 |
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation,
and annulment | 990 |
cases coming before the court, except in cases that
for some | 991 |
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the
court of | 992 |
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the
assignment and | 993 |
division of the work of the division and with the
employment and | 994 |
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic
relations | 995 |
division. | 996 |
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 997 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of
the | 998 |
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The
duties | 999 |
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties,
shall | 1000 |
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of
divorce, | 1001 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases and | 1002 |
providing any counseling and conciliation services that
the | 1003 |
division makes available to persons, whether or not the
persons | 1004 |
are parties to an action pending in the division, who
request the | 1005 |
services. | 1006 |
(Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common | 1007 |
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall | 1008 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 1009 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 1010 |
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall | 1011 |
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, | 1012 |
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be
assigned all | 1013 |
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation,
and annulment | 1014 |
cases coming before the court, except in cases that
for some | 1015 |
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the
court of | 1016 |
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the
assignment and | 1017 |
division of the work of the division and with the
employment and | 1018 |
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic
relations | 1019 |
division. | 1020 |
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 1021 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of
the | 1022 |
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The
duties | 1023 |
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties,
shall | 1024 |
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of
divorce, | 1025 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases and | 1026 |
providing any counseling and conciliation services that
the | 1027 |
division makes available to persons, whether or not the
persons | 1028 |
are parties to an action pending in the division, who
request the | 1029 |
services. | 1030 |
(R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common
pleas, | 1031 |
whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall
have the | 1032 |
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, | 1033 |
and receive the same compensation as the other
judges of the court | 1034 |
of common pleas of Warren county and shall be
elected and | 1035 |
designated as judge of the court of common pleas,
division of | 1036 |
domestic relations. The judge shall be
assigned all
divorce, | 1037 |
dissolution of marriage, legal
separation,
and annulment
cases | 1038 |
coming before the court, except in cases that
for some
special | 1039 |
reason are assigned to some other judge of the
court of
common | 1040 |
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the
assignment and
division | 1041 |
of the work of the division and with the
employment and | 1042 |
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic
relations | 1043 |
division. | 1044 |
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, | 1045 |
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of
the | 1046 |
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The
duties | 1047 |
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties,
shall | 1048 |
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of
divorce, | 1049 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases and | 1050 |
providing any counseling and conciliation services that
the | 1051 |
division makes available to persons, whether or not the
persons | 1052 |
are parties to an action pending in the division, who
request the | 1053 |
services. | 1054 |
(S) In Licking county, the judge of the court of common | 1055 |
pleas, whose term begins January 1, 1991, and successors, shall | 1056 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 1057 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 1058 |
judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county and shall
be | 1059 |
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, | 1060 |
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be
assigned all | 1061 |
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation,
and annulment | 1062 |
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, | 1063 |
all proceedings involving child support, the
allocation of | 1064 |
parental rights and responsibilities for the care
of children and | 1065 |
the designation for the children of a place of
residence and legal | 1066 |
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all
post-decree | 1067 |
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and
proceedings, | 1068 |
except in cases that for some special reason are
assigned to | 1069 |
another judge of the court of common pleas. The
judge shall be | 1070 |
charged with the assignment and division of the
work of the | 1071 |
division and with the employment and supervision of
the personnel | 1072 |
of the division. | 1073 |
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 1074 |
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 1075 |
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 1076 |
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the | 1077 |
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include
the | 1078 |
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of | 1079 |
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,
cases arising | 1080 |
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and
proceedings involving | 1081 |
child support, the allocation of parental
rights and | 1082 |
responsibilities for the care of children and the
designation for | 1083 |
the children of a place of residence and legal
custodian, | 1084 |
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and | 1085 |
conciliation services that the division makes available to | 1086 |
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action | 1087 |
pending in the division, who request the services. | 1088 |
(T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common
pleas, | 1089 |
whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall
have the | 1090 |
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, | 1091 |
and receive the same compensation as the other
judges of the court | 1092 |
of common pleas of Allen county and shall be
elected and | 1093 |
designated as judge of the court of common pleas,
division of | 1094 |
domestic relations. The judge shall be
assigned all divorce, | 1095 |
dissolution of marriage, legal
separation,
and annulment cases, | 1096 |
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, all | 1097 |
proceedings involving child support, the
allocation of parental | 1098 |
rights and responsibilities for the care
of children and the | 1099 |
designation for the children of a place of
residence and legal | 1100 |
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all
post-decree | 1101 |
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and
proceedings, | 1102 |
except in cases that for some special reason are
assigned to | 1103 |
another judge of the court of common pleas. The
judge shall be | 1104 |
charged with the assignment and division of the
work of the | 1105 |
division and with the employment and supervision of
the personnel | 1106 |
of the division. | 1107 |
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 1108 |
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 1109 |
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 1110 |
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the | 1111 |
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include
the | 1112 |
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of | 1113 |
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,
cases arising | 1114 |
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and
proceedings involving | 1115 |
child support, the allocation of parental
rights and | 1116 |
responsibilities for the care of children and the
designation for | 1117 |
the children of a place of residence and legal
custodian, | 1118 |
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and | 1119 |
conciliation services that the division makes available to | 1120 |
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action | 1121 |
pending in the division, who request the services. | 1122 |
(U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common
pleas | 1123 |
whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall
have the | 1124 |
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, | 1125 |
and receive the same compensation as other judges
of the court of | 1126 |
common pleas of Medina county and shall be
elected and designated | 1127 |
as judge of the court of common pleas,
division of domestic | 1128 |
relations. The judge shall be
assigned all divorce, dissolution
of | 1129 |
marriage, legal
separation,
and annulment cases, all cases
arising | 1130 |
under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, all proceedings
involving | 1131 |
child support, the
allocation of parental rights and | 1132 |
responsibilities for the care
of children and the designation for | 1133 |
the children of a place of
residence and legal custodian, | 1134 |
parenting time, and visitation, and all
post-decree proceedings | 1135 |
and matters arising from those cases and
proceedings, except in | 1136 |
cases that for some special reason are
assigned to another judge | 1137 |
of the court of common pleas. The
judge shall be charged with the | 1138 |
assignment and division of the
work of the division and with the | 1139 |
employment and supervision of
the personnel of the division. | 1140 |
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 1141 |
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 1142 |
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 1143 |
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 1144 |
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, | 1145 |
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, | 1146 |
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under
Chapter | 1147 |
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving
child | 1148 |
support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities | 1149 |
for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a | 1150 |
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 1151 |
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services | 1152 |
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the | 1153 |
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who | 1154 |
request the services. | 1155 |
(V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common | 1156 |
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall | 1157 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 1158 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 1159 |
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall | 1160 |
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, | 1161 |
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be
assigned all | 1162 |
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation,
and annulment | 1163 |
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, | 1164 |
all proceedings involving child support, the
allocation of | 1165 |
parental rights and responsibilities for the care
of children and | 1166 |
the designation for the children of a place of
residence and legal | 1167 |
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all
post-decree | 1168 |
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and
proceedings, | 1169 |
except in cases that for some special reason are
assigned to | 1170 |
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge also has | 1171 |
concurrent jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the | 1172 |
court of
common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may | 1173 |
hear cases
to determine the custody of a child, as defined in | 1174 |
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who
is not the ward of | 1175 |
another court of this state, cases that are commenced by a
parent, | 1176 |
guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011 | 1177 |
of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the | 1178 |
child to pay child support
for that child when the request for | 1179 |
that order is not ancillary to an action
for divorce, dissolution | 1180 |
of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a
criminal or civil | 1181 |
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an
action for | 1182 |
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that | 1183 |
is
within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the | 1184 |
probate-juvenile division of
the court of common pleas of | 1185 |
Fairfield county and that involves an
allegation that the child is | 1186 |
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and
post-decree | 1187 |
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases. | 1188 |
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 1193 |
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 1194 |
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 1195 |
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the | 1196 |
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include
the | 1197 |
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of | 1198 |
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,
cases arising | 1199 |
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and
proceedings involving | 1200 |
child support, the allocation of parental
rights and | 1201 |
responsibilities for the care of children and the
designation for | 1202 |
the children of a place of residence and legal
custodian, | 1203 |
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and | 1204 |
conciliation services that the division makes available to | 1205 |
persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an | 1206 |
action pending in the division, who request the services.
When
the | 1207 |
judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as
defined | 1208 |
in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the
ward of | 1209 |
another court
of this state or a case that is commenced by
a | 1210 |
parent, guardian, or custodian
of a child, as defined in section | 1211 |
2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an
order requiring a | 1212 |
parent of the child to pay child support for that child when
the | 1213 |
request for that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, | 1214 |
dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a | 1215 |
criminal or civil
action involving an allegation of domestic | 1216 |
violence, an action for support
under Chapter 3115. of the Revised | 1217 |
Code, or an action that is within the
exclusive original | 1218 |
jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court
of | 1219 |
common pleas of Fairfield county and that
involves an allegation | 1220 |
that the
child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the | 1221 |
duties of the personnel
of the domestic relations division also | 1222 |
include the handling, servicing, and
investigation of those types | 1223 |
of cases. | 1224 |
(W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common | 1225 |
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall | 1226 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 1227 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges
of | 1228 |
the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected
and | 1229 |
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic | 1230 |
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers
relating | 1231 |
to juvenile courts, and all cases under
Chapters 2151. and 2152. | 1232 |
of the Revised
Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter | 1233 |
3111. of the
Revised Code over which the juvenile court has | 1234 |
jurisdiction shall
be assigned to the judge of the division of | 1235 |
domestic relations. All divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal | 1236 |
separation,
annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and | 1237 |
other
cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the | 1238 |
domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court | 1239 |
of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the | 1240 |
domestic relations division and the judges of the general | 1241 |
division. | 1242 |
(3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark | 1246 |
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or
unable | 1247 |
to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the
presiding
judge | 1248 |
of the
court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the | 1249 |
volume
of cases pending in the division of domestic relations | 1250 |
necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of | 1251 |
domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the
general | 1252 |
division or probate division of the court of common pleas
of Clark | 1253 |
county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding
judge of | 1254 |
that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in
conjunction | 1255 |
with the judge of the division of domestic relations
of that | 1256 |
court. | 1257 |
(X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common
pleas | 1258 |
whose term begins January 2, 1995, and
successors, shall
have the | 1259 |
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, | 1260 |
and receive the same compensation as other judges
of the court of | 1261 |
common pleas of Scioto county and shall be
elected and designated | 1262 |
as judge of the court of common pleas,
division of domestic | 1263 |
relations. The judge shall be
assigned all divorce, dissolution
of | 1264 |
marriage, legal
separation,
and annulment cases, all cases
arising | 1265 |
under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, all proceedings
involving | 1266 |
child support, the
allocation of parental rights and | 1267 |
responsibilities for the care
of children and the designation for | 1268 |
the children of a place of
residence and legal custodian, | 1269 |
parenting time, visitation, and all post-decree
proceedings and | 1270 |
matters arising from those cases and proceedings,
except in cases | 1271 |
that for some special reason are assigned to
another judge of the | 1272 |
court of common pleas. The judge shall be
charged with the | 1273 |
assignment and division of the work of the
division and with the | 1274 |
employment and supervision of the personnel
of the division. | 1275 |
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense | 1276 |
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the | 1277 |
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the | 1278 |
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in | 1279 |
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling, | 1280 |
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, | 1281 |
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under
Chapter | 1282 |
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving
child | 1283 |
support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities | 1284 |
for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a | 1285 |
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 1286 |
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services | 1287 |
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the | 1288 |
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who | 1289 |
request the services. | 1290 |
(Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and
juvenile | 1291 |
divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas
also shall | 1292 |
be the administrative judge of the domestic relations
division of | 1293 |
the court and shall be assigned
all divorce,
dissolution of | 1294 |
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
coming before the | 1295 |
court. The judge shall have all powers as
administrator of the | 1296 |
domestic relations division and shall have
charge of the personnel | 1297 |
engaged in handling, servicing, or
investigating divorce, | 1298 |
dissolution of marriage, legal separation,
and annulment cases, | 1299 |
including any referees considered necessary
for the discharge of | 1300 |
the judge's various duties. | 1301 |
(Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of
common | 1302 |
pleas whose term begins on February 9,
1999, and the successors to | 1303 |
that judge, shall have the same qualifications,
exercise the same | 1304 |
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation
as the | 1305 |
other judges of the court of common pleas of
Marion county and | 1306 |
shall be elected and
designated as judge of the court of common | 1307 |
pleas, domestic
relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as | 1308 |
otherwise specified in this
division, that judge, and the | 1309 |
successors to that judge, shall have all the
powers relating to | 1310 |
juvenile courts, and all cases under
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of | 1311 |
the
Revised Code,
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the | 1312 |
Revised Code,
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 1313 |
separation, and annulment cases,
all proceedings involving child | 1314 |
support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities | 1315 |
for the care of children and the designation for the children
of a | 1316 |
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 1317 |
visitation, and all
post-decree proceedings and matters arising | 1318 |
from those cases and
proceedings
shall be assigned to that judge | 1319 |
and the successors to
that judge. Except as
provided in division | 1320 |
(Z)(2) of this section
and notwithstanding any other provision of | 1321 |
any section of the
Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003, | 1322 |
the judge of
the
court of common pleas of Marion county
whose term | 1323 |
begins on
February 9, 1999, and the
successors to that judge, | 1324 |
shall have all
the powers relating to the probate
division of the | 1325 |
court of common
pleas of
Marion county in addition to the powers | 1326 |
previously
specified in this division, and shall exercise | 1327 |
concurrent
jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of | 1328 |
that court
over all
matters that are within the jurisdiction of | 1329 |
the probate
division of that court
under Chapter 2101., and other | 1330 |
provisions,
of
the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of | 1331 |
the
domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court | 1332 |
otherwise specified
in division (Z)(1) of this section. | 1333 |
(3) On and after February 9, 2003, all
references in law to | 1342 |
"the probate court,"
"the probate judge,"
"the juvenile
court," or | 1343 |
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect | 1344 |
to Marion county, as being references to both
"the probate | 1345 |
division" and
"the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division" | 1346 |
and as being references to both
"the judge of the probate | 1347 |
division" and
"the
judge of the domestic relations- | 1348 |
juvenile-probate division." On and after
February 9, 2003, all | 1349 |
references in law to
"the clerk of the probate court" shall be | 1350 |
construed, with respect to
Marion county, as being references to | 1351 |
the judge who is serving pursuant to
division (Z)(2) of this | 1352 |
section as the clerk of the probate division of the
court of | 1353 |
common pleas of Marion county. | 1354 |
(AA)
In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common | 1355 |
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall | 1356 |
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 1357 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other | 1358 |
judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall | 1359 |
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common | 1360 |
pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall
be
assigned | 1361 |
and hear
all
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, | 1362 |
and annulment cases
and all
proceedings under the
uniform | 1363 |
interstate family support act
contained in Chapter 3115.
of the | 1364 |
Revised Code. Except in cases
that are subject to the
exclusive | 1365 |
original jurisdiction of the
juvenile court, the judge
shall be | 1366 |
assigned and hear all cases
pertaining to paternity,
visitation, | 1367 |
child
support, the
allocation
of parental rights and | 1368 |
responsibilities
for the care of
children,
and the designation for | 1369 |
the children of a
place of residence
and
legal custodian,
and all | 1370 |
post-decree
proceedings
arising from
any case pertaining to
any of | 1371 |
those
matters. | 1372 |
(BB) In Henry county, the judge of the court of common pleas | 1373 |
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, shall have | 1374 |
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and | 1375 |
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge | 1376 |
of the court of common pleas of Henry county and shall be elected | 1377 |
and designated as the judge of the court of common pleas, division | 1378 |
of domestic relations. The judge shall have all of the powers | 1379 |
relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. or | 1380 |
2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings arising under | 1381 |
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court | 1382 |
has jurisdiction, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal | 1383 |
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child | 1384 |
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities | 1385 |
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a | 1386 |
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and | 1387 |
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising | 1388 |
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge, | 1389 |
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to the | 1390 |
other judge of the court of common pleas. | 1391 |
(CC) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of | 1392 |
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties | 1393 |
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform | 1394 |
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending
in the | 1395 |
judge's division necessitates it, the
duties of that judge shall | 1396 |
be performed by another judge
of the court of common pleas of that | 1397 |
county, assigned for that
purpose by the presiding judge of the | 1398 |
court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in | 1399 |
conjunction
with that judge, as the case may require. | 1400 |