As Passed by the Senate

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

Sub. S. B. No. 155

Senator Faber 

Cosponsors: Senators Schuler, Grendell, Spada, Kearney, Austria, Boccieri, Buehrer, Cates, Harris 

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A BILL

To amend sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and 2301.03 and

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to enact section 2101.025 of the Revised Code to

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create a Domestic Relations-Juvenile-Probate

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Division of the Champaign County Court of Common

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Pleas, to designate the Champaign County Probate

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and Juvenile Judge as a judge of that division,

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and to add a judge to that division to be elected

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in 2008.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and 2301.03 be	9
amended and section 2101.025 of the Revised Code be enacted to	10
read as follows:	11

Sec. 2101.025. Effective February 9, 2009, the probate judge	12
of the court of common pleas of Champaign county shall have all	13
the powers relating to the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	14
division of the court of common pleas of Champaign county, as	15
established pursuant to division (DD)(1) of section 2301.03 of the	16
Revised Code, and shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the	17
judges of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of the	18
court of common pleas of Champaign county over matters that are	19
within the jurisdiction of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	20
division, as set forth in division (DD)(1) of section 2301.03 of	21
the Revised Code.	22

Sec. 2151.07.  The juvenile court is a court of record within	23
the court of common pleas. The juvenile court has and shall	24
exercise the powers and jurisdiction conferred in Chapters 2151.	25
and 2152. of the Revised Code.	26

Whenever the juvenile judge of the juvenile court is sick, is	27
absent from the county, or is unable to attend court, or the	28
volume of cases pending in court necessitates it, upon the request	29
of the administrative juvenile judge, the presiding judge of the	30
court of common pleas pursuant to division (DD)(EE) of section	31
2301.03 of the Revised Code shall assign a judge of any division	32
of the court of common pleas of the county to act in the juvenile	33
judge's place or in conjunction with the juvenile judge. If no	34
judge of the court of common pleas is available for that purpose,	35
the chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a judge of the	36
court of common pleas, a juvenile judge, or a probate judge from a	37
different county to act in the place of that juvenile judge or in	38
conjunction with that juvenile judge. The assigned judge shall	39
receive the compensation and expenses for so serving that is	40
provided by law for judges assigned to hold court in courts of	41
common pleas.	42

Sec. 2301.02.  The number of judges of the court of common	43
pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the	44
judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms	45
shall be as follows:	46

(A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one judge,	47
elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957;	48

In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan,	49
Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term	50
to begin February 9, 1955;	51

In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to	52
begin January 9, 1957;	53

In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin,	54
Jackson, Knox, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Paulding, Vinton, and	55
Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to begin	56
January 1, 1957;	57

In Morrow county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	58
to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2006, term to	59
begin January 1, 2007;	60

In Logan county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	61
to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to	62
begin January 2, 2005;	63

In Carroll, Champaign, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway,	64
Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be	65
elected in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953;	66

In Champaign county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	67
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 2008, term	68
to begin February 10, 2009.	69

In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in	70
1954, term to begin April 18, 1955;	71

In Henry county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	72
to begin May 9, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin	73
January 1, 2005;	74

In Putnam county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to	75
begin May 9, 1957;	76

In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to	77
begin May 14, 1953;	78

In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to	79
begin July 6, 1956;	80

In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,	81
term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978,	82
term to begin January 1, 1979;	83

(B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	84
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1958,	85
term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected in	86
1992, term to begin January 1, 1993;	87

In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	88
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960, term to	89
begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978, term to	90
begin January 2, 1979;	91

In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term	92
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990, term to	93
begin July 1, 1991;	94

In Erie county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	95
to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1970, term	96
to begin January 2, 1971, the third to be elected in 2004, term to	97
begin January 2, 2005, and the fourth to be elected in 2008, term	98
to begin February 9, 2009;	99

In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	100
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,	101
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in	102
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;	103

In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	104
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,	105
term to begin January 6, 1977;	106

In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,	107
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	108
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978,	109
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in	110
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;	111

In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	112
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in	113
1978, term to begin January 1, 1979;	114

In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,	115
term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in	116
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977;	117

In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952,	118
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1976,	119
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in	120
1998, term to begin February 9, 1999;	121

In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	122
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966,	123
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in	124
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;	125

In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term	126
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970, term to	127
begin on January 1, 1971;	128

In Muskingum county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968,	129
term to begin August 9, 1969, one to be elected in 1978, term to	130
begin January 1, 1979, and one to be elected in 2002, term to	131
begin January 2, 2003;	132

In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	133
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	134
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in	135
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987;	136

In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	137
to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,	138
term to begin January 1, 1977;	139

In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	140
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in 1960,	141
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in	142
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;	143

In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	144
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1986,	145
term to begin January 2, 1987;	146

In Warren county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,	147
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,	148
term to begin January 1, 1971, the third to be elected in 1986,	149
term to begin January 1, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in	150
2004, term to begin January 2, 2005;	151

In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	152
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 1986, term	153
to begin January 1, 1987;	154

In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, term	155
beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970, term	156
to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in 1990,	157
term to begin January 1, 1991;	158

In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be elected	159
in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	160
respectively;	161

In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952, term	162
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956, term	163
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986, term to	164
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 1994, term	165
to begin January 2, 1995.	166

In Clermont county, five judges, one to be elected in 1956,	167
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964,	168
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982,	169
term to begin January 2, 1983, the fourth to be elected in 1986,	170
term to begin January 2, 1987; and the fifth to be elected in	171
2006, term to begin January 3, 2007;	172

In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	173
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in	174
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957;	175

In Delaware county, two judges, one to be elected in 1990,	176
term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in 1994,	177
term to begin January 1, 1995;	178

In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958, term	179
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960, term	180
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964, term to	181
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be elected in 1978,	182
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January 5, 1979, respectively,	183
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to begin January 6,	184
2001;	185

In Licking county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,	186
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term to	187
begin January 1, 1965, one to be elected in 1990, term to begin	188
January 1, 1991, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin	189
January 1, 2005;	190

In Lorain county, ten judges, two to be elected in 1952,	191
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, respectively,	192
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 1959, one to	193
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, two to be	194
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, and January 5,	195
1989, respectively, two to be elected in 1998, terms to begin	196
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively; one to be	197
elected in 2006, term to begin January 6, 2007; and one to be	198
elected in 2008, term to begin February 9, 2009, as described in	199
division (C)(1)(c) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code;	200

In Butler county, eleven judges, one to be elected in 1956,	201
term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954, terms to	202
begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; one to	203
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; one to be	204
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987; two to be elected	205
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and January 2, 1989,	206
respectively; one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 4,	207
1993; two to be elected in 2002, terms to begin January 2, 2003,	208
and January 3, 2003, respectively; and one to be elected in 2006,	209
term to begin January 3, 2007;	210

In Richland county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,	211
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	212
term to begin February 9, 1961, the third to be elected in 1968,	213
term to begin January 2, 1969, and the fourth to be elected in	214
2004, term to begin January 3, 2005;	215

In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,	216
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in	217
1960, term to begin January 2, 1961;	218

In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	219
beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, term to	220
begin January 2, 1969;	221

In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952,	222
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954,	223
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956,	224
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964,	225
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976,	226
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the sixth to be elected in	227
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995;	228

(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be	229
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from	230
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	231
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on	232
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8,	233
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1,	234
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to	235
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two	236
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and January	237
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin on	238
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to begin on	239
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to January 12,	240
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on January 18,	241
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be elected in	242
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning January 6, 1977,	243
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, terms to begin	244
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, respectively; and two to	245
be elected in 1986, terms to begin January 13, 1987, and January	246
14, 1987, respectively;	247

In Franklin county, twenty-two judges; two to be elected in	248
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	249
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January	250
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to	251
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in	252
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three to	253
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning	254
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected in 1982,	255
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 1986, term to	256
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin	257
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; one to be elected in	258
1996, term to begin January 2, 1997; and one to be elected in	259
2004, term to begin July 1, 2005;	260

In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected in	261
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from	262
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be	263
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January	264
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1, 1965;	265
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975; one to	266
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to be	267
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to begin	268
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,	269
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin January 3,	270
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively;	271

In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 1954,	272
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	273
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 1,	274
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in	275
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,	276
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,	277
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969;	278
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and	279
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to	280
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin	281
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January	282
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2,	283
1993;	284

In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in	285
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and	286
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term to	287
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to begin	288
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January	289
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,	290
1991;	291

In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected in	292
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and January	293
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms to begin	294
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, and July 2, 1953,	295
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,	296
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 3, 1969;	297
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days	298
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; two to be elected	299
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,	300
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January	301
1, 1993.	302

In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958,	303
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, terms	304
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively;	305
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and	306
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to	307
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 1992, terms to	308
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, respectively;	309

In Summit county, thirteen judges; four to be elected in	310
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3,	311
1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in	312
1958, terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 17,	313
1959, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin	314
January 4, 1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January	315
5, 1969; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; one	316
to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993; and two to	317
be elected in 2008, terms to begin January 5, 2009, and January 6,	318
2009, respectively.	319

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county	320
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which	321
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously elected	322
at the same election, if the office of one of those judges so	323
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to the second	324
general election preceding the expiration of that judge's term,	325
the office that that judge had filled shall be abolished as of the	326
date of the next general election, and a new office of judge of	327
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who is to	328
fill that new office shall be elected for a six-year term at the	329
next general election, and the term of that judge shall commence	330
on the first day of the year following that general election, on	331
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the number of	332
judges that the county shall elect shall not be reduced.	333

Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas	334
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected	335
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code,	336
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Noble, and Wyandot	337
counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas elected	338
pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge of the probate	339
division, except in Lorain county in which the judges of the	340
domestic relations division of the Lorain county court of common	341
pleas elected pursuant to this section also shall perform the	342
duties and functions of the judge of the probate division, and	343
except in Morrow county in which the judges of the court of common	344
pleas elected pursuant to this section also shall perform the	345
duties and functions of the judge of the probate division.	346

Sec. 2301.03.  (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the	347
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953,	348
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2,	349
1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise	350
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	351
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of	352
Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	353
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They	354
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all	355
cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all	356
parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over	357
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	358
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	359
shall be assigned to them. In addition to the judge's regular	360
duties, the judge who is senior in point of service shall serve on	361
the children services board and the county advisory board and	362
shall be the administrator of the domestic relations division and	363
its subdivisions and departments.	364

(B) In Hamilton county:

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(1) The judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins	366
on January 1, 1957, and successors, and the judge of the court of	367
common pleas, whose term begins on February 14, 1967, and	368
successors, shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters	369
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and	370
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters.	371

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	372
on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and	373
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	374
of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have	375
assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	376
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or	377
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of	378
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the	379
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of	380
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a	381
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are	382
unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the	383
division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges	384
of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible	385
after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of	386
domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The	387
term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the	388
first day of August of the year in which the administrative judge	389
is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is	390
elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court	391
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the	392
administrative judge's successor is elected in the following year.	393

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative	394
judge of the division of domestic relations shall be the	395
administrator of the domestic relations division and its	396
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	397
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	398
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	399
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	400
including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the	401
discharge of their various duties.	402

The administrative judge of the division of domestic	403
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	404
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	405
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its	406
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those	407
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include	408
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution	409
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling	410
and conciliation services that may be made available to persons	411
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	412
action pending in the division.	413

The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum	414
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses of	415
the division of domestic relations, including reasonable expenses	416
of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and	417
other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and	418
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	419
separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and counseling, and	420
all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the	421
expenses involved in the attendance of division personnel at	422
domestic relations and welfare conferences designated by the	423
division, and the further sum each year as will provide for the	424
adequate operation of the division of domestic relations.	425

The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary	426
and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county treasurer	427
from the money appropriated for the operation of the division,	428
upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the	429
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations.	430

The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other	431
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff	432
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or	433
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of	434
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall	435
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant,	436
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other	437
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division,	438
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs	439
in the case involved.	440

(3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county	441
whose term begins on January 3, 1997, and the successor to that	442
judge whose term begins on January 3, 2003, shall each be elected	443
and designated for one term only as the drug court judge of the	444
court of common pleas of Hamilton county. The successors to the	445
judge whose term begins on January 3, 2003, shall be elected and	446
designated as judges of the general division of the court of	447
common pleas of Hamilton county and shall not have the authority	448
granted by division (B)(3) of this section. The drug court judge	449
may accept or reject any case referred to the drug court judge	450
under division (B)(3) of this section. After the drug court judge	451
accepts a referred case, the drug court judge has full authority	452
over the case, including the authority to conduct arraignment,	453
accept pleas, enter findings and dispositions, conduct trials,	454
order treatment, and if treatment is not successfully completed	455
pronounce and enter sentence.	456

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	457
of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal	458
court may refer to the drug court judge any case, and any	459
companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria described	460
under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If the drug	461
court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the case, and any	462
companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug court judge. A	463
judge may refer a case meeting the criteria described in divisions	464
(B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that involves a violation of a	465
condition of a community control sanction to the drug court judge,	466
and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the referring	467
judge and the drug court judge have concurrent jurisdiction over	468
the case.	469

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	470
of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal	471
court may refer a case to the drug court judge under division	472
(B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that both of the	473
following apply:	474

(a) One of the following applies:

475

(i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in	476
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third	477
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,	478
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the	479
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor.	480

(ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in section	481
2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third or	482
fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1, 1996, a	483
felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the offense is	484
committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor, and the	485
defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of becoming	486
drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from treatment.	487

(b) All of the following apply:

488

(i) The case involves an offense for which a community	489
control sanction may be imposed or is a case in which a mandatory	490
prison term or a mandatory jail term is not required to be	491
imposed.	492

(ii) The defendant has no history of violent behavior.

493

(iii) The defendant has no history of mental illness.

494

(iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is	495
drug or alcohol driven.	496

(v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to	497
participate in a fifteen-month treatment process.	498

(vi) The defendant has no acute health condition.

499

(vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county prosecutor	500
approves of the referral.	501

(4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas	502
of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending	503
before the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient	504
caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in	505
accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common	506
Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from	507
the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the	508
administrative judge shall cease the assignments when the	509
administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending	510
before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for	511
the drug court judge.	512

(5) As used in division (B) of this section, "community	513
control sanction," "mandatory prison term," and "mandatory jail	514
term" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised	515
Code.	516

(C)(1) In Lorain county:

517

(a) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	518
on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, January 2, 1999, and	519
February 9, 2009, and successors, shall have the same	520
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	521
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	522
common pleas of Lorain county and shall be elected and designated	523
as the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	524
relations. They shall have all of the powers relating to juvenile	525
courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the	526
Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which the juvenile	527
court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage,	528
legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them,	529
except cases that for some special reason are assigned to some	530
other judge of the court of common pleas.	531

(b) On and after January 1, 2006, the judges of the court of	532
common pleas, division of domestic relations, in addition to the	533
powers and jurisdiction set forth in division (C)(1)(a) of this	534
section, shall have jurisdiction over matters that are within the	535
jurisdiction of the probate court under Chapter 2101. and other	536
provisions of the Revised Code. From January 1, 2006, through	537
February 8, 2009, the judges of the court of common pleas,	538
division of domestic relations, shall exercise probate	539
jurisdiction concurrently with the probate judge.	540

(c) The judge of the court of common pleas, division of	541
domestic relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, is the	542
successor to the probate judge who was elected in 2002 for a term	543
that began on February 9, 2003.	544

(2)(a) From January 1, 2006, through February 8, 2009, with	545
respect to Lorain county, all references in law to the probate	546
court shall be construed as references to both the probate court	547
and the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and	548
all references in law to the probate judge shall be construed as	549
references to both the probate judge and the judges of the court	550
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. On and after	551
February 9, 2009, with respect to Lorain county, all references in	552
law to the probate court shall be construed as references to the	553
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and all	554
references to the probate judge shall be construed as references	555
to the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	556
relations.	557

(b) On and after February 9, 2009, with respect to Lorain	558
county, all references in law to the clerk of the probate court	559
shall be construed as references to the judge who is serving	560
pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts	561
of Ohio as the administrative judge of the court of common pleas,	562
division of domestic relations.	563

(D) In Lucas county:

564

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	565
on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965, and successors, shall	566
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	567
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	568
the court of common pleas of Lucas county and shall be elected and	569
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	570
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	571
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them.	572

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	573
point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of	574
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and	575
shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of	576
the work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	577
other personnel of the domestic relations division.	578

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	579
on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors shall have	580
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	581
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	582
the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and	583
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	584
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters	585
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and	586
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. In addition to the	587
judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,	588
juvenile division, senior in point of service, shall be the	589
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and	590
departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment,	591
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	592
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including	593
any referees considered necessary by the judges of the division in	594
the discharge of their various duties.	595

The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	596
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title,	597
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and	598
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties	599
of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	600
addition to other statutory duties include the handling,	601
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	602
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	603
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	604
action pending in the division.	605

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	606
division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the	607
juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	608
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that	609
judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by	610
the judges of the other of those divisions.	611

(E) In Mahoning county:

612

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began	613
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same	614
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	615
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	616
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated	617
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	618
relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, dissolution of	619
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	620
court. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	621
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be	622
the administrator of the domestic relations division and its	623
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	624
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	625
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	626
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	627
including any referees considered necessary in the discharge of	628
the various duties of the judge's office.	629

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	630
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	631
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	632
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	633
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	634
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	635
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and	636
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	637
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	638
action pending in the division.	639

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began	640
on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same	641
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	642
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	643
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated	644
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and	645
shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and	646
2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions	647
conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular	648
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	649
shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its	650
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	651
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	652
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile	653
cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judge in	654
the discharge of the judge's various duties.	655

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	656
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	657
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	658
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	659
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	660
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	661
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	662
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	663
action pending in the division.	664

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	665
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	666
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of	667
cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that	668
judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court of	669
common pleas.	670

(F) In Montgomery county:

671

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	672
on January 2, 1953, and January 4, 1977, and successors, shall	673
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	674
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	675
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county and shall be	676
elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas,	677
division of domestic relations. These judges shall have assigned	678
to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	679
and annulment cases.	680

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	681
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the assignment	682
and division of the work of the division and shall have charge of	683
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division	684
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	685
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	686
including any necessary referees, except those employees who may	687
be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this	688
section and sections 2301.12, 2301.18, and 2301.19 of the Revised	689
Code. The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	690
point of service, also shall designate the title, compensation,	691
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	692
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties.	693

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	694
on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors, shall	695
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	696
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	697
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected	698
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	699
division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of,	700
the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the	701
Revised Code.	702

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	703
court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of	704
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	705
its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	706
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	707
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are	708
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases.	709
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the	710
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	711
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	712
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	713
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	714
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	715
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	716
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	717
division.	718

If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division	719
of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of common	720
pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform	721
that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's	722
division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be	723
performed by the judge or judges of the other of those divisions.	724

(G) In Richland county:

725

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	726
on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall have the same	727
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	728
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	729
common pleas of Richland county and shall be elected and	730
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	731
domestic relations. That judge shall be assigned and hear all	732
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	733
cases, all domestic violence cases arising under section 3113.31	734
of the Revised Code, and all post-decree proceedings arising from	735
any case pertaining to any of those matters. The division of	736
domestic relations has concurrent jurisdiction with the juvenile	737
division of the court of common pleas of Richland county to	738
determine the care, custody, or control of any child not a ward of	739
another court of this state, and to hear and determine a request	740
for an order for the support of any child if the request is not	741
ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage,	742
annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil action	743
involving an allegation of domestic violence, or an action for	744
support brought under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. Except in	745
cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of	746
the juvenile court, the judge of the division of domestic	747
relations shall be assigned and hear all cases pertaining to	748
paternity or parentage, the care, custody, or control of children,	749
parenting time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of	750
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children, all	751
proceedings arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all	752
proceedings arising under the uniform interstate family support	753
act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, and all	754
post-decree proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of	755
those matters.	756

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	757
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be	758
the administrator of the domestic relations division and its	759
subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the	760
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	761
domestic relations division, including any magistrates the judge	762
considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's duties. The	763
judge shall also designate the title, compensation, expense	764
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, vacation, and other	765
employment-related matters of the personnel of the division and	766
shall fix their duties.	767

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	768
on January 3, 2005, and successors, shall have the same	769
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	770
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	771
common pleas of Richland county, shall be elected and designated	772
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and	773
shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile	774
judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code.	775
Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original	776
jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile	777
division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and	778
shall not be assigned, any case pertaining to paternity or	779
parentage, the care, custody, or control of children, parenting	780
time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental	781
rights and responsibilities for the care of children or any	782
post-decree proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of	783
those matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have	784
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any	785
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act	786
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.	787

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	788
juvenile division shall be the administrator of the juvenile	789
division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall	790
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	791
personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling,	792
servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any	793
magistrates whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge	794
of the judge's various duties.	795

The judge of the juvenile division also shall designate the	796
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	797
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	798
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	799
statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and	800
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling,	801
conciliation, and mediation services that the court makes	802
available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an	803
action pending in the court, who request the services.	804

(H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas	805
whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January	806
1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,	807
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	808
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark	809
county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	810
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have	811
all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under	812
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage	813
proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and	814
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and	815
annulment cases, except cases that are assigned to some other	816
judge of the court of common pleas for some special reason, shall	817
be assigned to the judges.	818

The judge of the division of domestic relations, second most	819
senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment	820
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	821
handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of	822
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, and necessary	823
referees required for the judge's respective court.	824

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	825
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the	826
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2152.71	827
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the	828
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	829
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to,	830
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who	831
may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of	832
service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other	833
position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge	834
to serve.	835

(I) In Summit county:

836

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	837
on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors, shall	838
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	839
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	840
the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected	841
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	842
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	843
relations shall have assigned to them and hear all divorce,	844
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	845
that come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to	846
the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the	847
judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned	848
to them and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody,	849
visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights	850
and responsibilities for the care of children and all post-decree	851
proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those	852
matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall	853
have assigned to them and hear all proceedings under the uniform	854
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the	855
Revised Code.	856

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	857
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic	858
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	859
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	860
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who	861
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	862
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.	863
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	864
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	865
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	866
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	867
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	868
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	869
of any counseling and conciliation services that are available	870
upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an	871
action pending in the division.	872

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	873
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same	874
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	875
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	876
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as	877
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	878
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as	879
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. Except	880
in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction	881
of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division shall	882
not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be	883
assigned, any case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation,	884
child support, or the allocation of parental rights and	885
responsibilities for the care of children or any post-decree	886
proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of those	887
matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have	888
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any	889
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act	890
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.	891

The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile	892
division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have	893
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	894
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary	895
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating	896
juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title,	897
compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and	898
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	899
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	900
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	901
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	902
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	903
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	904
division.	905

(J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common	906
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977,	907
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	908
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	909
other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and	910
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	911
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	912
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters	913
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings	914
over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	915
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	916
shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special	917
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	918
pleas.	919

(K) In Butler county:

920

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	921
on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors, shall	922
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	923
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	924
the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected	925
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	926
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	927
relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of	928
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	929
court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned	930
to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judge senior	931
in point of service shall be charged with the assignment and	932
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	933
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	934
division.	935

The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the	936
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	937
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	938
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	939
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	940
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	941
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and	942
conciliation services that the division makes available to	943
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	944
pending in the division, who request the services.	945

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	946
on January 3, 1987, and January 2, 2003, and successors, shall	947
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	948
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	949
the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall be elected and	950
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	951
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters	952
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and	953
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court	954
of common pleas, juvenile division, who is senior in point of	955
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	956
its subdivisions and departments. The judge, senior in point of	957
service, shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and	958
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are	959
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,	960
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the	961
discharge of the judge's various duties.	962

The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate	963
the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of	964
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall	965
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to	966
other statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and	967
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling and	968
conciliation services that the division makes available to	969
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	970
pending in the division, who request the services.	971

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	972
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	973
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	974
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	975
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	976
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	977

(L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common	978
pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961,	979
January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, and	980
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	981
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	982
other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county and	983
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	984
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	985
powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	986
separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned	987
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special	988
reason.	989

(2) The administrative judge is administrator of the domestic	990
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and has	991
the following powers concerning division personnel:	992

(a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and	993
supervision;	994

(b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses,	995
allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations.	996

(3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or referees	997
engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, counseling, or	998
conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation	999
and annulment matters.	1000

(M) In Lake county:

1001

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1002
on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	1003
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1004
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1005
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as	1006
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1007
relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce,	1008
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1009
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special	1010
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	1011
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	1012
of the work of the division and with the employment and	1013
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1014
division.	1015

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1016
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1017
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1018
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1019
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1020
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1021
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1022
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1023
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1024
services.	1025

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1026
on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same	1027
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1028
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1029
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as	1030
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	1031
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of	1032
the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by	1033
those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile	1034
division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	1035
its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of	1036
the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of	1037
the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or	1038
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the	1039
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's various	1040
duties.	1041

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1042
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	1043
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1044
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	1045
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	1046
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1047
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1048
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1049
services.	1050

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1051
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	1052
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	1053
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	1054
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	1055
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	1056

(N) In Erie county:

1057

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1058
on January 2, 1971, and the successors to that judge whose terms	1059
begin before January 2, 2007, shall have the same qualifications,	1060
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	1061
compensation as the other judge of the court of common pleas of	1062
Erie county and shall be elected and designated as judge of the	1063
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge	1064
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and shall	1065
be assigned all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the	1066
Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court	1067
has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1068
separation, and annulment cases, except cases that for some	1069
special reason are assigned to some other judge.	1070

On or after January 2, 2007, the judge of the court of common	1071
pleas who is elected in 2006 shall be the successor to the judge	1072
of the domestic relations division whose term expires on January	1073
1, 2007, shall be designated as judge of the court of common	1074
pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judge as	1075
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the	1076
powers and jurisdictions conferred by those chapters.	1077

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas, general division,	1078
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, the judge of	1079
the court of common pleas, general division whose term begins on	1080
January 2, 2005, and successors, and the judge of the court of	1081
common pleas, general division, whose term begins February 9,	1082
2009, and successors, shall have assigned to them, in addition to	1083
all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the general	1084
division of the court of common pleas, all divorce, dissolution of	1085
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	1086
court, and all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the	1087
probate court under Chapter 2101., and other provisions, of the	1088
Revised Code.	1089

(O) In Greene county:

1090

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1091
on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	1092
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1093
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1094
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated	1095
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1096
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of	1097
marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support	1098
enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other cases	1099
related to domestic relations, except cases that for some special	1100
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	1101
pleas.	1102

The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	1103
of the work of the division and with the employment and	1104
supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge also	1105
shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of absence,	1106
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	1107
duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in addition	1108
to other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing,	1109
and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1110
separation, and annulment cases and the provision of counseling	1111
and conciliation services that the division considers necessary	1112
and makes available to persons who request the services, whether	1113
or not the persons are parties in an action pending in the	1114
division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from	1115
the overall court budget and shall be included in the	1116
appropriations for the existing judges of the general division of	1117
the court of common pleas.	1118

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1119
on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same	1120
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1121
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1122
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as	1123
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or	1124
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in	1125
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and	1126
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court	1127
of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of	1128
the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The	1129
judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and	1130
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are	1131
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,	1132
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the	1133
discharge of the judge's various duties.	1134

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1135
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	1136
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1137
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	1138
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	1139
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court	1140
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties	1141
to an action pending in the court, who request the services.	1142

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	1143
general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	1144
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	1145
general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the	1146
general division shall be performed by the judge of the division	1147
of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division.	1148

(P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common	1149
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	1150
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1151
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1152
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall be	1153
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1154
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1155
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1156
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	1157
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	1158
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1159
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1160
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1161
division.	1162

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1163
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1164
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1165
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1166
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1167
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1168
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1169
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1170
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1171
services.	1172

(Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common	1173
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	1174
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1175
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1176
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall	1177
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1178
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1179
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1180
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	1181
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	1182
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1183
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1184
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1185
division.	1186

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1187
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1188
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1189
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1190
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1191
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1192
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1193
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1194
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1195
services.	1196

(R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common pleas,	1197
whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall have the	1198
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1199
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court	1200
of common pleas of Warren county and shall be elected and	1201
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1202
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,	1203
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1204
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special	1205
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	1206
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	1207
of the work of the division and with the employment and	1208
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1209
division.	1210

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1211
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1212
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1213
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1214
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1215
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1216
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1217
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1218
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1219
services.	1220

(S) In Licking county, the judges of the court of common	1221
pleas, whose terms begin on January 1, 1991, and January 1, 2005,	1222
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	1223
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	1224
the other judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county	1225
and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of	1226
common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judges shall be	1227
assigned all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	1228
and annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	1229
Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the	1230
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of	1231
children and the designation for the children of a place of	1232
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and	1233
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases	1234
and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are	1235
assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The	1236
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations shall	1237
be charged with the assignment and division of the work of the	1238
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel	1239
of the division.	1240

The administrative judge of the division of domestic	1241
relations shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1242
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1243
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1244
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1245
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1246
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1247
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1248
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1249
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1250
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1251
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1252
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and	1253
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1254
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1255
pending in the division, who request the services.	1256

(T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common pleas,	1257
whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the	1258
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1259
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court	1260
of common pleas of Allen county and shall be elected and	1261
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1262
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,	1263
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1264
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all	1265
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental	1266
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the	1267
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1268
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	1269
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	1270
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	1271
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be	1272
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the	1273
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel	1274
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 of the	1279
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1280
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1281
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1282
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1283
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1284
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1285
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1286
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and	1287
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1288
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1289
pending in the division, who request the services.	1290

(U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1291
whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the	1292
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1293
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1294
common pleas of Medina county and shall be elected and designated	1295
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1296
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of	1297
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising	1298
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving	1299
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1300
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1301
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1302
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings	1303
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in	1304
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge	1305
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	1306
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	1307
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	1308

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1309
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1310
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1311
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1312
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1313
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1314
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	1315
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	1316
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1317
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1318
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1319
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services	1320
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	1321
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	1322
request the services.	1323

(V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common	1324
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	1325
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1326
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1327
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall	1328
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1329
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1330
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1331
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	1332
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of	1333
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and	1334
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1335
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	1336
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	1337
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	1338
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge also has	1339
concurrent jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the	1340
court of common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may	1341
hear cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in	1342
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of	1343
another court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent,	1344
guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011	1345
of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the	1346
child to pay child support for that child when the request for	1347
that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution	1348
of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil	1349
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for	1350
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that	1351
is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the	1352
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	1353
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is	1354
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree	1355
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases.	1356

The judge of the domestic relations division shall be charged	1357
with the assignment and division of the work of the division and	1358
with the employment and supervision of the personnel of the	1359
division.	1360

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1361
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1362
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1363
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1364
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1365
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1366
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1367
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1368
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1369
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1370
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1371
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and	1372
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1373
persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an	1374
action pending in the division, who request the services. When the	1375
judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as defined	1376
in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of	1377
another court of this state or a case that is commenced by a	1378
parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section	1379
2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a	1380
parent of the child to pay child support for that child when the	1381
request for that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce,	1382
dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a	1383
criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic	1384
violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised	1385
Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original	1386
jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court of	1387
common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an allegation	1388
that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the	1389
duties of the personnel of the domestic relations division also	1390
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of those types	1391
of cases.	1392

(W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common	1393
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	1394
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1395
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1396
the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected and	1397
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic	1398
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating	1399
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152.	1400
of the Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter	1401
3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has	1402
jurisdiction shall be assigned to the judge of the division of	1403
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1404
separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and	1405
other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the	1406
domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court	1407
of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the	1408
domestic relations division and the judges of the general	1409
division.	1410

(2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of	1411
the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children	1412
services board and the county advisory board.	1413

(3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark	1414
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or unable	1415
to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the presiding judge	1416
of the court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the	1417
volume of cases pending in the division of domestic relations	1418
necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of	1419
domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the general	1420
division or probate division of the court of common pleas of Clark	1421
county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of	1422
that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in conjunction	1423
with the judge of the division of domestic relations of that	1424
court.	1425

(X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1426
whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall have the	1427
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1428
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1429
common pleas of Scioto county and shall be elected and designated	1430
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1431
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of	1432
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising	1433
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving	1434
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1435
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1436
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1437
parenting time, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and	1438
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases	1439
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the	1440
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	1441
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	1442
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	1443

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1444
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1445
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1446
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1447
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1448
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1449
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	1450
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	1451
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1452
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1453
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1454
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services	1455
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	1456
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	1457
request the services.	1458

(Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and juvenile	1459
divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas also shall	1460
be the administrative judge of the domestic relations division of	1461
the court and shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of	1462
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	1463
court. The judge shall have all powers as administrator of the	1464
domestic relations division and shall have charge of the personnel	1465
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	1466
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1467
including any referees considered necessary for the discharge of	1468
the judge's various duties.	1469

(Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common	1470
pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to	1471
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	1472
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the	1473
other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county and	1474
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common	1475
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as	1476
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the	1477
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to	1478
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of	1479
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	1480
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1481
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child	1482
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1483
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1484
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1485
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	1486
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge	1487
and the successors to that judge. Except as provided in division	1488
(Z)(2) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of	1489
any section of the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003,	1490
the judge of the court of common pleas of Marion county whose term	1491
begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to that judge,	1492
shall have all the powers relating to the probate division of the	1493
court of common pleas of Marion county in addition to the powers	1494
previously specified in this division, and shall exercise	1495
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of	1496
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of	1497
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other	1498
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of	1499
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court	1500
otherwise specified in division (Z)(1) of this section.	1501

(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1502
division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the	1503
judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1504
Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total length	1505
of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county,	1506
regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve as	1507
the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1508
Marion county.	1509

(3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law to	1510
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	1511
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect	1512
to Marion county, as being references to both "the probate	1513
division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"	1514
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate	1515
division" and "the judge of the domestic relations-	1516
juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all	1517
references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be	1518
construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to	1519
the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this	1520
section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of	1521
common pleas of Marion county.	1522

(AA) In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common	1523
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall	1524
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1525
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1526
judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall	1527
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common	1528
pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned	1529
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and	1530
annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	1531
Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the	1532
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of	1533
children and the designation for the children of a place of	1534
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and	1535
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases	1536
and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are	1537
assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge	1538
shall be charged with the assignment and division of the work of	1539
the division and with the employment and supervision of the	1540
personnel of the division.	1541

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1542
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1543
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1544
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1545
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1546
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1547
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1548
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1549
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1550
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1551
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1552
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and	1553
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1554
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1555
pending in the division, who request the services.	1556

(BB) In Henry county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1557
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, shall have	1558
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1559
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge	1560
of the court of common pleas of Henry county and shall be elected	1561
and designated as the judge of the court of common pleas, division	1562
of domestic relations. The judge shall have all of the powers	1563
relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. or	1564
2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings arising under	1565
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court	1566
has jurisdiction, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1567
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child	1568
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1569
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1570
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1571
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	1572
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge,	1573
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to the	1574
other judge of the court of common pleas.	1575

(CC)(1) In Logan county, the judge of the court of common	1576
pleas whose term begins January 2, 2005, and the successors to	1577
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	1578
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the	1579
other judges of the court of common pleas of Logan county and	1580
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common	1581
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as	1582
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the	1583
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to	1584
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of	1585
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	1586
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1587
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child	1588
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1589
for the care of children and designation for the children of a	1590
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1591
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	1592
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge	1593
and the successors to that judge. Notwithstanding any other	1594
provision of any section of the Revised Code, on and after January	1595
2, 2005, the judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county	1596
whose term begins on January 2, 2005, and the successors to that	1597
judge, shall have all the powers relating to the probate division	1598
of the court of common pleas of Logan county in addition to the	1599
powers previously specified in this division and shall exercise	1600
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of	1601
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of	1602
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other	1603
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of	1604
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court	1605
otherwise specified in division (CC)(1) of this section.	1606

(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1607
division of the court of common pleas of Logan county or the	1608
probate judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county who is	1609
elected as the administrative judge of the probate division of the	1610
court of common pleas of Logan county pursuant to Rule 4 of the	1611
Rules of Superintendence shall be the clerk of the probate	1612
division and juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	1613
Logan county. The clerk of the court of common pleas who is	1614
elected pursuant to section 2303.01 of the Revised Code shall keep	1615
all of the journals, records, books, papers, and files pertaining	1616
to the domestic relations cases.	1617

(3) On and after January 2, 2005, all references in law to	1618
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	1619
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect	1620
to Logan county, as being references to both "the probate	1621
division" and the "domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"	1622
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate	1623
division" and the "judge of the domestic	1624
relations-juvenile-probate division." On and after January 2,	1625
2005, all references in law to "the clerk of the probate court"	1626
shall be construed, with respect to Logan county, as being	1627
references to the judge who is serving pursuant to division	1628
(CC)(2) of this section as the clerk of the probate division of	1629
the court of common pleas of Logan county.	1630

(DD)(1) In Champaign county, the judge of the court of common	1631
pleas whose term begins February 9, 2003, and the judge of the	1632
court of common pleas whose term begins February 10, 2009, and the	1633
successors to those judges, shall have the same qualifications,	1634
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	1635
compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of	1636
Champaign county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	1637
the court of common pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1638
division. Except as otherwise specified in this division, those	1639
judges, and the successors to those judges, shall have all the	1640
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters	1641
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all cases arising under	1642
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of	1643
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings	1644
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1645
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1646
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1647
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings	1648
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings shall be	1649
assigned to those judges and the successors to those judges.	1650
Notwithstanding any other provision of any section of the Revised	1651
Code, on and after February 9, 2009, the judges designated by this	1652
division as judges of the court of common pleas of Champaign	1653
county, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division, and the	1654
successors to those judges, shall have all the powers relating to	1655
probate courts in addition to the powers previously specified in	1656
this division and shall exercise jurisdiction over all matters	1657
that are within the jurisdiction of probate courts under Chapter	1658
2101., and other provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to	1659
the jurisdiction of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1660
division otherwise specified in division (DD)(1) of this section.	1661

(2) On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to	1662
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	1663
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed with respect	1664
to Champaign county as being references to the "domestic	1665
relations-juvenile-probate division" and as being references to	1666
the "judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division."	1667
On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to "the clerk	1668
of the probate court" shall be construed with respect to Champaign	1669
county as being references to the judge who is serving pursuant to	1670
Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio as	1671
the administrative judge of the court of common pleas, domestic	1672
relations-juvenile-probate division.	1673

(EE) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1674
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties	1675
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform	1676
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	1677
judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge shall	1678
be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas of that	1679
county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of the	1680
court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in	1681
conjunction with that judge, as the case may require.	1682

Section 2. That existing sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and	1683
2301.03 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1684