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H. B. No. 595 As Reported by the Senate Civil Justice CommitteeAs Reported by the Senate Civil Justice Committee
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Representatives Brenner, Ruhl
Cosponsors:
Representatives Anielski, Rogers, Sheehy, Sprague, Stebelton Speaker Batchelder
A BILL
To amend sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and 2301.03 of
the Revised Code to create a domestic relations
division of the Delaware County Court of Common
Pleas and to create a judgeship for that division.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and 2301.03 of the
Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2151.07. The juvenile court is a court of record within
the court of common pleas. The juvenile court has and shall
exercise the powers and jurisdiction conferred in Chapters 2151.
and 2152. of the Revised Code.
Whenever the juvenile judge of the juvenile court is sick, is
absent from the county, or is unable to attend court, or the
volume of cases pending in court necessitates it, upon the request
of the administrative juvenile judge, the presiding judge of the
court of common pleas pursuant to division
(EE)(FF) of section
2301.03 of the Revised Code shall assign a judge of any division
of the court of common pleas of the county to act in the juvenile
judge's place or in conjunction with the juvenile judge. If no
judge of the court of common pleas is available for that purpose,
the chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a judge of the
court of common pleas, a juvenile judge, or a probate judge from a
different county to act in the place of that juvenile judge or in
conjunction with that juvenile judge. The assigned judge shall
receive the compensation and expenses for so serving that is
provided by law for judges assigned to hold court in courts of
common pleas.
Sec. 2301.02. The number of judges of the court of common
pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the
judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms
shall be as follows:
(A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one judge,
elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957;
In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan,
Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term
to begin February 9, 1955;
In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to
begin January 9, 1957;
In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin,
Jackson, Knox, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Paulding, Vinton, and
Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to begin
January 1, 1957;
In Morrow county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2006, term to
begin January 1, 2007;
In Logan county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to
begin January 2, 2005;
In Carroll, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway, Preble,
Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be elected
in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953;
In Champaign county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 2008, term
to begin February 10, 2009;
In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in
1954, term to begin April 18, 1955;
In Henry county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin May 9, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin
January 1, 2005;
In Putnam county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to
begin May 9, 1957;
In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to
begin May 14, 1953;
In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to
begin July 6, 1956;
In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978,
term to begin January 1, 1979.
(B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1958,
term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected in
1992, term to begin January 1, 1993;
In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960, term to
begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978, term to
begin January 2, 1979;
In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990, term to
begin July 1, 1991;
In Erie county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1970, term
to begin January 2, 1971, the third to be elected in 2004, term to
begin January 2, 2005, and the fourth to be elected in 2008, term
to begin February 9, 2009;
In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;
In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,
term to begin January 6, 1977;
In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978,
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;
In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in
1978, term to begin January 1, 1979;
In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977;
In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1976,
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in
1998, term to begin February 9, 1999;
In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966,
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;
In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970, term to
begin on January 1, 1971;
In Muskingum county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968,
term to begin August 9, 1969, one to be elected in 1978, term to
begin January 1, 1979, and one to be elected in 2002, term to
begin January 2, 2003;
In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987;
In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,
term to begin January 1, 1977;
In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in 1960,
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;
In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1986,
term to begin January 2, 1987;
In Warren county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,
term to begin January 1, 1971, the third to be elected in 1986,
term to begin January 1, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in
2004, term to begin January 2, 2005;
In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 1986, term
to begin January 1, 1987;
In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, term
beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970, term
to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in 1990,
term to begin January 1, 1991;
In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be elected
in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively;
In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952, term
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956, term
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986, term to
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 1994, term
to begin January 2, 1995;
In Clermont county, five judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964,
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982,
term to begin January 2, 1983, the fourth to be elected in 1986,
term to begin January 2, 1987, and the fifth to be elected in
2006, term to begin January 3, 2007;
In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957;
In Delaware county, two three judges, one to be elected in
1990, term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995, and the third to be elected
in 2016, term to begin January 1, 2017;
In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958, term
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960, term
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964, term to
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be elected in 1978,
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January 5, 1979, respectively,
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to begin January 6,
2001;
In Licking county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term to
begin January 1, 1965, one to be elected in 1990, term to begin
January 1, 1991, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin
January 1, 2005;
In Lorain county, nine judges, two to be elected in 1952,
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, respectively,
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 1959, one to
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, two to be
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, and January 5,
1989, respectively, two to be elected in 1998, terms to begin
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively; and one to be
elected in 2006, term to begin January 6, 2007;
In Butler county, eleven judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954, terms to
begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; one to
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; one to be
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987; two to be elected
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and January 2, 1989,
respectively; one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 4,
1993; two to be elected in 2002, terms to begin January 2, 2003,
and January 3, 2003, respectively; and one to be elected in 2006,
term to begin January 3, 2007;
In Richland county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,
term to begin February 9, 1961, the third to be elected in 1968,
term to begin January 2, 1969, and the fourth to be elected in
2004, term to begin January 3, 2005;
In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in
1960, term to begin January 2, 1961;
In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term
beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, term to
begin January 2, 1969;
In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952,
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954,
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956,
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964,
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976,
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the sixth to be elected in
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995;
(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8,
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1,
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and January
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin on
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to begin on
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to January 12,
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on January 18,
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be elected in
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning January 6, 1977,
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, terms to begin
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, respectively; and two to
be elected in 1986, terms to begin January 13, 1987, and January
14, 1987, respectively;
In Franklin county, twenty-two judges; two to be elected in
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three to
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected in 1982,
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 1986, term to
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; one to be elected in
1996, term to begin January 2, 1997; and one to be elected in
2004, term to begin July 1, 2005;
In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected in
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1, 1965;
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975; one to
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to be
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to begin
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin January 3,
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively;
In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 1954,
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 1,
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969;
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2,
1993;
In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term to
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to begin
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,
1991;
In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected in
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and January
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms to begin
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, and July 2, 1953,
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 3, 1969;
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; two to be elected
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January
1, 1993;
In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958,
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, terms
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively;
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 1992, terms to
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, respectively;
In Summit county, thirteen judges; four to be elected in
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3,
1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in
1958, terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 17,
1959, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin
January 4, 1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January
5, 1969; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; one
to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993; and two to
be elected in 2008, terms to begin January 5, 2009, and January 6,
2009, respectively.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously elected
at the same election, if the office of one of those judges so
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to the second
general election preceding the expiration of that judge's term,
the office that that judge had filled shall be abolished as of the
date of the next general election, and a new office of judge of
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who is to
fill that new office shall be elected for a six-year term at the
next general election, and the term of that judge shall commence
on the first day of the year following that general election, on
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the number of
judges that the county shall elect shall not be reduced.
Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code,
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Noble, and Wyandot
counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas elected
pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge of the probate
division, except in Lorain county in which the judges of the
domestic relations division of the Lorain county court of common
pleas elected pursuant to this section also shall perform the
duties and functions of the judge of the probate division from
February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, and except in Morrow
county in which the judges of the court of common pleas elected
pursuant to this section also shall perform the duties and
functions of the judge of the probate division.
Sec. 2301.03. (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953,
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2,
1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of
Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all
cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all
parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
shall be assigned to them. In addition to the judge's regular
duties, the judge who is senior in point of service shall serve on
the children services board and the county advisory board and
shall be the administrator of the domestic relations division and
its subdivisions and departments.
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins
on January 1, 1957, and successors, and the judge of the court of
common pleas, whose term begins on February 14, 1967, and
successors, shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters.
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the court
of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have
assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are
unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the
division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges
of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible
after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of
domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The
term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the
first day of August of the year in which the administrative judge
is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is
elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the
administrative judge's successor is elected in the following year.
In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative
judge of the division of domestic relations shall be the
administrator of the domestic relations division and its
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,
including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the
discharge of their various duties.
The administrative judge of the division of domestic
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling
and conciliation services that may be made available to persons
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an
action pending in the division.
The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses of
the division of domestic relations, including reasonable expenses
of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and
other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and counseling, and
all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the
expenses involved in the attendance of division personnel at
domestic relations and welfare conferences designated by the
division, and the further sum each year as will provide for the
adequate operation of the division of domestic relations.
The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary
and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county treasurer
from the money appropriated for the operation of the division,
upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations.
The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant,
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division,
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs
in the case involved.
(3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county
whose term begins on January 3, 1997, and the successors to that
judge shall each be elected and designated as the drug court judge
of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county. The drug court
judge may accept or reject any case referred to the drug court
judge under division (B)(3) of this section. After the drug court
judge accepts a referred case, the drug court judge has full
authority over the case, including the authority to conduct
arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings and dispositions,
conduct trials, order treatment, and if treatment is not
successfully completed pronounce and enter sentence.
A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas
of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal
court may refer to the drug court judge any case, and any
companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria described
under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If the drug
court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the case, and any
companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug court judge. A
judge may refer a case meeting the criteria described in divisions
(B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that involves a violation of a
condition of a community control sanction to the drug court judge,
and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the referring
judge and the drug court judge have concurrent jurisdiction over
the case.
A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas
of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal
court may refer a case to the drug court judge under division
(B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that both of the
following apply:
(a) One of the following applies:
(i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor.
(ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in section
2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third or
fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1, 1996, a
felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the offense is
committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor, and the
defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of becoming
drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from treatment.
(b) All of the following apply:
(i) The case involves an offense for which a community
control sanction may be imposed or is a case in which a mandatory
prison term or a mandatory jail term is not required to be
imposed.
(ii) The defendant has no history of violent behavior.
(iii) The defendant has no history of mental illness.
(iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is
drug or alcohol driven.
(v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to
participate in a fifteen-month treatment process.
(vi) The defendant has no acute health condition.
(vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county prosecutor
approves of the referral.
(4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas
of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending
before the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient
caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in
accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common
Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from
the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the
administrative judge shall cease the assignments when the
administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending
before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for
the drug court judge.
(5) As used in division (B) of this section, "community
control sanction," "mandatory prison term," and "mandatory jail
term" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised
Code.
(a) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and January 2, 1999, and
successors, and the judge of the court of common pleas whose term
begins on February 9, 2009, shall have the same qualifications,
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same
compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of
Lorain county and shall be elected and designated as the judges of
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The
judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January
3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and January 2, 1999, and successors,
shall have all of the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all
cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all
parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has
jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them, except
cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other
judge of the court of common pleas. From February 9, 2009, through
September 28, 2009, the judge of the court of common pleas whose
term begins on February 9, 2009, shall have all the powers
relating to juvenile courts, and cases under Chapters 2151. and
2152. of the Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the
juvenile court has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned
to that judge, except cases that for some special reason are
assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas.
(b) From January 1, 2006, through September 28, 2009, the
judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic
relations, in addition to the powers and jurisdiction set forth in
division (C)(1)(a) of this section, shall have jurisdiction over
matters that are within the jurisdiction of the probate court
under Chapter 2101. and other provisions of the Revised Code.
(c) The judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, is the
successor to the probate judge who was elected in 2002 for a term
that began on February 9, 2003. After September 28, 2009, the
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic
relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, shall be the
probate judge.
(2)(a) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009,
with respect to Lorain county, all references in law to the
probate court shall be construed as references to the court of
common pleas, division of domestic relations, and all references
to the probate judge shall be construed as references to the
judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic
relations.
(b) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, with
respect to Lorain county, all references in law to the clerk of
the probate court shall be construed as references to the judge
who is serving pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence
for the Courts of Ohio as the administrative judge of the court of
common pleas, division of domestic relations.
(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of
the court of common pleas of Lucas county and shall be elected and
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them.
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in
point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and
shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of
the work of the division and the employment and supervision of all
other personnel of the domestic relations division.
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors shall have
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of
the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. In addition to the
judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,
juvenile division, senior in point of service, shall be the
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and
departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment,
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including
any referees considered necessary by the judges of the division in
the discharge of their various duties.
The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title,
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties
of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in
addition to other statutory duties include the handling,
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and
conciliation services that may be made available to persons
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an
action pending in the division.
(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,
division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the
juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that
judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by
the judges of the other of those divisions.
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic
relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the
court. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be
the administrator of the domestic relations division and its
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,
including any referees considered necessary in the discharge of
the various duties of the judge's office.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and
conciliation services that may be made available to persons
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an
action pending in the division.
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began
on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and
shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and
2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions
conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,
shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile
cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judge in
the discharge of the judge's various duties.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and
conciliation services that may be made available to persons
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an
action pending in the division.
(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of
cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that
judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court of
common pleas.
(F) In Montgomery county:
(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 2, 1953, and January 4, 1977, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county and shall be
elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas,
division of domestic relations. These judges shall have assigned
to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,
and annulment cases.
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the assignment
and division of the work of the division and shall have charge of
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,
including any necessary referees, except those employees who may
be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this
section and sections 2301.12 and 2301.18 of the Revised Code. The
judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in point of
service, also shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties.
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile
division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of,
the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the
Revised Code.
In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the
court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and
its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases.
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the
division.
If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division
of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of common
pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform
that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's
division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be
performed by the judge or judges of the other of those divisions.
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins
on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of
common pleas of Richland county and shall be elected and
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations. That judge shall be assigned and hear all
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases, all domestic violence cases arising under section 3113.31
of the Revised Code, and all post-decree proceedings arising from
any case pertaining to any of those matters. The division of
domestic relations has concurrent jurisdiction with the juvenile
division of the court of common pleas of Richland county to
determine the care, custody, or control of any child not a ward of
another court of this state, and to hear and determine a request
for an order for the support of any child if the request is not
ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage,
annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil action
involving an allegation of domestic violence, or an action for
support brought under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. Except in
cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of
the juvenile court, the judge of the division of domestic
relations shall be assigned and hear all cases pertaining to
paternity or parentage, the care, custody, or control of children,
parenting time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children, all
proceedings arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all
proceedings arising under the uniform interstate family support
act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, and all
post-decree proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of
those matters.
In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be
the administrator of the domestic relations division and its
subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the
domestic relations division, including any magistrates the judge
considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's duties. The
judge shall also designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, vacation, and other
employment-related matters of the personnel of the division and
shall fix their duties.
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins
on January 3, 2005, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of
common pleas of Richland county, shall be elected and designated
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and
shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile
judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code.
Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original
jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile
division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and
shall not be assigned, any case pertaining to paternity or
parentage, the care, custody, or control of children, parenting
time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental
rights and responsibilities for the care of children or any
post-decree proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of
those matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.
In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the
juvenile division shall be the administrator of the juvenile
division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the
personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling,
servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any
magistrates whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge
of the judge's various duties.
The judge of the juvenile division also shall designate the
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other
statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling,
conciliation, and mediation services that the court makes
available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an
action pending in the court, who request the services.
(H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas
whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January
1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark
county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have
all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage
proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and
annulment cases, except cases that are assigned to some other
judge of the court of common pleas for some special reason, shall
be assigned to the judges.
The judge of the division of domestic relations, second most
senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in
handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, and necessary
referees required for the judge's respective court.
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2152.71
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to,
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who
may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of
service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other
position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge
to serve.
(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of
the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic
relations shall have assigned to them and hear all divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
that come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to
the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the
judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned
to them and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody,
visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights
and responsibilities for the care of children and all post-decree
proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those
matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall
have assigned to them and hear all proceedings under the uniform
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the
Revised Code.
The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and
of any counseling and conciliation services that are available
upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an
action pending in the division.
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. Except
in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction
of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division shall
not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be
assigned, any case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation,
child support, or the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children or any post-decree
proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of those
matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.
The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile
division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating
juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title,
compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the
division.
(J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977,
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as
other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings
over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common
pleas.
(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of
the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic
relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the
court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned
to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judges of
the division of domestic relations also have concurrent
jurisdiction with judges of the juvenile division of the court of
common pleas of Butler county with respect to and may hear cases
to determine the custody, support, or custody and support of a
child who is born of issue of a marriage and who is not the ward
of another court of this state, cases commenced by a party of the
marriage to obtain an order requiring support of any child when
the request for that order is not ancillary to an action for
divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation,
a criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic
violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised
Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original
jurisdiction of the juvenile division of the court of common pleas
of Butler county and that involves an allegation that the child is
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases. The
judge senior in point of service shall be charged with the
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the
employment and supervision of all other personnel of the domestic
relations division.
The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and
conciliation services that the division makes available to
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action
pending in the division, who request the services.
(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin
on January 3, 1987, and January 2, 2003, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of
the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall be elected and
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. Except in cases that
are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile
court, the judges of the juvenile division shall not have
jurisdiction or the power to hear and shall not be assigned, but
shall have the limited ability and authority to certify, any case
commenced by a party of a marriage to determine the custody,
support, or custody and support of a child who is born of issue of
the marriage and who is not the ward of another court of this
state when the request for the order in the case is not ancillary
to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or
legal separation. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile
division, who is senior in point of service, shall be the
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and
departments. The judge, senior in point of service, shall have
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the
personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling,
servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any referees
whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge of the
judge's various duties.
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate
the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to
other statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling and
conciliation services that the division makes available to
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action
pending in the division, who request the services.
(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.
(L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common
pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961,
January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, and
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as
other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county and
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the
powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special
reason.
(2) The administrative judge is administrator of the domestic
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and has
the following powers concerning division personnel:
(a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and
supervision;
(b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses,
allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations.
(3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or referees
engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, counseling, or
conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation
and annulment matters.
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins
on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic
relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division
of the work of the division and with the employment and
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations
division.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the
services.
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins
on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of
the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by
those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile
division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and
its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of
the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of
the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's various
duties.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the
services.
(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins
on January 2, 1971, and the successors to that judge whose terms
begin before January 2, 2007, shall have the same qualifications,
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same
compensation as the other judge of the court of common pleas of
Erie county and shall be elected and designated as judge of the
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and shall
be assigned all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the
Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court
has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases, except cases that for some
special reason are assigned to some other judge.
On or after January 2, 2007, the judge of the court of common
pleas who is elected in 2006 shall be the successor to the judge
of the domestic relations division whose term expires on January
1, 2007, shall be designated as judge of the court of common
pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judge as
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the
powers and jurisdictions conferred by those chapters.
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas, general division,
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, the judge of
the court of common pleas, general division whose term begins on
January 2, 2005, and successors, and the judge of the court of
common pleas, general division, whose term begins February 9,
2009, and successors, shall have assigned to them, in addition to
all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the general
division of the court of common pleas, all divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the
court, and all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the
probate court under Chapter 2101., and other provisions, of the
Revised Code.
(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins
on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support
enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other cases
related to domestic relations, except cases that for some special
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common
pleas.
The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division
of the work of the division and with the employment and
supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge also
shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of absence,
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their
duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in addition
to other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing,
and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases and the provision of counseling
and conciliation services that the division considers necessary
and makes available to persons who request the services, whether
or not the persons are parties in an action pending in the
division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from
the overall court budget and shall be included in the
appropriations for the existing judges of the general division of
the court of common pleas.
(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins
on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court
of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of
the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The
judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the
discharge of the judge's various duties.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties
to an action pending in the court, who request the services.
(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,
general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the
general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the
general division shall be performed by the judge of the division
of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division.
(P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall be
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and
division of the work of the division and with the employment and
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations
division.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the
services.
(Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and
division of the work of the division and with the employment and
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations
division.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the
services.
(R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common pleas,
whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall have the
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court
of common pleas of Warren county and shall be elected and
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division
of the work of the division and with the employment and
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations
division.
The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the
services.
(S) In Licking county, the judges of the court of common
pleas, whose terms begin on January 1, 1991, and January 1, 2005,
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as
the other judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county
and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of
common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judges shall be
assigned all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,
and annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of
children and the designation for the children of a place of
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases
and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are
assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations shall
be charged with the assignment and division of the work of the
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel
of the division.
The administrative judge of the division of domestic
relations shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving
child support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and
conciliation services that the division makes available to
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action
pending in the division, who request the services.
(T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common pleas,
whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court
of common pleas of Allen county and shall be elected and
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel
of the division.
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving
child support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and
conciliation services that the division makes available to
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action
pending in the division, who request the services.
(U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common pleas
whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of
common pleas of Medina county and shall be elected and designated
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving
child support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who
request the services.
(V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge also has
concurrent jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the
court of common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may
hear cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of
another court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent,
guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011
of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the
child to pay child support for that child when the request for
that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution
of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that
is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases.
The judge of the domestic relations division shall be charged
with the assignment and division of the work of the division and
with the employment and supervision of the personnel of the
division.
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving
child support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and
conciliation services that the division makes available to
persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an
action pending in the division, who request the services. When the
judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as defined
in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of
another court of this state or a case that is commenced by a
parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section
2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a
parent of the child to pay child support for that child when the
request for that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce,
dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a
criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic
violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised
Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original
jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court of
common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an allegation
that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the
duties of the personnel of the domestic relations division also
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of those types
of cases.
(W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of
the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected and
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152.
of the Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter
3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has
jurisdiction shall be assigned to the judge of the division of
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and
other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the
domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court
of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the
domestic relations division and the judges of the general
division.
(2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of
the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children
services board and the county advisory board.
(3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or unable
to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the presiding judge
of the court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the
volume of cases pending in the division of domestic relations
necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of
domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the general
division or probate division of the court of common pleas of Clark
county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of
that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in conjunction
with the judge of the division of domestic relations of that
court.
(X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common pleas
whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall have the
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of
common pleas of Scioto county and shall be elected and designated
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving
child support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,
parenting time, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who
request the services.
(Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and juvenile
divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas also shall
be the administrative judge of the domestic relations division of
the court and shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the
court. The judge shall have all powers as administrator of the
domestic relations division and shall have charge of the personnel
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,
including any referees considered necessary for the discharge of
the judge's various duties.
(Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common
pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the
other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county and
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge
and the successors to that judge. Except as provided in division
(Z)(2) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of
any section of the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003,
the judge of the court of common pleas of Marion county whose term
begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to that judge,
shall have all the powers relating to the probate division of the
court of common pleas of Marion county in addition to the powers
previously specified in this division, and shall exercise
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court
otherwise specified in division (Z)(1) of this section.
(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate
division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the
judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of
Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total length
of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county,
regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve as
the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas of
Marion county.
(3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law to
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect
to Marion county, as being references to both "the probate
division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate
division" and "the judge of the domestic relations-
juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all
references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be
construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to
the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this
section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of
common pleas of Marion county.
(AA) In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other
judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common
pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and
annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of
children and the designation for the children of a place of
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases
and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are
assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge
shall be charged with the assignment and division of the work of
the division and with the employment and supervision of the
personnel of the division.
The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving
child support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and
conciliation services that the division makes available to
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action
pending in the division, who request the services.
(BB) In Henry county, the judge of the court of common pleas
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, shall have
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge
of the court of common pleas of Henry county and shall be elected
and designated as the judge of the court of common pleas, division
of domestic relations. The judge shall have all of the powers
relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. or
2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings arising under
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court
has jurisdiction, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge,
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to the
other judge of the court of common pleas.
(CC)(1) In Logan county, the judge of the court of common
pleas whose term begins January 2, 2005, and the successors to
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the
other judges of the court of common pleas of Logan county and
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities
for the care of children and designation for the children of a
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge
and the successors to that judge. Notwithstanding any other
provision of any section of the Revised Code, on and after January
2, 2005, the judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county
whose term begins on January 2, 2005, and the successors to that
judge, shall have all the powers relating to the probate division
of the court of common pleas of Logan county in addition to the
powers previously specified in this division and shall exercise
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court
otherwise specified in division (CC)(1) of this section.
(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate
division of the court of common pleas of Logan county or the
probate judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county who is
elected as the administrative judge of the probate division of the
court of common pleas of Logan county pursuant to Rule 4 of the
Rules of Superintendence shall be the clerk of the probate
division and juvenile division of the court of common pleas of
Logan county. The clerk of the court of common pleas who is
elected pursuant to section 2303.01 of the Revised Code shall keep
all of the journals, records, books, papers, and files pertaining
to the domestic relations cases.
(3) On and after January 2, 2005, all references in law to
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect
to Logan county, as being references to both "the probate
division" and the "domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate
division" and the "judge of the domestic
relations-juvenile-probate division." On and after January 2,
2005, all references in law to "the clerk of the probate court"
shall be construed, with respect to Logan county, as being
references to the judge who is serving pursuant to division
(CC)(2) of this section as the clerk of the probate division of
the court of common pleas of Logan county.
(DD)(1) In Champaign county, the judge of the court of common
pleas whose term begins February 9, 2003, and the judge of the
court of common pleas whose term begins February 10, 2009, and the
successors to those judges, shall have the same qualifications,
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same
compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of
Champaign county and shall be elected and designated as judges of
the court of common pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate
division. Except as otherwise specified in this division, those
judges, and the successors to those judges, shall have all the
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all cases arising under
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings shall be
assigned to those judges and the successors to those judges.
Notwithstanding any other provision of any section of the Revised
Code, on and after February 9, 2009, the judges designated by this
division as judges of the court of common pleas of Champaign
county, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division, and the
successors to those judges, shall have all the powers relating to
probate courts in addition to the powers previously specified in
this division and shall exercise jurisdiction over all matters
that are within the jurisdiction of probate courts under Chapter
2101., and other provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to
the jurisdiction of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate
division otherwise specified in division (DD)(1) of this section.
(2) On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed with respect
to Champaign county as being references to the "domestic
relations-juvenile-probate division" and as being references to
the "judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division."
On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to "the clerk
of the probate court" shall be construed with respect to Champaign
county as being references to the judge who is serving pursuant to
Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio as
the administrative judge of the court of common pleas, domestic
relations-juvenile-probate division.
(EE) In Delaware county, the judge of the court of common
pleas whose term begins on January 1, 2017, and successors, shall
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other
judges of the court of common pleas of Delaware county and shall
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common
pleas, division of domestic relations. Divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, including any
post-decree proceedings, and cases involving questions of
paternity, custody, visitation, child support, and the allocation
of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children,
regardless of whether those matters arise in post-decree
proceedings or involve children born between unmarried persons,
shall be assigned to that judge, except cases that for some
special reason are assigned to another judge of the court of
common pleas.
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If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the
judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge shall
be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas of that
county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of the
court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in
conjunction with that judge, as the case may require.
Section 2. That existing sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and
2301.03 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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