Defiance County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Document Format Requirements

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The first page of every paper must reserve at least 2½ inches at the top for clerk file marks, and every subsequent page must have a top margin of at least 1 inch.

All papers shall have a blank space of at least two and one-half (2½) inches at the top of the first page for file marks by the Clerk. All subsequent pages shall have a top margin of not less than one (1) inch.

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The fee application, motion, and judgment entry must each be submitted in triplicate with original signatures, and file-stamped copies may be requested.

Said application, motion, and judgment entry shall be submitted to the Clerk of Courts in triplicate with each bearing original signatures. Copies shall be provided to the Clerk if the attorney desires file stamped copies.

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The GAL report's NOTICE cover sheet must present the prescribed language in bold print using a font size of at least 22 points.

In addition, the Guardian ad Litem, when providing the report to unrepresented parties and legal counsel of record shall attach a cover sheet entitled NOTICE which sets out the language required above in bold print in 22-point font or larger.

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The notice to the plan administrator must be printed in bold after the last page of the qualified domestic relations order.

Following the last page of the QDRO, Counsel or self-represented party shall include the following NOTICE in BOLD print requiring the Plan Administrator to file a notice that the Qualified Domestic Relations Order has been qualified with the Clerk of Courts.

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In addition to the requirements of Civ. R. 10, all papers filed with the Clerk as pleadings, motions, applications, judgments and orders shall be on 8½ by 11 inch white paper, typewritten, or printed in a neat and legible manner, securely fastened together and page numbered if consisting of more than a single sheet.

Summary: Papers filed as pleadings, motions, applications, judgments, and orders must be on 8½-by-11-inch white paper, typewritten or neatly and legibly printed, securely fastened together, and page-numbered when they contain more than one sheet.

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Following the last page of the DOPO, Counsel or self-represented party shall include the following NOTICE in BOLD print requiring the Plan Administrator to file a notice that the Division of Property Order has been qualified with the Clerk of Courts.

Summary: A notice in bold print must appear after the last page of the DOPO and require the plan administrator to notify the clerk that the DOPO has been qualified.