Judge Jonathan P. Starn

Applies to

Judgment entry

These orders must be incorporated into every judgment entry establishing or modifying a child support obligation.

Applies to

Fee application

The fee-application rule does not apply to requests under $250 or to compensation fixed by journal entry approved by counsel or the parties.

Applies to

Complaint

A complaint’s document designation must identify the category of litigation.

After ODRC determines the electronic petition is complete, the petitioner must appear at the Clerk’s office within 30 days to complete filing and pay a $100 deposit for Hancock County convictions or $150 for convictions in multiple jurisdictions.

The Court will dismiss a CQE petition for want of prosecution if the petitioner does not pay the court cost deposit to complete filing within 30 days.

A CQE petition is deemed filed on the day the petitioner personally appears at the Clerk’s office and pays the filing fee.

Applies to

CQE petition

Eligible CQE petitioners must establish an ODRC electronic account and follow the applicable administrative and court rules.

Applies to

CQE petition

CQE petitions should be completed electronically on the prescribed form, but paper filing is accepted and petitioners are encouraged to use the ODRC website.

Beginning January 1, 2026, attorneys may not file documents by fax except where the rule specifically allows it; the Clerk may permit fax filings by pro se litigants.

Service

Electronic service

The Clerk must notify the Petitioner and ODRC of the decision through the Court’s electronic record, and certificate materials are distributed electronically or through the ODRC website.

Each party must notify the child support enforcement agency in writing of the specified contact and license information and any changes until further notice from the issuing court or agency.

An exhibit and its cover sheet must be signed and served in accordance with the Court's rules for pleadings.