Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

The required supporting documents must be filed contemporaneously with the dissolution petition.

At the time of the filing of any Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, there shall be filed contemporaneously with said Petition the supporting documents as set forth in Division C-1(a) through (c), and if there is/are a minor child(ren), the requirements set forth in Division C-1(e) of this Rule.

CRITICAL

The required supporting documents must be filed contemporaneously with a motion to change a minor child’s residential parent and legal custodian.

Upon the filing of a motion for change in the designation of the residential parent and legal custodian of any minor child or children, the supporting documents as required in Section C-1(a), (b), (c), and (d) shall also be filed contemporaneously with said Motion.

CRITICAL

The required supporting documents must be filed contemporaneously with a motion to modify child support.

Upon the filing of a motion for modification of an existing support order in which support is being requested to be modified for the benefit of the child(ren) of the parties, the supporting documents as required in Section C-1(a), (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule shall also be filed contemporaneously with said motion.

WARNINGCivil cases

Check the local court rules to determine when the affidavit must be filed.

Instructions: Check local court rules to determine when this form must be filed.

CRITICAL

The financial disclosure affidavit must be filed no later than 30 days before the final hearing when there are no minor children.

In all cases for a divorce, legal separation, or annulment in which there is/are no minor child(ren), there must be filed not later than 30 days prior to the date of final hearing an Affidavit of Income, Expenses, and Financial Disclosure as set forth in Appendix "B" hereto by both parties to the action.

CRITICAL

An order, judgment, or decree must be submitted to the issuing court within 14 days after it is rendered.

All orders, judgments, or decrees shall be timely submitted to the Court rendering said order, judgment, or decree within 14 days from when the order, judgment, or decree is rendered.

CRITICAL

A motion may not be filed within 28 days of the assigned trial date without the Trial Judge’s leave; the Judge may set the briefing and submission schedule when granting leave.

No motion shall be filed in any case within 28 days of the assigned trial date without leave of the Trial Judge, and the Trial Judge may, upon granting such leave, establish the time for the filing of Briefs and the submission of the motion.

CRITICAL

The notice must be filed 60 days before the relocation.

Said notice shall be filed 60 days prior to the relocation.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Case information

Both parties in divorce, legal-separation, and annulment cases must file the required information at least 14 days before the final hearing.

L. In any case of Divorce, Legal Separation, or Annulment, both parties must additionally file with the Court or Magistrate not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the final hearing the information required in Division D-(a), (b), and(c) of this Rule.

CRITICAL

The notice of intent to relocate must be filed 60 days before the relocation.

If the residential parent intends to move to a residence other than the last residence of court record, he/she shall file a notice of intent to relocate with this Court sixty (60) days in advance. Except as provided in ORC 3109.051(G)(2), (3), and (4) pertaining to incidents involving a conviction of domestic violence, a copy of such notice shall be mailed by the Court to the non-residential parent. On receipt of the notice, the court, on its own motion or on the motion of the non-residential parent, may schedule a hearing with notice to both parents to determine whether it is in the best interest of the child(ren) to revise the parenting time schedule for the child(ren). Said notice shall be filed 60 days prior to the relocation.

CRITICAL

The substitution of counsel must be filed at the time of the attorney’s move, and the newly designated counsel’s entry of appearance must be filed simultaneously.

In the event an attorney has entered an appearance on behalf of a party in any proceeding filed in this Court and has relocated to a new firm, and if upon said relocation is no longer to be the attorney of record for the party for whom such appearance had been entered, shall at the time of said move file with the Court a substitution of counsel listing the full name, address, and telephone number of the successor counsel in the pending case. In addition, thereto, the newly designated counsel shall simultaneously file his or her entry of appearance.

CRITICAL

After the prevailing party submits the entry, opposing counsel or the opposing party has seven days to submit a contrary entry with reasons for rejecting the original.

Thereupon, the opposing counsel or party shall have seven (7) days in which to submit to the Court a contra judgment entry or decree for approval, together with reasons why the Court should not approve the originally submitted judgment entry or decree.

CRITICALCivil cases

Requests for special instructions shall be submitted to the Court at the commencement of trial. There is reserved to counsel the right to submit supplemental requests for instructions during trial, or at the conclusion of the evidence, on matter than cannot be

Requests for special instructions shall be submitted to the Court at the commencement of trial. There is reserved to counsel the right to submit supplemental requests for instructions during trial, or at the conclusion of the evidence, on matter than cannot be

CRITICALCivil cases

Discovery must be completed before the Court signs the Pretrial Order, unless good cause exists.

(Except for good cause, all discovery shall be completed before the Pretrial Order is signed by the Court.

CRITICAL

A custodial party may request the temporary child-support order at any time before the motion hearing.

An appropriate ex-parte temporary order for child support may be requested by either party having custody of the child or children at any time prior to the hearing date for motions, provided said motion is accompanied by the proper affidavit of need and supporting documents as required by Paragraph 1 herein so as to not deprive any minor child or children of the parties of funds necessary for support.

CRITICAL

Entries on default-judgment motions and dissolution decrees must be presented to the court immediately after the scheduled hearing.

Judgment entries on motions for default judgment, as well as decrees of dissolution, shall be presented to the Court immediately following the hearing scheduled for said default judgment or dissolution of marriage.

WARNING

If no contrary entry has been received, the court shall approve the submitted entry within five days of certification if it conforms to the court’s order.

Within five (5) days of certification, if the Court has not received a proposed entry or decree contra to that submitted, it shall approve the entry or decree submitted if in accordance with the Order of the Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Child Support Agency must notify the applicant in writing within 20 days after receiving the application whether the case was accepted.

I understand that the Child Support Agency - within 20 days of receiving this application will contact me by a written notice to inform me if my case has been accepted for child support services (IV-D Services)

WARNINGCivil cases

(4) In the event other witnesses are to be called at the trial a statement of their names and addresses and the general subject matter of their testimony will be served upon opposing counsel and filed with the Court at least Days prior to trial.

(4) In the event other witnesses are to be called at the trial a statement of their names and addresses and the general subject matter of their testimony will be served upon opposing counsel and filed with the Court at least Days prior to trial.