Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Rules

A fiduciary may not pay a fiduciary fee without the court’s prior written approval, and the written payment application must detail the fee computation and contain the written approvals of the fiduciary and all interested competent adults.

An additional child in an adoption proceeding requires a $100 cost deposit.

The opposing party must move or plead by the fourteenth day after the pleading or amended pleading is filed, unless the Court orders otherwise.

Service of the probate notice and proof of service must comply with Civil Rule 73(E) and (F).

Counsel may agree to an extension totaling no more than 28 days; the written consent must be filed with the Clerk, signed by all counsel of record, and does not require Court approval.

Each civil action must use the Probate Case number of the related proceeding followed by a consecutive alphabetic letter beginning with A.

Before filing any motion with the Clerk of Courts, the motion must be brought to the Court’s attention for docketing on its motion calendar.

Designated pleadings and other papers may be filed by fax, but an original complaint instituting an action may not be filed that way.

Adoption and mentally ill files are confidential, access requires Court authorization, and unauthorized disclosure or receipt of information from those files may result in contempt proceedings.

All motions are heard on written briefs unless a party requests oral argument or law or the court requires it.