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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Tiffany R. Beckman

Judge • Paulding County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Memorandum or Administrative Appeal Brief
30 pgs

Communication

Court-wide
Email
lvance@pauldingcounty-oh.com
Phone
419-399-8220

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Paulding County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 123 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Notice of intent to relocate

    A parent who intends to move must file a Notice of Intent to Relocate with the Court.

  • Applies to
    Notice of intent to relocate

    A parent who intends to move must file a Notice of Intent to Relocate with the Court.

  • Applies to
    AOK Parenting Class

    Parties to covered divorces or dissolutions must complete the AOK Parenting Class before the final hearing.

Filing Timing

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  • The moving parent must file the notice immediately upon intending to move.

  • The Notice of Intent to Relocate must be filed immediately when a parent intends to move.

  • When no other deadline controls, a response is due 21 days after service and a reply is due 14 days after service of the response.

Fees

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  • Unless a motion to proceed In Forma Pauperis is filed and accepted by the Court or the Court waives deposit for costs, any document, pleading, motion, request, objection, petition or complaint filed without payment of the court cost deposit to the Clerk may be summarily stricken by the Court.

  • If a check or other negotiable instrument for deposit for costs is dishonored for any reason, the filing may be dismissed by the Court after ten (10) days’ notice is given to the filer for failure to pay the required security for costs.

  • The Clerk may require an additional deposit when the existing cost deposit is insufficient.

Service

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  • Service
    Court service to opposing party

    The Court must send a copy of the notice to the other parent.

  • Service
    Mail to opposing party

    Without a praecipe in a new case, the Clerk serves by certified mail and will not attempt service on an unknown party at an unknown address.

  • Written filings must be served on opposing counsel or on unrepresented opposing parties who are not in default.

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