Local Rules of Court
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LOCAL RULES OF COURT IN ADOBE ACROBAT FORMAT (.PDF)
LOCAL RULES OF COURT IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT (.DOC)
Effective March 1, 1998
Including Amendments Effective April 20, 1999, August 8, 2000,
March 22, 2001 and October 1, 2006
General Rules
Rule 1: Adoption, Scope and Construction of Rules
Rule 2: Court Costs
Rule 3: Filing and Removal of Papers from Custody of the Clerk
Rule 4: Assignment of Domestic Relations Cases
Rule 5: Powers of the Magistrates
Rule 6: Ex-Parte Communications
Rule 7: Out of State Counsel
Pleadings, Motions and Orders
Rule 8: General Rules of Pleading
Rule 9: Service
Rule 10: Temporary Orders by Affidavit or Oral Hearing
Rule 11: Additional Ex-Parte Orders
Rule 12: Contempt and Motions to Show Cause
Rule 13: Objections to Decision/Motion to Set Aside
Pre-trial & Trial Rules
Rule 14: Discovery
Rule 15: Status Conferences
Rule 16: Pre-trial Conferences
Rule 17: Trials
Rule 18: Court Appointment of Valuation Experts
Rule 19: Division of Property
Rule 20: Medical Expense Schedule
Rule 21: Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO)
Rule 22: Dissolution of Marriage
Rule 23: Divorce Hearings
Rule 24: Judgment Entries
Rule 25: Qualified Domestic Relations Court Order (QDRO)
Rule 26: Withdrawal or Substitution of Counsel
Rule 27: Dismissal of Cases
Rule 28: Motion for Relief From Judgment
Parenting Time and Visitation
Rule 29: Parenting Time and Visitation
Rule 30: Workshop for Parents
Rule 31: Guardian Ad Litem
Rule 32: Parenting Investigation
Rule 33: Psychological Evaluations
Rule 34: Interviews with Children
Rule 35: Consent Entries
Dispute Resolution
Rule 36: Family Services
Rule 37: Mediation
Special Proceedings
Rule 38: Domestic Violence
Rule 39: Registration of a Foreign Decree
Rule 40: Action on a Foreign Decree
Rule 41: Concurrent Jurisdiction
Rule 42: Certification to Juvenile Court
Court Administration
Rule 43: Conflicts of Interest
Rule 44: Court Reporters
Rule 45: Court Security
Rule 46: Photographing, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Appendix
Appendix A: Family Information Sheet
Appendix B: Parenting Declaration
Appendix C: Affidavit of Income, Expenses and Financial Disclosure
Appendix D: Request for Affidavit Order
Appendix E: IV-D Application for Child Support Services
Appendix F: Mutual Restraining Order
Appendix G: Mandatory Discovery Order
Appendix H: Poverty Affidavit & Order
Appendix I: Pre-Trial Statement
Appendix J: Summons and Order to Appear/Request for Court Appointed Attorney
Appendix K: Application and Order Designating Process Server
Appendix L: Local Parenting Time Schedule
Appendix M: Long Distance Parenting Time Schedule
Appendix N: Transitional Parenting Time Schedule
Appendix O: Notice of Intent to Relocate
Appendix P: Notice of Intent to Relocate-Long Distance
Appendix Q: Affidavit Application for Registration
Appendix R: Mandatory Language for Orders Regarding Child Support, Spousal Support and Health Insurance
Appendix S: Explanation of Medical Bills
Appendix T: Entry for Conversion of Dissolution to Divorce
Appendix U: Entry for Conversion of Divorce to Dissolution
Appendix V: Schedule of Filing Fees/Deposits
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LOCAL RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE
DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION OF THE MAHONING
COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS