The Ohio Supreme Court has created 23 proposed domestic relations and juvenile forms for divorces, dissolutions, legal separations and parenting plans. Specifically, the Court has proposed the following list of forms:
Complaint for Divorce without Children; Answer; Final Judgment
Complaint for Divorce with Children; Answer; Final Judgment
Judgment Entry Converting Interest in Real Estate
Consent to Judgment Entry
Petition for Dissolution of Marriage; Judgment Entry
Separation Agreement
Parenting Plan; Final Decree of Parenting
Complaint for Parentage, Allocation of Parental Rights and Responsibilities (Custody), and Parenting Time (Companionship and Visitation)
Motion for Contempt and Affidavit
Show Cause Order, Notice and Instructions to the Clerk
Motion for Change of Parenting Time (Companionship and Visitation) and Memorandum in Support
Motion for Change of Parental Rights and Responsibilities and Memorandum in Support
Motion for Change of Child Support, Medical Support, Tax Exemption, or Other Child-Related Expenses and Memorandum in Support
Waiver of Service of Summons
Request for Service
According to the Court's news release:
"Key information, relevant instructions, and tips have been embedded in the forms using plain English as much as possible to assist self-represented litigants in pursuing their cases in court."
Comments are being accepted until November 13, 2012. When the forms are approved, they will be posted to the Court's website where they can be completed online or printed out.