Bill Text: OH HB595 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: To create a domestic relations division of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas and to create a judgeship for that division.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-12-11 - Committee Report [HB595 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HB595-Comm_Sub.html

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As Reported by the House Judiciary Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 595

Representatives Brenner, Ruhl 

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A BILL

To amend sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and 2301.03 of

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the Revised Code to create a domestic relations

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division of the Delaware County Court of Common

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Pleas and to create a judgeship for that division.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and 2301.03 of the	5
Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	6

Sec. 2151.07.  The juvenile court is a court of record within	7
the court of common pleas. The juvenile court has and shall	8
exercise the powers and jurisdiction conferred in Chapters 2151.	9
and 2152. of the Revised Code.	10

Whenever the juvenile judge of the juvenile court is sick, is	11
absent from the county, or is unable to attend court, or the	12
volume of cases pending in court necessitates it, upon the request	13
of the administrative juvenile judge, the presiding judge of the	14
court of common pleas pursuant to division (EE)(FF) of section	15
2301.03 of the Revised Code shall assign a judge of any division	16
of the court of common pleas of the county to act in the juvenile	17
judge's place or in conjunction with the juvenile judge. If no	18
judge of the court of common pleas is available for that purpose,	19
the chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a judge of the	20
court of common pleas, a juvenile judge, or a probate judge from a	21
different county to act in the place of that juvenile judge or in	22
conjunction with that juvenile judge. The assigned judge shall	23
receive the compensation and expenses for so serving that is	24
provided by law for judges assigned to hold court in courts of	25
common pleas.	26

Sec. 2301.02.  The number of judges of the court of common	27
pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the	28
judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms	29
shall be as follows:	30

(A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one judge,	31
elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957;	32

In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan,	33
Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term	34
to begin February 9, 1955;	35

In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to	36
begin January 9, 1957;	37

In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin,	38
Jackson, Knox, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Paulding, Vinton, and	39
Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to begin	40
January 1, 1957;	41

In Morrow county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	42
to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2006, term to	43
begin January 1, 2007;	44

In Logan county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	45
to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to	46
begin January 2, 2005;	47

In Carroll, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway, Preble,	48
Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be elected	49
in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953;	50

In Champaign county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	51
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 2008, term	52
to begin February 10, 2009;	53

In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in	54
1954, term to begin April 18, 1955;	55

In Henry county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	56
to begin May 9, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin	57
January 1, 2005;	58

In Putnam county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to	59
begin May 9, 1957;	60

In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to	61
begin May 14, 1953;	62

In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to	63
begin July 6, 1956;	64

In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,	65
term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978,	66
term to begin January 1, 1979.	67

(B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	68
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1958,	69
term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected in	70
1992, term to begin January 1, 1993;	71

In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	72
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960, term to	73
begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978, term to	74
begin January 2, 1979;	75

In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term	76
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990, term to	77
begin July 1, 1991;	78

In Erie county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	79
to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1970, term	80
to begin January 2, 1971, the third to be elected in 2004, term to	81
begin January 2, 2005, and the fourth to be elected in 2008, term	82
to begin February 9, 2009;	83

In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	84
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,	85
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in	86
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;	87

In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	88
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,	89
term to begin January 6, 1977;	90

In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,	91
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	92
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978,	93
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in	94
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;	95

In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	96
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in	97
1978, term to begin January 1, 1979;	98

In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,	99
term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in	100
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977;	101

In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952,	102
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1976,	103
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in	104
1998, term to begin February 9, 1999;	105

In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	106
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966,	107
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in	108
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;	109

In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term	110
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970, term to	111
begin on January 1, 1971;	112

In Muskingum county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968,	113
term to begin August 9, 1969, one to be elected in 1978, term to	114
begin January 1, 1979, and one to be elected in 2002, term to	115
begin January 2, 2003;	116

In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,	117
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	118
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in	119
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987;	120

In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	121
to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,	122
term to begin January 1, 1977;	123

In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,	124
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in 1960,	125
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in	126
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;	127

In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	128
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1986,	129
term to begin January 2, 1987;	130

In Warren county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,	131
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,	132
term to begin January 1, 1971, the third to be elected in 1986,	133
term to begin January 1, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in	134
2004, term to begin January 2, 2005;	135

In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	136
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 1986, term	137
to begin January 1, 1987;	138

In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, term	139
beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970, term	140
to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in 1990,	141
term to begin January 1, 1991;	142

In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be elected	143
in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	144
respectively;	145

In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952, term	146
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956, term	147
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986, term to	148
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 1994, term	149
to begin January 2, 1995;	150

In Clermont county, five judges, one to be elected in 1956,	151
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964,	152
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982,	153
term to begin January 2, 1983, the fourth to be elected in 1986,	154
term to begin January 2, 1987, and the fifth to be elected in	155
2006, term to begin January 3, 2007;	156

In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,	157
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in	158
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957;	159

In Delaware county, twothree judges, one to be elected in	160
1990, term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in	161
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995, and the third to be elected	162
in 2016, term to begin January 1, 2017;	163

In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958, term	164
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960, term	165
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964, term to	166
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be elected in 1978,	167
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January 5, 1979, respectively,	168
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to begin January 6,	169
2001;	170

In Licking county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,	171
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term to	172
begin January 1, 1965, one to be elected in 1990, term to begin	173
January 1, 1991, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin	174
January 1, 2005;	175

In Lorain county, nine judges, two to be elected in 1952,	176
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, respectively,	177
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 1959, one to	178
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, two to be	179
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, and January 5,	180
1989, respectively, two to be elected in 1998, terms to begin	181
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively; and one to be	182
elected in 2006, term to begin January 6, 2007;	183

In Butler county, eleven judges, one to be elected in 1956,	184
term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954, terms to	185
begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; one to	186
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; one to be	187
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987; two to be elected	188
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and January 2, 1989,	189
respectively; one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 4,	190
1993; two to be elected in 2002, terms to begin January 2, 2003,	191
and January 3, 2003, respectively; and one to be elected in 2006,	192
term to begin January 3, 2007;	193

In Richland county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,	194
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,	195
term to begin February 9, 1961, the third to be elected in 1968,	196
term to begin January 2, 1969, and the fourth to be elected in	197
2004, term to begin January 3, 2005;	198

In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,	199
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in	200
1960, term to begin January 2, 1961;	201

In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term	202
beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, term to	203
begin January 2, 1969;	204

In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952,	205
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954,	206
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956,	207
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964,	208
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976,	209
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the sixth to be elected in	210
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995;	211

(C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be	212
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from	213
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	214
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on	215
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8,	216
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1,	217
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to	218
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two	219
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and January	220
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin on	221
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to begin on	222
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to January 12,	223
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on January 18,	224
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be elected in	225
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning January 6, 1977,	226
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, terms to begin	227
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, respectively; and two to	228
be elected in 1986, terms to begin January 13, 1987, and January	229
14, 1987, respectively;	230

In Franklin county, twenty-two judges; two to be elected in	231
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	232
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January	233
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to	234
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in	235
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three to	236
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning	237
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected in 1982,	238
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 1986, term to	239
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin	240
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; one to be elected in	241
1996, term to begin January 2, 1997; and one to be elected in	242
2004, term to begin July 1, 2005;	243

In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected in	244
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from	245
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be	246
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January	247
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1, 1965;	248
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975; one to	249
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to be	250
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to begin	251
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,	252
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin January 3,	253
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively;	254

In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 1954,	255
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,	256
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 1,	257
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in	258
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,	259
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,	260
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969;	261
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and	262
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to	263
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin	264
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January	265
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2,	266
1993;	267

In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in	268
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and	269
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term to	270
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to begin	271
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January	272
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,	273
1991;	274

In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected in	275
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and January	276
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms to begin	277
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, and July 2, 1953,	278
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,	279
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 3, 1969;	280
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days	281
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; two to be elected	282
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,	283
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January	284
1, 1993;	285

In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958,	286
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, terms	287
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively;	288
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and	289
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to	290
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 1992, terms to	291
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, respectively;	292

In Summit county, thirteen judges; four to be elected in	293
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3,	294
1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in	295
1958, terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 17,	296
1959, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin	297
January 4, 1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January	298
5, 1969; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; one	299
to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993; and two to	300
be elected in 2008, terms to begin January 5, 2009, and January 6,	301
2009, respectively.	302

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county	303
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which	304
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously elected	305
at the same election, if the office of one of those judges so	306
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to the second	307
general election preceding the expiration of that judge's term,	308
the office that that judge had filled shall be abolished as of the	309
date of the next general election, and a new office of judge of	310
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who is to	311
fill that new office shall be elected for a six-year term at the	312
next general election, and the term of that judge shall commence	313
on the first day of the year following that general election, on	314
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the number of	315
judges that the county shall elect shall not be reduced.	316

Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas	317
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected	318
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code,	319
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Noble, and Wyandot	320
counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas elected	321
pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge of the probate	322
division, except in Lorain county in which the judges of the	323
domestic relations division of the Lorain county court of common	324
pleas elected pursuant to this section also shall perform the	325
duties and functions of the judge of the probate division from	326
February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, and except in Morrow	327
county in which the judges of the court of common pleas elected	328
pursuant to this section also shall perform the duties and	329
functions of the judge of the probate division.	330

Sec. 2301.03.  (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the	331
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953,	332
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2,	333
1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise	334
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	335
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of	336
Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	337
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They	338
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all	339
cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all	340
parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over	341
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	342
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	343
shall be assigned to them. In addition to the judge's regular	344
duties, the judge who is senior in point of service shall serve on	345
the children services board and the county advisory board and	346
shall be the administrator of the domestic relations division and	347
its subdivisions and departments.	348

(B) In Hamilton county:

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(1) The judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins	350
on January 1, 1957, and successors, and the judge of the court of	351
common pleas, whose term begins on February 14, 1967, and	352
successors, shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters	353
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and	354
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters.	355

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	356
on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and	357
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	358
of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have	359
assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	360
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or	361
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of	362
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the	363
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of	364
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a	365
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are	366
unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the	367
division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges	368
of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible	369
after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of	370
domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The	371
term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the	372
first day of August of the year in which the administrative judge	373
is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is	374
elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court	375
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the	376
administrative judge's successor is elected in the following year.	377

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative	378
judge of the division of domestic relations shall be the	379
administrator of the domestic relations division and its	380
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	381
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	382
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	383
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	384
including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the	385
discharge of their various duties.	386

The administrative judge of the division of domestic	387
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	388
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	389
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its	390
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those	391
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include	392
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution	393
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling	394
and conciliation services that may be made available to persons	395
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	396
action pending in the division.	397

The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum	398
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses of	399
the division of domestic relations, including reasonable expenses	400
of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and	401
other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and	402
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	403
separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and counseling, and	404
all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the	405
expenses involved in the attendance of division personnel at	406
domestic relations and welfare conferences designated by the	407
division, and the further sum each year as will provide for the	408
adequate operation of the division of domestic relations.	409

The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary	410
and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county treasurer	411
from the money appropriated for the operation of the division,	412
upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the	413
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations.	414

The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other	415
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff	416
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or	417
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of	418
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall	419
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant,	420
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other	421
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division,	422
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs	423
in the case involved.	424

(3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county	425
whose term begins on January 3, 1997, and the successors to that	426
judge shall each be elected and designated as the drug court judge	427
of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county. The drug court	428
judge may accept or reject any case referred to the drug court	429
judge under division (B)(3) of this section. After the drug court	430
judge accepts a referred case, the drug court judge has full	431
authority over the case, including the authority to conduct	432
arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings and dispositions,	433
conduct trials, order treatment, and if treatment is not	434
successfully completed pronounce and enter sentence.	435

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	436
of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal	437
court may refer to the drug court judge any case, and any	438
companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria described	439
under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If the drug	440
court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the case, and any	441
companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug court judge. A	442
judge may refer a case meeting the criteria described in divisions	443
(B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that involves a violation of a	444
condition of a community control sanction to the drug court judge,	445
and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the referring	446
judge and the drug court judge have concurrent jurisdiction over	447
the case.	448

A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas	449
of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal	450
court may refer a case to the drug court judge under division	451
(B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that both of the	452
following apply:	453

(a) One of the following applies:

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(i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in	455
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third	456
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,	457
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the	458
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor.	459

(ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in section	460
2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third or	461
fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1, 1996, a	462
felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the offense is	463
committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor, and the	464
defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of becoming	465
drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from treatment.	466

(b) All of the following apply:

467

(i) The case involves an offense for which a community	468
control sanction may be imposed or is a case in which a mandatory	469
prison term or a mandatory jail term is not required to be	470
imposed.	471

(ii) The defendant has no history of violent behavior.

472

(iii) The defendant has no history of mental illness.

473

(iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is	474
drug or alcohol driven.	475

(v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to	476
participate in a fifteen-month treatment process.	477

(vi) The defendant has no acute health condition.

478

(vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county prosecutor	479
approves of the referral.	480

(4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas	481
of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending	482
before the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient	483
caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in	484
accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common	485
Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from	486
the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the	487
administrative judge shall cease the assignments when the	488
administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending	489
before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for	490
the drug court judge.	491

(5) As used in division (B) of this section, "community	492
control sanction," "mandatory prison term," and "mandatory jail	493
term" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised	494
Code.	495

(C)(1) In Lorain county:

496

(a) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	497
on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and January 2, 1999, and	498
successors, and the judge of the court of common pleas whose term	499
begins on February 9, 2009, shall have the same qualifications,	500
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	501
compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of	502
Lorain county and shall be elected and designated as the judges of	503
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The	504
judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January	505
3, 1959, January 4, 1989, and January 2, 1999, and successors,	506
shall have all of the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all	507
cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all	508
parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has	509
jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	510
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them, except	511
cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other	512
judge of the court of common pleas. From February 9, 2009, through	513
September 28, 2009, the judge of the court of common pleas whose	514
term begins on February 9, 2009, shall have all the powers	515
relating to juvenile courts, and cases under Chapters 2151. and	516
2152. of the Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the	517
juvenile court has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of	518
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned	519
to that judge, except cases that for some special reason are	520
assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas.	521

(b) From January 1, 2006, through September 28, 2009, the	522
judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	523
relations, in addition to the powers and jurisdiction set forth in	524
division (C)(1)(a) of this section, shall have jurisdiction over	525
matters that are within the jurisdiction of the probate court	526
under Chapter 2101. and other provisions of the Revised Code.	527

(c) The judge of the court of common pleas, division of	528
domestic relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, is the	529
successor to the probate judge who was elected in 2002 for a term	530
that began on February 9, 2003. After September 28, 2009, the	531
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	532
relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, shall be the	533
probate judge.	534

(2)(a) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009,	535
with respect to Lorain county, all references in law to the	536
probate court shall be construed as references to the court of	537
common pleas, division of domestic relations, and all references	538
to the probate judge shall be construed as references to the	539
judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	540
relations.	541

(b) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, with	542
respect to Lorain county, all references in law to the clerk of	543
the probate court shall be construed as references to the judge	544
who is serving pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence	545
for the Courts of Ohio as the administrative judge of the court of	546
common pleas, division of domestic relations.	547

(D) In Lucas county:

548

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	549
on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965, and successors, shall	550
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	551
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	552
the court of common pleas of Lucas county and shall be elected and	553
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	554
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	555
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them.	556

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	557
point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of	558
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and	559
shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of	560
the work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	561
other personnel of the domestic relations division.	562

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	563
on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors shall have	564
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	565
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	566
the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and	567
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	568
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters	569
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and	570
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. In addition to the	571
judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,	572
juvenile division, senior in point of service, shall be the	573
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and	574
departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment,	575
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	576
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including	577
any referees considered necessary by the judges of the division in	578
the discharge of their various duties.	579

The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	580
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title,	581
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and	582
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties	583
of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	584
addition to other statutory duties include the handling,	585
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	586
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	587
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	588
action pending in the division.	589

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	590
division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the	591
juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	592
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that	593
judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by	594
the judges of the other of those divisions.	595

(E) In Mahoning county:

596

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began	597
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same	598
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	599
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	600
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated	601
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	602
relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, dissolution of	603
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	604
court. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	605
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be	606
the administrator of the domestic relations division and its	607
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	608
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	609
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	610
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	611
including any referees considered necessary in the discharge of	612
the various duties of the judge's office.	613

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	614
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	615
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	616
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	617
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	618
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	619
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and	620
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	621
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	622
action pending in the division.	623

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began	624
on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same	625
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	626
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	627
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated	628
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and	629
shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and	630
2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions	631
conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular	632
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,	633
shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its	634
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	635
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	636
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile	637
cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judge in	638
the discharge of the judge's various duties.	639

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	640
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	641
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	642
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	643
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	644
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and	645
conciliation services that may be made available to persons	646
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an	647
action pending in the division.	648

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	649
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	650
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of	651
cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that	652
judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court of	653
common pleas.	654

(F) In Montgomery county:

655

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	656
on January 2, 1953, and January 4, 1977, and successors, shall	657
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	658
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	659
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county and shall be	660
elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas,	661
division of domestic relations. These judges shall have assigned	662
to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	663
and annulment cases.	664

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	665
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the assignment	666
and division of the work of the division and shall have charge of	667
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division	668
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	669
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	670
including any necessary referees, except those employees who may	671
be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this	672
section and sections 2301.12 and 2301.18 of the Revised Code. The	673
judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in point of	674
service, also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	675
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	676
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties.	677

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	678
on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors, shall	679
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	680
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	681
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected	682
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	683
division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of,	684
the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the	685
Revised Code.	686

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	687
court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of	688
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	689
its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the	690
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	691
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are	692
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases.	693
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the	694
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	695
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	696
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	697
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	698
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	699
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	700
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	701
division.	702

If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division	703
of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of common	704
pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform	705
that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's	706
division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be	707
performed by the judge or judges of the other of those divisions.	708

(G) In Richland county:

709

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	710
on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall have the same	711
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	712
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	713
common pleas of Richland county and shall be elected and	714
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	715
domestic relations. That judge shall be assigned and hear all	716
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	717
cases, all domestic violence cases arising under section 3113.31	718
of the Revised Code, and all post-decree proceedings arising from	719
any case pertaining to any of those matters. The division of	720
domestic relations has concurrent jurisdiction with the juvenile	721
division of the court of common pleas of Richland county to	722
determine the care, custody, or control of any child not a ward of	723
another court of this state, and to hear and determine a request	724
for an order for the support of any child if the request is not	725
ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage,	726
annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil action	727
involving an allegation of domestic violence, or an action for	728
support brought under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. Except in	729
cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of	730
the juvenile court, the judge of the division of domestic	731
relations shall be assigned and hear all cases pertaining to	732
paternity or parentage, the care, custody, or control of children,	733
parenting time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of	734
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children, all	735
proceedings arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all	736
proceedings arising under the uniform interstate family support	737
act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, and all	738
post-decree proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of	739
those matters.	740

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	741
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be	742
the administrator of the domestic relations division and its	743
subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the	744
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the	745
domestic relations division, including any magistrates the judge	746
considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's duties. The	747
judge shall also designate the title, compensation, expense	748
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, vacation, and other	749
employment-related matters of the personnel of the division and	750
shall fix their duties.	751

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	752
on January 3, 2005, and successors, shall have the same	753
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	754
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	755
common pleas of Richland county, shall be elected and designated	756
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and	757
shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile	758
judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code.	759
Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original	760
jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile	761
division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and	762
shall not be assigned, any case pertaining to paternity or	763
parentage, the care, custody, or control of children, parenting	764
time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental	765
rights and responsibilities for the care of children or any	766
post-decree proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of	767
those matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have	768
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any	769
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act	770
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.	771

In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the	772
juvenile division shall be the administrator of the juvenile	773
division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall	774
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	775
personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling,	776
servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any	777
magistrates whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge	778
of the judge's various duties.	779

The judge of the juvenile division also shall designate the	780
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	781
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	782
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	783
statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and	784
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling,	785
conciliation, and mediation services that the court makes	786
available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an	787
action pending in the court, who request the services.	788

(H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas	789
whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January	790
1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,	791
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	792
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark	793
county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court	794
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have	795
all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under	796
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage	797
proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and	798
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and	799
annulment cases, except cases that are assigned to some other	800
judge of the court of common pleas for some special reason, shall	801
be assigned to the judges.	802

The judge of the division of domestic relations, second most	803
senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment	804
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in	805
handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of	806
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, and necessary	807
referees required for the judge's respective court.	808

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	809
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the	810
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2152.71	811
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the	812
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all	813
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to,	814
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who	815
may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of	816
service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other	817
position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge	818
to serve.	819

(I) In Summit county:

820

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	821
on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors, shall	822
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	823
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	824
the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected	825
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	826
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	827
relations shall have assigned to them and hear all divorce,	828
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	829
that come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to	830
the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the	831
judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned	832
to them and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody,	833
visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights	834
and responsibilities for the care of children and all post-decree	835
proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those	836
matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall	837
have assigned to them and hear all proceedings under the uniform	838
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the	839
Revised Code.	840

The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in	841
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic	842
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall	843
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	844
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who	845
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	846
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.	847
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense	848
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	849
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	850
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	851
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	852
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	853
of any counseling and conciliation services that are available	854
upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an	855
action pending in the division.	856

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	857
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same	858
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	859
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	860
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as	861
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	862
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as	863
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. Except	864
in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction	865
of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division shall	866
not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be	867
assigned, any case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation,	868
child support, or the allocation of parental rights and	869
responsibilities for the care of children or any post-decree	870
proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of those	871
matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have	872
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any	873
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act	874
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.	875

The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile	876
division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have	877
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	878
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary	879
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating	880
juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title,	881
compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and	882
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	883
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	884
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	885
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and	886
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,	887
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the	888
division.	889

(J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common	890
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977,	891
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	892
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	893
other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and	894
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	895
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	896
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters	897
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings	898
over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,	899
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	900
shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special	901
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	902
pleas.	903

(K) In Butler county:

904

(1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	905
on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors, shall	906
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	907
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	908
the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected	909
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of	910
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic	911
relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of	912
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	913
court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned	914
to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judges of	915
the division of domestic relations also have concurrent	916
jurisdiction with judges of the juvenile division of the court of	917
common pleas of Butler county with respect to and may hear cases	918
to determine the custody, support, or custody and support of a	919
child who is born of issue of a marriage and who is not the ward	920
of another court of this state, cases commenced by a party of the	921
marriage to obtain an order requiring support of any child when	922
the request for that order is not ancillary to an action for	923
divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation,	924
a criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic	925
violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised	926
Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original	927
jurisdiction of the juvenile division of the court of common pleas	928
of Butler county and that involves an allegation that the child is	929
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree	930
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases. The	931
judge senior in point of service shall be charged with the	932
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	933
employment and supervision of all other personnel of the domestic	934
relations division.	935

The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the	936
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,	937
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	938
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other	939
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and	940
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	941
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and	942
conciliation services that the division makes available to	943
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	944
pending in the division, who request the services.	945

(2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin	946
on January 3, 1987, and January 2, 2003, and successors, shall	947
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	948
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	949
the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall be elected and	950
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile	951
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters	952
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and	953
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. Except in cases that	954
are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile	955
court, the judges of the juvenile division shall not have	956
jurisdiction or the power to hear and shall not be assigned, but	957
shall have the limited ability and authority to certify, any case	958
commenced by a party of a marriage to determine the custody,	959
support, or custody and support of a child who is born of issue of	960
the marriage and who is not the ward of another court of this	961
state when the request for the order in the case is not ancillary	962
to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or	963
legal separation. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile	964
division, who is senior in point of service, shall be the	965
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and	966
departments. The judge, senior in point of service, shall have	967
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the	968
personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling,	969
servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any referees	970
whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge of the	971
judge's various duties.	972

The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate	973
the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of	974
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall	975
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to	976
other statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and	977
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling and	978
conciliation services that the division makes available to	979
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	980
pending in the division, who request the services.	981

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	982
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	983
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	984
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	985
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	986
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	987

(L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common	988
pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961,	989
January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, and	990
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	991
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	992
other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county and	993
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common	994
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the	995
powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	996
separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned	997
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special	998
reason.	999

(2) The administrative judge is administrator of the domestic	1000
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and has	1001
the following powers concerning division personnel:	1002

(a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and	1003
supervision;	1004

(b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses,	1005
allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations.	1006

(3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or referees	1007
engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, counseling, or	1008
conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation	1009
and annulment matters.	1010

(M) In Lake county:

1011

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1012
on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	1013
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1014
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1015
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as	1016
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1017
relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce,	1018
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1019
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special	1020
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	1021
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	1022
of the work of the division and with the employment and	1023
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1024
division.	1025

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1026
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1027
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1028
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1029
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1030
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1031
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1032
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1033
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1034
services.	1035

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1036
on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same	1037
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1038
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1039
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as	1040
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall	1041
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of	1042
the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by	1043
those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile	1044
division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and	1045
its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of	1046
the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of	1047
the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or	1048
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the	1049
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's various	1050
duties.	1051

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1052
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	1053
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1054
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	1055
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	1056
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1057
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1058
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1059
services.	1060

(3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1061
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or	1062
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of	1063
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties	1064
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the	1065
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.	1066

(N) In Erie county:

1067

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1068
on January 2, 1971, and the successors to that judge whose terms	1069
begin before January 2, 2007, shall have the same qualifications,	1070
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	1071
compensation as the other judge of the court of common pleas of	1072
Erie county and shall be elected and designated as judge of the	1073
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge	1074
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and shall	1075
be assigned all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the	1076
Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court	1077
has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1078
separation, and annulment cases, except cases that for some	1079
special reason are assigned to some other judge.	1080

On or after January 2, 2007, the judge of the court of common	1081
pleas who is elected in 2006 shall be the successor to the judge	1082
of the domestic relations division whose term expires on January	1083
1, 2007, shall be designated as judge of the court of common	1084
pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judge as	1085
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the	1086
powers and jurisdictions conferred by those chapters.	1087

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas, general division,	1088
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, the judge of	1089
the court of common pleas, general division whose term begins on	1090
January 2, 2005, and successors, and the judge of the court of	1091
common pleas, general division, whose term begins February 9,	1092
2009, and successors, shall have assigned to them, in addition to	1093
all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the general	1094
division of the court of common pleas, all divorce, dissolution of	1095
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	1096
court, and all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the	1097
probate court under Chapter 2101., and other provisions, of the	1098
Revised Code.	1099

(O) In Greene county:

1100

(1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1101
on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same	1102
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1103
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1104
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated	1105
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1106
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of	1107
marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support	1108
enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other cases	1109
related to domestic relations, except cases that for some special	1110
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	1111
pleas.	1112

The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	1113
of the work of the division and with the employment and	1114
supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge also	1115
shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of absence,	1116
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their	1117
duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in addition	1118
to other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing,	1119
and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1120
separation, and annulment cases and the provision of counseling	1121
and conciliation services that the division considers necessary	1122
and makes available to persons who request the services, whether	1123
or not the persons are parties in an action pending in the	1124
division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from	1125
the overall court budget and shall be included in the	1126
appropriations for the existing judges of the general division of	1127
the court of common pleas.	1128

(2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins	1129
on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same	1130
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and	1131
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of	1132
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as	1133
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or	1134
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in	1135
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and	1136
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court	1137
of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of	1138
the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The	1139
judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and	1140
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are	1141
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,	1142
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the	1143
discharge of the judge's various duties.	1144

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1145
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the	1146
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1147
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include	1148
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and	1149
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court	1150
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties	1151
to an action pending in the court, who request the services.	1152

(3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,	1153
general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that	1154
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	1155
general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the	1156
general division shall be performed by the judge of the division	1157
of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division.	1158

(P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common	1159
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	1160
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1161
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1162
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall be	1163
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1164
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1165
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1166
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	1167
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	1168
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1169
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1170
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1171
division.	1172

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1173
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1174
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1175
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1176
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1177
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1178
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1179
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1180
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1181
services.	1182

(Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common	1183
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall	1184
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1185
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1186
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall	1187
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1188
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1189
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1190
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some	1191
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of	1192
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and	1193
division of the work of the division and with the employment and	1194
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1195
division.	1196

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1197
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1198
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1199
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1200
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1201
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1202
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1203
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1204
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1205
services.	1206

(R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common pleas,	1207
whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall have the	1208
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1209
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court	1210
of common pleas of Warren county and shall be elected and	1211
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1212
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,	1213
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases	1214
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special	1215
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common	1216
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division	1217
of the work of the division and with the employment and	1218
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations	1219
division.	1220

The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,	1221
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1222
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties	1223
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall	1224
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,	1225
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and	1226
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the	1227
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons	1228
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the	1229
services.	1230

(S) In Licking county, the judges of the court of common	1231
pleas, whose terms begin on January 1, 1991, and January 1, 2005,	1232
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the	1233
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as	1234
the other judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county	1235
and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of	1236
common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judges shall be	1237
assigned all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,	1238
and annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	1239
Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the	1240
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of	1241
children and the designation for the children of a place of	1242
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and	1243
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases	1244
and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are	1245
assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The	1246
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations shall	1247
be charged with the assignment and division of the work of the	1248
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel	1249
of the division.	1250

The administrative judge of the division of domestic	1251
relations shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1252
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1253
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1254
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1255
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1256
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1257
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1258
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1259
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1260
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1261
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1262
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and	1263
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1264
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1265
pending in the division, who request the services.	1266

(T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common pleas,	1267
whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the	1268
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1269
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court	1270
of common pleas of Allen county and shall be elected and	1271
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1272
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,	1273
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1274
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all	1275
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental	1276
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the	1277
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1278
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	1279
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	1280
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	1281
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be	1282
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the	1283
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel	1284
of the division.	1285

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1286
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1287
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1288
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1289
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1290
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1291
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1292
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1293
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1294
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1295
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1296
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and	1297
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1298
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1299
pending in the division, who request the services.	1300

(U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1301
whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the	1302
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1303
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1304
common pleas of Medina county and shall be elected and designated	1305
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1306
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of	1307
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising	1308
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving	1309
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1310
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1311
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1312
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings	1313
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in	1314
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge	1315
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	1316
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	1317
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	1318

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1319
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1320
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1321
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1322
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1323
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1324
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	1325
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	1326
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1327
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1328
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1329
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services	1330
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	1331
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	1332
request the services.	1333

(V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common	1334
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	1335
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1336
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1337
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall	1338
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,	1339
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all	1340
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment	1341
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,	1342
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of	1343
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and	1344
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal	1345
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree	1346
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,	1347
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to	1348
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge also has	1349
concurrent jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the	1350
court of common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may	1351
hear cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in	1352
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of	1353
another court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent,	1354
guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.011	1355
of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the	1356
child to pay child support for that child when the request for	1357
that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution	1358
of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil	1359
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for	1360
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that	1361
is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the	1362
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	1363
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is	1364
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree	1365
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases.	1366

The judge of the domestic relations division shall be charged	1367
with the assignment and division of the work of the division and	1368
with the employment and supervision of the personnel of the	1369
division.	1370

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1371
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1372
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1373
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1374
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1375
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1376
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1377
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1378
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1379
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1380
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1381
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and	1382
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1383
persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an	1384
action pending in the division, who request the services. When the	1385
judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as defined	1386
in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of	1387
another court of this state or a case that is commenced by a	1388
parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section	1389
2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a	1390
parent of the child to pay child support for that child when the	1391
request for that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce,	1392
dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a	1393
criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic	1394
violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised	1395
Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original	1396
jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court of	1397
common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an allegation	1398
that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the	1399
duties of the personnel of the domestic relations division also	1400
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of those types	1401
of cases.	1402

(W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common	1403
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall	1404
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1405
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of	1406
the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected and	1407
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic	1408
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating	1409
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152.	1410
of the Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter	1411
3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has	1412
jurisdiction shall be assigned to the judge of the division of	1413
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1414
separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and	1415
other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the	1416
domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court	1417
of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the	1418
domestic relations division and the judges of the general	1419
division.	1420

(2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of	1421
the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children	1422
services board and the county advisory board.	1423

(3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark	1424
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or unable	1425
to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the presiding judge	1426
of the court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the	1427
volume of cases pending in the division of domestic relations	1428
necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of	1429
domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the general	1430
division or probate division of the court of common pleas of Clark	1431
county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of	1432
that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in conjunction	1433
with the judge of the division of domestic relations of that	1434
court.	1435

(X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1436
whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall have the	1437
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,	1438
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of	1439
common pleas of Scioto county and shall be elected and designated	1440
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic	1441
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of	1442
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising	1443
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving	1444
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1445
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1446
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1447
parenting time, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and	1448
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases	1449
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the	1450
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the	1451
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the	1452
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.	1453

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1454
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1455
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1456
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in	1457
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,	1458
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,	1459
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter	1460
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child	1461
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1462
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1463
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1464
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services	1465
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the	1466
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who	1467
request the services.	1468

(Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and juvenile	1469
divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas also shall	1470
be the administrative judge of the domestic relations division of	1471
the court and shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of	1472
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the	1473
court. The judge shall have all powers as administrator of the	1474
domestic relations division and shall have charge of the personnel	1475
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,	1476
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,	1477
including any referees considered necessary for the discharge of	1478
the judge's various duties.	1479

(Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common	1480
pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to	1481
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	1482
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the	1483
other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county and	1484
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common	1485
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as	1486
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the	1487
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to	1488
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of	1489
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	1490
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1491
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child	1492
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1493
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1494
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1495
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	1496
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge	1497
and the successors to that judge. Except as provided in division	1498
(Z)(2) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of	1499
any section of the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003,	1500
the judge of the court of common pleas of Marion county whose term	1501
begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to that judge,	1502
shall have all the powers relating to the probate division of the	1503
court of common pleas of Marion county in addition to the powers	1504
previously specified in this division, and shall exercise	1505
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of	1506
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of	1507
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other	1508
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of	1509
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court	1510
otherwise specified in division (Z)(1) of this section.	1511

(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1512
division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the	1513
judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1514
Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total length	1515
of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county,	1516
regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve as	1517
the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas of	1518
Marion county.	1519

(3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law to	1520
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	1521
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect	1522
to Marion county, as being references to both "the probate	1523
division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"	1524
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate	1525
division" and "the judge of the domestic relations-	1526
juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all	1527
references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be	1528
construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to	1529
the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this	1530
section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of	1531
common pleas of Marion county.	1532

(AA) In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common	1533
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall	1534
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1535
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1536
judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall	1537
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common	1538
pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned	1539
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and	1540
annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	1541
Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the	1542
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of	1543
children and the designation for the children of a place of	1544
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and	1545
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases	1546
and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are	1547
assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge	1548
shall be charged with the assignment and division of the work of	1549
the division and with the employment and supervision of the	1550
personnel of the division.	1551

The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense	1552
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the	1553
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the	1554
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the	1555
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the	1556
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of	1557
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising	1558
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving	1559
child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1560
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1561
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1562
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and	1563
conciliation services that the division makes available to	1564
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action	1565
pending in the division, who request the services.	1566

(BB) In Henry county, the judge of the court of common pleas	1567
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, shall have	1568
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1569
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge	1570
of the court of common pleas of Henry county and shall be elected	1571
and designated as the judge of the court of common pleas, division	1572
of domestic relations. The judge shall have all of the powers	1573
relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. or	1574
2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings arising under	1575
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court	1576
has jurisdiction, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1577
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child	1578
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1579
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a	1580
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1581
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	1582
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge,	1583
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to the	1584
other judge of the court of common pleas.	1585

(CC)(1) In Logan county, the judge of the court of common	1586
pleas whose term begins January 2, 2005, and the successors to	1587
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same	1588
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the	1589
other judges of the court of common pleas of Logan county and	1590
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common	1591
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as	1592
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the	1593
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to	1594
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of	1595
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the	1596
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal	1597
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child	1598
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities	1599
for the care of children and designation for the children of a	1600
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and	1601
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising	1602
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge	1603
and the successors to that judge. Notwithstanding any other	1604
provision of any section of the Revised Code, on and after January	1605
2, 2005, the judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county	1606
whose term begins on January 2, 2005, and the successors to that	1607
judge, shall have all the powers relating to the probate division	1608
of the court of common pleas of Logan county in addition to the	1609
powers previously specified in this division and shall exercise	1610
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of	1611
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of	1612
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other	1613
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of	1614
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court	1615
otherwise specified in division (CC)(1) of this section.	1616

(2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1617
division of the court of common pleas of Logan county or the	1618
probate judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county who is	1619
elected as the administrative judge of the probate division of the	1620
court of common pleas of Logan county pursuant to Rule 4 of the	1621
Rules of Superintendence shall be the clerk of the probate	1622
division and juvenile division of the court of common pleas of	1623
Logan county. The clerk of the court of common pleas who is	1624
elected pursuant to section 2303.01 of the Revised Code shall keep	1625
all of the journals, records, books, papers, and files pertaining	1626
to the domestic relations cases.	1627

(3) On and after January 2, 2005, all references in law to	1628
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	1629
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect	1630
to Logan county, as being references to both "the probate	1631
division" and the "domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"	1632
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate	1633
division" and the "judge of the domestic	1634
relations-juvenile-probate division." On and after January 2,	1635
2005, all references in law to "the clerk of the probate court"	1636
shall be construed, with respect to Logan county, as being	1637
references to the judge who is serving pursuant to division	1638
(CC)(2) of this section as the clerk of the probate division of	1639
the court of common pleas of Logan county.	1640

(DD)(1) In Champaign county, the judge of the court of common	1641
pleas whose term begins February 9, 2003, and the judge of the	1642
court of common pleas whose term begins February 10, 2009, and the	1643
successors to those judges, shall have the same qualifications,	1644
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same	1645
compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of	1646
Champaign county and shall be elected and designated as judges of	1647
the court of common pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1648
division. Except as otherwise specified in this division, those	1649
judges, and the successors to those judges, shall have all the	1650
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters	1651
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all cases arising under	1652
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of	1653
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings	1654
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and	1655
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for	1656
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,	1657
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings	1658
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings shall be	1659
assigned to those judges and the successors to those judges.	1660
Notwithstanding any other provision of any section of the Revised	1661
Code, on and after February 9, 2009, the judges designated by this	1662
division as judges of the court of common pleas of Champaign	1663
county, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division, and the	1664
successors to those judges, shall have all the powers relating to	1665
probate courts in addition to the powers previously specified in	1666
this division and shall exercise jurisdiction over all matters	1667
that are within the jurisdiction of probate courts under Chapter	1668
2101., and other provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to	1669
the jurisdiction of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate	1670
division otherwise specified in division (DD)(1) of this section.	1671

(2) On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to	1672
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or	1673
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed with respect	1674
to Champaign county as being references to the "domestic	1675
relations-juvenile-probate division" and as being references to	1676
the "judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division."	1677
On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to "the clerk	1678
of the probate court" shall be construed with respect to Champaign	1679
county as being references to the judge who is serving pursuant to	1680
Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio as	1681
the administrative judge of the court of common pleas, domestic	1682
relations-juvenile-probate division.	1683

(EE) In Delaware county, the judge of the court of common	1684
pleas whose term begins on January 1, 2017, and successors, shall	1685
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and	1686
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other	1687
judges of the court of common pleas of Delaware county and shall	1688
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common	1689
pleas, division of domestic relations. Divorce, dissolution of	1690
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, including any	1691
post-decree proceedings, and cases involving questions of	1692
paternity, custody, visitation, child support, and the allocation	1693
of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children,	1694
regardless of whether those matters arise in post-decree	1695
proceedings or involve children born between unmarried persons,	1696
shall be assigned to that judge, except cases that for some	1697
special reason are assigned to another judge of the court of	1698
common pleas.	1699

(FF) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of	1700
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties	1701
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform	1702
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the	1703
judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge shall	1704
be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas of that	1705
county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of the	1706
court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in	1707
conjunction with that judge, as the case may require.	1708

Section 2.  That existing sections 2151.07, 2301.02, and	1709
2301.03 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1710