COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

DIVISION OF DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Plaintiff / Petitioner
-vs/and-
Defendant / Petitioner / Respondent

HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO

Enter:
Date:
Case No.
File No.
CSEA No.
AGREED ENTRY FINANCIAL NEUTRAL EVALUATION
Judge
Magistrate

Upon review of the remaining financial issues in the above captioned case, and for other good cause shown, the Court hereby approves and refers this case for Financial Ealy Neutral Evaluation (NE). With the knowledge and consent of the Court, both parties, with their attorneys, if applicable, hereby agree to attend NE.

Plaintiff shall advance the sum of $600.00.

Defendant shall advance the sum of $600.00.

Both, ½ each, shall advance the sum of $600.00 ($300.00 each).

Neither shall advance any funds, fee waived with poverty affidavit.

To initiate the NE process, the parties with their attorneys, if applicable, shall:

Schedule the NE session with the Services Facilitator at (513) 946-9072 immediately following the filing of this Agreed Entry;

Deposit the fee with the Clerk of Courts in Room 3-47 at 800 Broadway or via telephone at (513) 946-9150 a minimum of 14 days before the scheduled NE session (additional fee applies for using a credit card). Failure to submit the fee fourteen (14) days in advance will result in cancellation of the NE session; and

Submit the Financial Perspective Brief to the Dispute Resolution Department (Room 3-001; cdrENE@cms.hamilton-co.org; fax (513) 946-9077) and to the other party or attorney a minimum of 14 days before the scheduled NE session. The template for the Financial Perspective Brief is available on the Court’s website (www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/domestic). The Financial Perspective Brief must NOT be filed with the Clerk of Courts. Failure to submit the Brief 14 days in advance will result in cancellation of the NE session

Questions regarding the NE process may be directed to the Dispute Resolution Department at (513) 946-9079.

Failure to comply with the Neutral Evaluation (NE) process may subject the parties and attorneys to appropriate sanctions, including but not limited to, additional fees, contempt of court, attorney fees, or costs, per Local Rule 2.10 Early Neutral Evaluation, Sanctions.

Based on this Order to NE, this action is temporarily stayed for purposes of statistical reporting to the Ohio Supreme Court for as long as the parties are involved in the NE process. The parties or their attorneys shall timely notify this Court of the termination of the NE process.

All orders of this Court shall remain in full force and effect until further order of this Court.

By signature on this Agreed Entry, both parties expressly, knowingly, and voluntarily waive their right, if any, to the Court’s issuance of separate findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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Judge/Magistrate

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Plaintiff	Defendant

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Attorney for Plaintiff	Attorney for Defendant