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PARENT EDUCATION CLASS INFORMATION

Pursuant to ORC 3109.053 and the Court Local Rule 2.9, all parents are required to attend a class about the issues their children may encounter as a result of a divorce. Therefore, parents with all newly filed divorces, legal separations, annulments and dissolutions must complete one of the following three options for the Parenting Education Class. Parents are responsible for providing the Court a copy of their certificate of completion as proof of class attendance.

Parents may attend an in-person class at the Court OR parents may complete one of two online classes.

IN-PERSON CLASS:	($35.00)

The “Parenting Through Transitions” class is offered the first Wednesday of each month from 1:30 PM -4:00 PM at 800 Broadway, Third Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. You must pre-register and pre-pay for the class five (5) days in advance.

Registration Process

1. Pay the fee of $35.00

In person to the Clerk of Courts, Room 3-47,

By phone at (513) 946-9150 (additional fee applies if using a credit card), or

Submit a copy of your affidavit of indigency with your registration form.

2. Submit the Registration Form

In person at the Dispute Resolution Department, Room 3-001,

Mail form to the Dispute Resolution Department, 800 Broadway, Room 3-001, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202,

Fax the form to (513) 946-9077, or

Email the form to DRD@cms.hamilton-co.org.

ONLINE CLASSES:

You must use these specific links

“Children in Between”: https://online.divorce-education.com/locale/ohio/hamilton	($39.95)

“Niños en Medio” (Español): https://online.divorce-education.com/locale/ohio/hamilton/es

OR

“Two Families Now”: http://www.twofamiliesnow.com/?affiliate=hamilton	($49.00)

“Ahora Somos Dos Familias” (Español): http://www.twofamiliesnow.com/espanol?affiliate=hamilton

Registration instructions and payment information, including how to obtain a fee waiver if you believe you are eligible, are available on each online class provider’s website.

“PARENTING THROUGH TRANSITIONS”

REGISTRATION FORM

Location and Times	First Wednesday of each month

Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations	1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

800 Broadway

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Third Floor in the Training Room

Additional Information

All registrants must pre-pay and pre-register for the class.

You will receive an email confirming the date and the time for the class that you are registered for.

Children are not permitted in the class.

Allow time for parking and getting to the class. Any attendee who arrives 15 minutes late will be referred to the next scheduled class.

Class is 2.5-hours. You will receive a certificate at its conclusion. For a divorce, the Court will be notified of your attendance. For a dissolution, you must file the certificate of class attendance with the Court.

Bring photo identification when you attend the class.

Interpreters will be available upon a timely request.

COURT CASE #:

CLIENT INFORMATION

FIRST:	MI:	LAST:	DATE OF BIRTH:
ADDRESS:
CITY:	STATE:	ZIP CODE:
PHONE NUMBER:	EMAIL:
GENDER:	MALE	FEMALE	SPOUSE’S NAME:

CLASS INFORMATION

DATE OF CLASS YOU WISH TO ATTEND:

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ATTENDING THE SAME SESSION AS YOUR SPOUSE? YES	NO

DO YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER? YES NO	LANGUAGE:

PAYMENT INFORMATION (for Dispute Resolution Department ONLY)	Paid	Unpaid