May 2, 2023
Beginning June 1, 2023, The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations will require a decree and associated documents be submitted at the time of filing a new petition for dissolution.
November 15, 2021
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations has revised Local Rule X Guardians Ad Litem. Please see the revised language at:
https://www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/government/courts/court_of_domestic_relations/local_rules
January 7, 2021
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations has amended Local Rule 11.0 Court Appointment of Real Estate Appraisers to increase the fee paid for an appraisal. This amendment is effective 1/7/2021. The amended language is listed below:
11.0 COURT APPOINTMENT OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS - AMENDED 1/7/2021
The Court has established a panel of qualified real estate appraisers.
Their service can be obtained through the Docket Office (Room 03-46). An appointee will be paid $ 450.00
for appraising a single-family residence. The appraisal of a two-family $ 500.00
. The cost for appraising other structures will be determined by the appraiser. An additional cost of $50.00 per hour for time entailed in a deposition and $200.00 for each Court appearance, will also be paid. Such fees will be paid to the Clerk of Courts prior to the appointment of the appraiser.
December 16, 2019
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2019.
November 25, 2019
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations will close at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Any previously scheduled hearing will still be heard.
September 23, 2019
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations will have an orientation and roundtable for parenting coordinators on Friday, November 8, 2019. The orientation will begin at 1:30 pm and the roundtable will begin at 2:30 pm. Per Local Rule 2.11 Parenting Coordination, parenting coordinators must complete an orientation through the Court prior to accepting any appointments. New parenting coordinators coming to the orientation are encouraged to stay for the roundtable. Parenting coordinators already on the Court’s approved parenting coordinator list are encouraged to attend the roundtable and may also attend the orientation should they desire a review of court rules and expectations. Those planning to attend must RSVP to the Dispute Resolution Department at 513-946-9079 by Friday, November 1, 2019.
September 4, 2019
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations is pleased to announce that electronic filing is now available. After a successful soft launch with a limited number of attorneys, e-filing is now open to all. To register for an e-filing account, please visit the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts website at
https://www.courtclerk.org/forms-filings/e-filing/. For more information on e-filing, please see the Hamilton County Domestic Relations Court Electronic Filing Guide and the Domestic Relations Court Administrative Order on E-filing available on both our website and the Clerk's website.
May 9, 2019
Cincinnati Bar Foundation Spotlight: Family Visitation Center Grant
The Cincinnati Bar Foundation Spotlight highlighted the impact of the Family Visitation Center at The Children's Home of Cincinnati. This program was created to address the need for a safe and secure facility for supervised visitation.
Click Here to View the Article
April 2, 2019
The State of Ohio enacted new Child Support guidelines effective March 28, 2019. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is in the process of creating a child support calculator which complies with these new guidelines. This Court's website will be updated with the new calculator as soon as one becomes available. Until that time, the Court’s Self-Help Center, located on the 3rd Floor of 800 Broadway, has computers with child support calculators for use by unrepresented litigants. For information and instructions for completing a child support worksheet, please see below. For the Cincinnati Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service, please click
here.
JFS 07766 Ohio Child Support Guideline Manual
JFS 07767 Basic Child Support Schedule
JFS 07768 Sole/Shared Parenting Child Support Computation Worksheet
JFS07769 Split Parenting Child Support Computation Worksheet
February 8, 2019
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations is hosting a continuing education event on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The event is open to mental health professionals and attorneys at no cost. Continuing education credit will be offered. Please see the following agenda for details.
CLE Agenda March 27, 2019
Please also mark your calendars for the Ohio Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) annual conference and meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Continuing education credit will be offered.
OH AFCC Conference flyer 2019
November 14, 2018
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations in collaboration with The Children's Home unveiled the Family Visitation Center November 1, 2018 with reception. The visitation center, 5014 Madison Road, Cincinnati, is a program that will provide supervised parenting time for Hamilton County families in a safe and neutral environment. Randall Bloch Esq. catered the event.
Local 12 Report on the Family Visitation Center
August 27, 2018
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations will have an orientation and roundtable for parenting coordinators on Friday, November 9, 2018. The orientation will begin at 1:30 pm and the roundtable will begin at 2:30 pm. Per Local Rule 2.11 Parenting Coordination, parenting coordinators must complete an orientation through the Court prior to accepting any appointments. New parenting coordinators coming to the orientation are encouraged to stay for the roundtable. Parenting coordinators already on the Court’s approved parenting coordinator list are encouraged to attend the roundtable and may also attend the orientation should they desire a review of court rules and expectations. Those planning to attend must RSVP to the Dispute Resolution Department at 513-946-9079 by Friday, November 2, 2018.
June 28, 2018
The Family Law Clinic will be CLOSED Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 and Thursday, July 5th, 2018.
November 30, 2017
Domestic Relations Court will be CLOSED on Friday, December 15, 2017 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
October 30, 2017
The Family Law Clinic will be CLOSED Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 for Election day. The Clinic will also be CLOSED the week of December 26th through December 29, 2017.
September 13, 2017
The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations will have an orientation and roundtable for parenting coordinators on Friday, November 17, 2017. The orientation will begin at 1:30 pm and the roundtable will begin at 2:30 pm. Per Local Rule 2.11 Parenting Coordination, parenting coordinators must complete an orientation through the Court prior to accepting any appointments. New parenting coordinators coming to the orientation are encouraged to stay for the roundtable. Parenting coordinators already on the Court’s approved parenting coordinator list are encouraged to attend the roundtable and may also attend the orientation should they desire a review of court rules and expectations. Those planning to attend must RSVP to the Dispute Resolution Department at (513)946-9079 by Thursday, November 9, 2017.
August 2, 2017
Domestic Relations Court has modified Local Rule 1.5 to indicate Motions for Attorney Fees and Motions for Guardian Ad Litem Fees do not require a filing fee. Please refer to the Forms & Procedures sections for an updated versions of the Local Rules.
February 21, 2017
Domestic Relations Court has modified the Motion for Final Determination sections of the Property Statement (Form 4.1) and the State Affidavit of Property (4.1S). Please refer to the Forms & Procedures sections for updated versions of these forms.