Ohio § 2301.03

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§ 2301.03.

(A) In Franklin county, the judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on

January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, January 2, 1997,

January 9, 2019, and January 3, 2021, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,

exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other

judges of the court of common pleas of Franklin county and shall be elected and designated

as judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under

Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings under Chapter

3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all

divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned

to them. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge who is senior in point of service

shall serve on the children services board and the county advisory board and shall

be the administrator of the domestic relations division and its subdivisions and departments. (B) In Hamilton county: (1) The judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and

successors, and the judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins on February

14, 1967, and successors, shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters 2151.

and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdiction conferred by those

chapters. (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 5, 1957, January

16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and successors, shall be elected and designated as judges

of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have assigned

to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases

coming before the court. On or after the first day of July and before the first day of August of 1991 and

each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations

shall elect one of the judges of the division as administrative judge of that division. If a majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are unable for

any reason to elect an administrative judge for the division before the first day

of August, a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court of common pleas,

as soon as possible after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division

of domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the first day

of August of the year in which the administrative judge is elected or the date on

which the administrative judge is elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton

county court of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the administrative

judge's successor is elected in the following year. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative judge of the division

of domestic relations shall be the administrator of the domestic relations division

and its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment,

and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, or

investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,

including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the discharge of their

various duties. The administrative judge of the division of domestic relations also shall designate

the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations

of the personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those provided for in other sections

of the Revised Code, shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,

dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and

conciliation services that may be made available to persons requesting them, whether

or not the persons are parties to an action pending in the division. The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum of money each year as

will meet all the administrative expenses of the division of domestic relations, including

reasonable expenses of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and

other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and investigation of

divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, conciliation

and counseling, and all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the expenses

involved in the attendance of division personnel at domestic relations and welfare

conferences designated by the division, and the further sum each year as will provide

for the adequate operation of the division of domestic relations. The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary and expenses of the

judges shall be paid by the county treasurer from the money appropriated for the operation

of the division, upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the administrative

judge of the division of domestic relations. The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other writs of the division may

issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division or to the sheriff

of any county or any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of

law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall apply insofar as

they are applicable. When a summons, warrant, citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer,

other than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division, the expense

of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs in the case involved. (3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county whose term begins on January

3, 1997, and the successors to that judge shall each be elected and designated as

the drug court judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county. Eligibility for admission of a case into the drug court shall be set forth in a local

rule adopted by the court of common pleas of Hamilton county. The local rule specifying eligibility shall not permit referral to the drug court

of a case that involves a felony of the first or second degree, a violation of any

prohibition contained in Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code that is a felony of the

third degree, or a violation of section 2903.01 or 2903.02 of the Revised Code . (4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county determines

that the volume of cases pending before the drug court judge does not constitute a

sufficient caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in accordance

with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common Pleas, shall assign individual

cases to the drug court judge from the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the administrative judge shall cease the assignments

when the administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending before the

drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for the drug court judge. (C)(1) In Lorain county: (a) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 3, 1959, January

4, 1989, and January 2, 1999, and successors, and the judge of the court of common

pleas whose term begins on February 9, 2009, shall have the same qualifications, exercise

the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judges

of the court of common pleas of Lorain county and shall be elected and designated

as the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 3, 1959, January

4, 1989, and January 2, 1999, and successors, shall have all of the powers relating

to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code,

all parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all

divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned

to them, except cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other judge

of the court of common pleas. From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, the judge of the court of common

pleas whose term begins on February 9, 2009, shall have all the powers relating to

juvenile courts, and cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, parentage

proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution

of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to that judge,

except cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other judge of the

court of common pleas. (b) From January 1, 2006, through September 28, 2009, the judges of the court of common

pleas, division of domestic relations, in addition to the powers and jurisdiction

set forth in division (C)(1)(a) of this section, shall have jurisdiction over matters

that are within the jurisdiction of the probate court under Chapter 2101. and other

provisions of the Revised Code. (c) The judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, whose term

begins on February 9, 2009, is the successor to the probate judge who was elected

in 2002 for a term that began on February 9, 2003. After September 28, 2009, the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic

relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, shall be the probate judge. (2)(a) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, with respect to Lorain county,

all references in law to the probate court shall be construed as references to the

court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and all references to the probate

judge shall be construed as references to the judges of the court of common pleas,

division of domestic relations. (b) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, with respect to Lorain county,

all references in law to the clerk of the probate court shall be construed as references

to the judge who is serving pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for

the Courts of Ohio as the administrative judge of the court of common pleas, division

of domestic relations. (D) In Lucas county: (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1955, and

January 3, 1965, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the

same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of

the court of common pleas of Lucas county and shall be elected and designated as judges

of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases shall

be assigned to them. The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in point of service, shall

be considered as the presiding judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic

relations, and shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of the

work of the division and the employment and supervision of all other personnel of

the domestic relations division. (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 5, 1977, and

January 2, 1991, and successors shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same

powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of the

court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and designated as judges of

the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judges as

provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and jurisdictions

conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,

juvenile division, senior in point of service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile

division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the employment,

assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in handling,

servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any referees considered necessary

by the judges of the division in the discharge of their various duties. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of service,

also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of

absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of

the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties include the handling,

servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and conciliation services

that may be made available to persons requesting them, whether or not the persons

are parties to an action pending in the division. (3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations,

or one of the judges of the juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform

that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's division

necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by the judges of the other of those

divisions. (E) In Mahoning county: (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began on January 1, 1955, and successors,

shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and

receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Mahoning

county, shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division

of domestic relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, dissolution of marriage,

legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,

division of domestic relations, shall be the administrator of the domestic relations

division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the employment,

assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in handling,

servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and

annulment cases, including any referees considered necessary in the discharge of the

various duties of the judge's office. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix the

duties of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include the

handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases and counseling and conciliation services that may

be made available to persons requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties

to an action pending in the division. (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began on January 2, 1969, and successors,

shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and

receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Mahoning

county, shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile

division, and shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152.

of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,

juvenile division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions

and departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision

of the personnel of the division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating

juvenile cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judge in the discharge

of the judge's various duties. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the

duties of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include the

handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and conciliation

services that may be made available to persons requesting them, whether or not the

persons are parties to an action pending in the division. (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations or juvenile

division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the

volume of cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that judge's duties

shall be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas. (F) In Montgomery county: (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 2, 1953, and

January 4, 1977, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the

same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of

the court of common pleas of Montgomery county and shall be elected and designated

as judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. These judges shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases. The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in point of service, shall

be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of the work of the division

and shall have charge of the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division

engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage,

legal separation, and annulment cases, including any necessary referees, except those

employees who may be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this

section and sections 2301.12 and 2301.18 of the Revised Code . The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in point of service, also

shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,

and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and

January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the

same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of

the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected and designated as

judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall be, and have the

powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152.

of the Revised Code. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,

juvenile division, senior in point of service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile

division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the employment,

assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division, including any

necessary referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile

cases. The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the title, compensation,

expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the personnel of the

division and shall fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include

the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling

and conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, whether or not

they are parties to an action pending in the division. If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations,

or one of the judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent,

or unable to perform that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's

division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be performed by the judge or

judges of the other of those divisions. (G) In Richland county: (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1957, and

successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,

and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas

of Richland county and shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common

pleas, division of domestic relations. That judge shall be assigned and hear all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases, all domestic violence cases arising under section 3113.31 of the Revised Code , and all post-decree proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those

matters. The division of domestic relations has concurrent jurisdiction with the juvenile

division of the court of common pleas of Richland county to determine the care, custody,

or control of any child not a ward of another court of this state, and to hear and

determine a request for an order for the support of any child if the request is not

ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation,

a criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic violence, or an action

for support brought under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile

court, the judge of the division of domestic relations shall be assigned and hear

all cases pertaining to paternity or parentage, the care, custody, or control of children,

parenting time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights

and responsibilities for the care of children, all proceedings arising under Chapter

3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings arising under the uniform interstate family

support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, and all post-decree proceedings

arising from any case pertaining to any of those matters. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,

division of domestic relations, shall be the administrator of the domestic relations

division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the

personnel of the domestic relations division, including any magistrates the judge

considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's duties. The judge shall also designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, vacation, and other employment-related matters of the personnel

of the division and shall fix their duties. (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 3, 2005, and

successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,

and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of

Richland county, shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,

juvenile division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile

judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile

court, the judge of the juvenile division shall not have jurisdiction or the power

to hear, and shall not be assigned, any case pertaining to paternity or parentage,

the care, custody, or control of children, parenting time or visitation, child support,

or the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children

or any post-decree proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of those matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to hear,

and shall not be assigned, any proceeding under the uniform interstate family support

act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the juvenile division shall

be the administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the

personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating

juvenile cases, including any magistrates whom the judge considers necessary for the

discharge of the judge's various duties. The judge of the juvenile division also shall designate the title, compensation, expense

allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division

and shall fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include the

handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling,

conciliation, and mediation services that the court makes available to persons, whether

or not the persons are parties to an action pending in the court, who request the

services. (H)(1) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January

1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same

qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation

as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark county and shall be elected

and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, family court division. They shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under

Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which

the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases, except cases that are assigned to some other judge

of the court of common pleas for some special reason, shall be assigned to the judges. (2) The judge of the family court division, second most senior in point of service, shall

have charge of the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged

in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,

and annulment cases, and necessary referees required for the judge's respective court. (3) The judge of the family court division, senior in point of service, shall be charged

exclusively with the administration of sections 2151.13 , 2151.16 , 2151.17 , and 2152.71 of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the work of the division and the employment

and supervision of all other personnel of the division, including, but not limited

to, that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who may be appointed

by the judge second most senior in point of service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other position in which the statutes

permit or require a juvenile judge to serve. (4) On and after September 29, 2015, all references in law to “the division of domestic

relations,” “the domestic relations division,” “the domestic relations court,” “the

judge of the division of domestic relations,” or “the judge of the domestic relations

division” shall be construed, with respect to Stark county, as being references to

“the family court division” or “the judge of the family court division.” (I) In Summit county: (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 4, 1967, and

January 6, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the

same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of

the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected and designated as

judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned to them and

hear all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases that

come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile

court, the judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned to them

and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation, child support, or

the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and

all post-decree proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned to them and

hear all proceedings under the uniform interstate family support act contained in

Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in point of service, shall

be the administrator of the domestic relations division and its subdivisions and departments

and shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel

of the division, including any necessary referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing,

or investigating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment

cases. That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their

duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include

the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases and of any counseling and conciliation services that

are available upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an action

pending in the division. (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1955, and

successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,

and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of

Summit county, shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,

juvenile division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile

judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile

court, the judge of the juvenile division shall not have jurisdiction or the power

to hear, and shall not be assigned, any case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation,

child support, or the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care

of children or any post-decree proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any

of those matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to hear,

and shall not be assigned, any proceeding under the uniform interstate family support

act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions

and departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision

of the personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are

engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their

duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include

the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling

and conciliation services that are available upon request to persons, whether or not

they are parties to an action pending in the division. (J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on

January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,

exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other

judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and shall be elected and designated

as judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under

Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which

the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some

special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas. (K) In Butler county: (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1957, and

January 4, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the

same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of

the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected and designated as

judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned to them all

divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before

the court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to some other

judge of the court of common pleas. The judges of the division of domestic relations also have concurrent jurisdiction

with judges of the juvenile division of the court of common pleas of Butler county

with respect to and may hear cases to determine the custody, support, or custody and

support of a child who is born of issue of a marriage and who is not the ward of another

court of this state, cases commenced by a party of the marriage to obtain an order

requiring support of any child when the request for that order is not ancillary to

an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a

criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for

support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that is within the exclusive

original jurisdiction of the juvenile division of the court of common pleas of Butler

county and that involves an allegation that the child is an abused, neglected, or

dependent child, and post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those types

of cases. The judge senior in point of service shall be charged with the assignment and division

of the work of the division and with the employment and supervision of all other personnel

of the domestic relations division. The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the title, compensation,

expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the personnel of the

division and shall fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include

the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services

that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties

to an action pending in the division, who request the services. (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 3, 1987, and

January 2, 2003, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the

same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of

the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall be elected and designated as judges

of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judges

as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions

conferred by those chapters. Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile

court, the judges of the juvenile division shall not have jurisdiction or the power

to hear and shall not be assigned, but shall have the limited ability and authority

to certify, any case commenced by a party of a marriage to determine the custody,

support, or custody and support of a child who is born of issue of the marriage and

who is not the ward of another court of this state when the request for the order

in the case is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment,

or legal separation. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, who is senior in point

of service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions

and departments. The judge, senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment, assignment,

and supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling,

servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the judge

considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's various duties. The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the title, compensation,

expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the personnel of the

division and shall fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include the

handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling

and conciliation services that the division makes available to persons, whether or

not the persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the

services. (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations or juvenile

division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the

volume of cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that

judge shall be performed by the other judges of the domestic relations and juvenile

divisions. (L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin on

January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961, January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January

13, 1987, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers

and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of

common pleas of Cuyahoga county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the

court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage,

legal separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned to some other

judge of the court of common pleas for some special reason. (2) The administrative judge is administrator of the domestic relations division and

its subdivisions and departments and has the following powers concerning division

personnel: (a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision; (b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses, allowances, hours, leaves,

and vacations. (3) “ Division personnel ” include persons employed or referees engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating,

counseling, or conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation and

annulment matters. (M) In Lake county: (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1961, and

successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,

and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas

of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common

pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,

and annulment cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some special

reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division of the work of the division

and with the employment and supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations

division. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their

duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include

the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and conciliation services

that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties

to an action pending in the division, who request the services. (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 4, 1979, and

successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,

and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of

Lake county, shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,

juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and

2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator

of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the

personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating

juvenile cases, including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the

discharge of the judge's various duties. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their

duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include the

handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling

and conciliation services that the division makes available to persons, whether or

not the persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the

services. (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations or juvenile

division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the

volume of cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that

judge shall be performed by the other judges of the domestic relations and juvenile

divisions. (N) In Erie county: (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1971, and

the successors to that judge whose terms begin before January 2, 2007, shall have

the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the

same compensation as the other judge of the court of common pleas of Erie county and

shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of

domestic relations. The judge shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and shall be assigned

all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, parentage proceedings

over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of marriage,

legal separation, and annulment cases, except cases that for some special reason are

assigned to some other judge. On or after January 2, 2007, the judge of the court of common pleas who is elected

in 2006 shall be the successor to the judge of the domestic relations division whose

term expires on January 1, 2007, shall be designated as judge of the court of common

pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters

2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by

those chapters. (2) The judge of the court of common pleas, general division, whose term begins on January

1, 2005, and successors, the judge of the court of common pleas, general division

whose term begins on January 2, 2005, and successors, and the judge of the court of

common pleas, general division, whose term begins February 9, 2009, and successors,

shall have assigned to them, in addition to all matters that are within the jurisdiction

of the general division of the court of common pleas, all divorce, dissolution of

marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the court, and all matters

that are within the jurisdiction of the probate court under Chapter 2101., and other

provisions, of the Revised Code. (O) In Greene county: (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1961, and

successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,

and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas

of Greene county and shall be elected and designated as the judge of the court of

common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,

annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and domestic violence cases and

all other cases related to domestic relations, except cases that for some special

reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division of the work of the division

and with the employment and supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of absence,

and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in addition to other statutory duties,

shall include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of

marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and the provision of counseling and

conciliation services that the division considers necessary and makes available to

persons who request the services, whether or not the persons are parties in an action

pending in the division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from the overall court budget and

shall be included in the appropriations for the existing judges of the general division

of the court of common pleas. (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins on January 1, 1995, and

successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,

and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas

of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common

pleas, juvenile division, and, on or after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile

judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers

and jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator

of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the

personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating

juvenile cases, including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the

discharge of the judge's various duties. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their

duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include the

handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling

and conciliation services that the court makes available to persons, whether or not

the persons are parties to an action pending in the court, who request the services. (3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, general division, is sick, absent,

or unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in

the general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the general division

shall be performed by the judge of the division of domestic relations and the judge

of the juvenile division. (P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins January

2, 1987, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers

and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court

of common pleas of Portage county and shall be elected and designated as judge of

the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,

and annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all

proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities

for the care of children and the designation for the children of a place of residence

and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, all proceedings arising under

the uniform interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised

Code, all proceedings arising under sections 3119.96 to 3119.967 of the Revised Code , all proceedings arising under the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement

act contained in Chapter 3127. of the Revised Code, and all post-decree proceedings

and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases that for some

special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division of the work of the division

and with the employment and supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations

division. The judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours,

leaves of absence, and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their

duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include

the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal

separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised

Code, proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities

for the care of children and the designation for the children of a place of residence

and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, proceedings arising under the

uniform interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code,

proceedings arising under sections 3119.96 to 3119.967 of the Revised Code , and proceedings arising under the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement

act contained in Chapter 3127. of the Revised Code, and providing any counseling and

conciliation services that the division makes available to persons, whether or not

the persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the services. (Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins January

2, 1987, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers

and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court

of common pleas of Clermont county and shall be elected and designated as judge of