Local Rules – Proposed Changes

The Summit County Domestic Relations Court will accept public comments until January 15, 2026,
on the following proposed amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the
Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division.

Proposed Amendments to Local Rules 2025

2025 Proposed Amendments to Local Rules

The following are amendments to the Summit County Domestic Relations Court Local Rules effective December 31, 2025:

1. Proposed amendments to Local Rule 1 Compliance with Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure (now named General Provisions) and are numbered 1.01 through 1.15 and are listed as follows:
2. New Local Rule 1.01-General.
3. New Local Rule 1.02-Hours of Court Session.
4. New Local Rule 1.03-Physical Address and Contact Information.
5. New Local Rule 1.04-Clerk of Courts which includes 1.04(C) which is the former Local Rule 39 Public Access to Court Records.
6. New Local Rule 1.05-Minor Children.
7. New Local Rule 1.06-which includes language from Local Rule 22 Ex Parte.
8. New Local Rule 1.07-Disabilites or Special Needs-which includes language from Local Rule 38 Special Needs.
9. New Local Rule 1.08-Interpreter Services -which includes language from Local Rule 38 Special Needs.
10. New Local Rule 1.09-Court Security Plan- which includes language from Local Rule 43 Court Security.
11. New Local Rule 1.10-Check in & Conference Rooms.
12. New Local Rule 1.11-Court Decorum-which includes language from Rule 36 Court Decorum.
13. New Local Rule 1.12-Conflicts of Interest-which includes language Local Rule 37 Conflicts of Interest.
14. New Local Rule 1.13 Forms-which substitutes for former Local Rule 2.13 Blank Forms.
15. New Local Rule 1.14-Court Technology.
16. New Local Rule 1.15-Definitions which includes former Local Rule 40(A) Definition of Terms.
17. Proposed Amendments to Local Rule 2- Pleadings, Motions, and Orders (now named Filing Pleadings, Motions and Orders) which now include provisions of former Local Rule 40 Electronic Filing of Court Documents.
18. Proposed Amendments to Local Rule 4 Court Costs (now named Filing Fees and Court Costs).
19. Proposed Amendments to Local Rule 12 (Trials and Evidentiary Hearings)
20. Proposed Amendments to Local Rule 15 Domestic Violence Actions (now named Civil Protection Orders) and now includes 15.10- Civil Protection Order Reporting to Law Enforcement.
21. Local Rule 22 Ex Parte is now Local Rule 22 RESERVED.
22. Proposed Amendments to Local Rule 36 Court Decorum (which will now be named Outside Evaluators)
23. Newly created Local Rule 36.1 which will now be named Custody Evaluators.
24. Local Rule 37 Conflicts of Interest is now Local Rule 37 RESERVED.
25. Local Rule 38 Special Needs is now Local Rule 38 RESERVED.
26. Local Rule 39 Public Access to Court Records is now Local Rule 39 RESERVED.
27. Local Rule 40 Electronic Filing of Court Documents is now Local Rule 40 RESERVED.
28. Proposed Amendments to Local Rule 41 Records Retention
29. Local Rule 43 Court Security is now Local Rule 43 RESERVED.

The above amendments are adopted effective December 31, 2025, pursuant to Sup.R. 5(A)(2), subject to public comment.

-Administrative Judge Katarina Cook