ADULT GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE | LICKING COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Probate Court has jurisdiction to hear over two hundred (200) separate kinds of cases. They include the administration of decedent's estates, consent for medical treatment, the appointment of guardians for minors and incapacitated adults and the supervision of their property, civil involuntary commitments of the mentally ill, adoptions, birth record corrections and registrations, changes of name, issuance of marriage licenses, supervision of testamentary trusts (those created by will) and interpretation and enforcement of inter vivos trusts (those created during a person's lifetime), land appropriations, will constructions and will contests.

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Physical Address

1 Courthouse Square, Newark, OH 43055

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:15am-4:30pm

Fax

(740) 670-5887

Eligibility

Licking County residents

Agency info

LICKING COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

The General Division of the Licking County Common Pleas Court has jurisdiction over all felony criminal cases and a wide variety of civil cases, including but not limited to actions for negligence, professional malpractice, appeals from administrative agencies, breach of contract, foreclosures, and actions for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief.