Court Filings | Geauga County Clerk Of Courts
100 Short Court St., Ste. 300, Chardon, OH 44024
Before filing, it is strongly recommended that clients contact an attorney or an agency that can offer assistance with what they are seeking to file. Agency does not provide legal advice. Phone for information M-F: 8:00am-4:30pm. An electronic docket providing some information about Civil and Divorce proceedings is available by Web site(some court filings are also available through the website). If requesting a Poverty Affidavit, may ask for a form which must be notarized and returned with accompanying documents prior to filing. Many forms can be found on website.
Fixed fee for filing. Those who are low-income may be eligible to file a poverty affidavit, which allows the filer to file a case or documents without a deposit, but filer may be responsible for costs at the conclusion of their case.
Geauga County, Ohio
United States
Description
Accepts filings of initial actions as well as pleading in pending and post decree actions for all Civil, Domestic Relations, and 11th District Court of Appeals cases. Accepts all filing fees and posting of bonds in civil and divorce actions. Actions filed here include, but may not be limited to, civil actions, divorce complaints, annulment complaints, dissolution petitions, legal separations, child custody, child support, foreclosure complaints, quiet title, partition, appeals, motion to vacate and post decree motions. Criminal filings come to this office mainly through the Prosecutor's Office; individuals generally contact the Police Dept. when wanting to file criminal charges. Agency does not provide legal advice or forms for filing. Provides forms that enable eligible individuals to file a poverty affidavit which allows filers to file cases or documents without a deposit, but filer may be responsible for costs at the conclusion of their case. Poverty affidavits only apply to one case at a time.
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Providing organization
Geauga County Clerk Of Courts
Processes all Civil, Criminal, Domestic Relations and Appellate cases for Common Pleas Court and the Eleventh District Court of Appeals. Records notaries, maintains jury records, collects court costs, and disburses costs to other local, county and state agencies.