FRANKLIN COUNTY RULES OF PRACTICE
OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Domestic Relations Division
Effective July 1, 1984 unless otherwise noted

	DOMESTIC RULES
	---SELECT A RULE TO VIEW--- 1. Duty Judge 2. Security for costs 3. Case Management 4. Assignment of cases for trial 5. Hearing 6. Witnesses 7. Investigations 8. Magistrate hearings 9. Objections to decisions of Magistrate 10. Petitions for dissolution 11. Pleadings 12. Entries 13. Motions 14. Broadcasting, televising, recording and photographing by news media 15. Guardian ad Litem 16. Termination of inactive cases 17. Financial disclosure affidavit required at time of filing 18. Required language 19. Photographic Identification 20. Support payments through Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Agency/Application for IV-D Services 21. Child support worksheets 22. Mediation 23. Child support and alimony modifications 24. Health insurance disclosure affidavit 25. Assignment of cases 26. Seminar for separating parents 27. Model parenting time schedule 28. Service of process in divorce, annulment, or legal separation 29. Court Records Management and Retention 30. Work Release Program 31. Forms 32. Court Security 33. Service members' civil relief act 34. Appeals From Magistrate Orders 35. Admission of Out-Of-State Attorneys 36. Registration of Orders From Another State; Certification to Juvenile Court

RULE 5:

Hearing

No action for dissolution, divorce, annulment or legal separation may be heard until the parties have resided separate and apart for at least thirty days.  In actions for divorce, legal separation or annulment, in the discretion of the Judge to whom such case has been assigned, this period of time may be waived.

Amended, eff. 8/1/04