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

	DOMESTIC RULES
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RULE 8:

Magistrate hearings

            Magistrates shall be appointed in accordance with Civil Rule 53, and shall have all powers conferred by said Rule.  Magistrates hear the following matters:

A. PRE-DECREE MOTIONS

(1)    In actions for divorce, annulment, or legal separation, Magistrates shall hear all pre-decree motions for allowance of spousal support, child support, and custody pendente lite filed pursuant to Civil Rule 75(N).

(2)    In actions for divorce, annulment, or legal separation, and dissolution magistrates may hear all pre-decree motions except: Motions to determine indigence; motions to impound child support or spousal support; motions to join parties; motions for leave to amend the complaint; motions to extend time to answer or plead; motions to withdraw as counsel; motions to transfer to a private judge; motions to convert an action from a divorce to a dissolution or from a dissolution to a divorce; motions for summary judgment; and motions to issue, modify or vacate temporary restraining orders unless no judge is available.

B. FINAL HEARINGS

Magistrates shall conduct final hearings in actions for divorce, annulment, legal separation, or dissolution, or a bifurcated portion of said hearing, upon order of reference from the judge assigned to the case.

C. POST-DECREE MOTIONS

Magistrates may hear all post-decree motions in actions for divorce, annulment, legal separation, or dissolution, whether the action originated in this court or was transferred to the Juvenile Branch of this court by a court of another state or county, except: motions to reinstate dismissed motions; motions to impound child support or spousal support; motions to withdraw as counsel; and motions to issue, modify or vacate a temporary restraining order or motions to determine indigence, unless no judge is available.  Motions filed pursuant to Civil Rule 59 or 60 shall be heard by the Judge or Magistrate who heard the matter originally or their successor.

D.     CONTEMPT AND DISCOVERY MOTIONS

Contempt and discovery motions may be scheduled before a Judge or Magistrate.

E. CSEA HEARINGS

All CSEA hearings required under chapters 3111, 3113, 3115, 3119, 3121 or 3123 of the Ohio Revised Code, and motions for relief from a judgment which was journalized by the Court without hearing following a FCCSEA administrative hearing.

F. MATTERS FROM THE JUVENILE BRANCH

All complaints for custody filed in the Juvenile Branch of this court, including post-decree motions to modify the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities, and motions to allocate parental rights following determination of parentage.

G.  OTHER MATTERS

All other matters referred by a judge.

            (Amended, eff 1/1/87, eff. 7/1/95, 7/1/99;8/1/04)