Court Forms
Standardized Ohio forms and Fairfield County local forms for domestic relations matters. Please read all forms carefully — each may indicate other forms that are required to be filed.
- Uniform Ohio Domestic Relations Forms (external link — opens in a new tab, leaving this website)
- Domestic Violence Protection Order Forms (external link — opens in a new tab, leaving this website)
Please read all forms carefully, as each form may indicate other forms that are required to be filed.
The Clerk of Courts cannot accept forms that are printed on both sides of the paper; only single-sided documents will be accepted for filing.
Individuals seeking to file a petition for a civil protection order or dating violence protection order are encouraged to contact the local victim assistance program:
- Address
- 136 West Main Street, 2nd Floor
Lancaster, Ohio 43130 - Phone
- 740-687-6778, Ext. 3027
- lhvadvocate4@ci.lancaster.oh.us
- Web
- lancasterlh.org (external link — opens in a new tab, leaving this website)
The Lighthouse Civil Protection Order Advocate can answer questions regarding protection orders and attend legal and court appointments with the victim, as requested. The Advocate is not an attorney and cannot provide legal advice.
Other Forms
Each form is available as an accessible online version and a printable PDF.
- Document Checklist
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Personal Identifier Form
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Notice of Filing for the Family File
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Fairfield County Standard Mutual Restraining Order
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Fairfield County Standard Parenting Time Order – Local Rule 17
Current order (cases decided on or after March 1, 2023):
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version
Previous order (March 1, 2007 – February 28, 2023):
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Fairfield County Motion for Continuance
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Fairfield County Notice of Dismissal
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Fairfield County Request for Court Recordings
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Notice of Residential Parent’s Intent to Relocate
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - SETS – Child Support Information Form
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Statutory Notices
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Planning for Parenting Time: Ohio’s Guide for Parents Living Apart (external link — opens in a new tab, leaving this website)
- Fairfield County Motion
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Objection to Magistrate’s Decision
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Objection to Administrative Hearing Decision
Accessible Online version
Printable PDF version - Child Support: Calculator / Worksheet (external link — opens in a new tab, leaving this website)
- Praecipe for Subpoena
Accessible Online version
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