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Filing Fees File TypeCost Divorce - No Children $200.00 Counterclaim for Divorce - No Children $200.00 Dissolution - Children $200.00 Dissolution - No Children $150.009 more rows
It is possible to electronically file (“e-file”) certain divorce documents online in Ohio. However, you and your spouse need to physically appear in court for any divorce or dissolution in Ohio. Thus, you can get divorce paperwork online and submit some of it, but your divorce hearing will be in person.
Certified copies of marriage licenses and divorce decrees can only be obtained from the county where the event was recorded. Marriage certificate copies can be obtained from the specific county probate court. Divorce decrees can be requested from the specific county where it was finalized.
No documents filed in the Domestic Relations division are viewable through the Clerk's Case Information Online (CIO). However, copies of most domestic documents can be obtained through the Records Division.
In a “no-fault” divorce, either spouse can seek to end the marriage if the parties have been “living separate and apart for one year without interruption and without cohabitation,” and if both spouses agree (or neither disputes) that they are incompatible.
Ohio isn't a community property state. Instead, Ohio follows what's known as the "equitable distribution" model for dividing assets and debts during a divorce. However, unlike many other states that use this model, Ohio requires judges to divide a couple's marital property equally, unless that would be unfair.
Uncontested divorces are usually faster and less expensive than contested divorces because there's no fighting in court—all the judge must do is review and approve the spouses' marital settlement agreement and issue a divorce decree.
How Do I File for Dissolution of Marriage in Ohio? You can download the standardized court forms for a dissolution of marriage from the Ohio Judicial System's website. The main form is the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and Waiver of Summons. You and your spouse will fill out and sign the petition.
However, dissolutions might not always be faster if the parties go through extended negotiations prior to coming to an agreement on everything. While it is technically possible to navigate the dissolution process and the court system without an attorney, it is certainly not advisable.