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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Joseph N. Schmenk

Judge • Defiance County Court of Common Pleas, General Division

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Guardian Ad Litem Pretrial Summary
1 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Final Appealable Order

Pleadings, Motions, Other Papers

Receivership Plan, Progress Report

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Proposed New DatesReason for RequestOriginal DateAdversary PositionProposed Rescheduled Date

Communication

Court-wide
Phone
Defiance County: 419-782-5931; Fulton County: 419-337-9260; Henry County: 419-599-5951; Williams County: 419-636-2644

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Defiance County Court of Common Pleas, General Division publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 260 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Qualified domestic relations order

    A bold notice must follow the last page of the qualified domestic relations order and require the plan administrator to report qualification to the clerk.

  • Applies to
    Child support order

    Orders establishing or modifying child support must contain the statutory information listed in the order requirements, which may change periodically.

  • Applies to
    Guardian ad litem report

    The body of each Guardian ad Litem report must contain the specified notice language referenced in paragraph (C)(2).

Fees

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  • Fee
    1400
    Applies to
    Praecipe for order of sale by sheriff

    A $1,400 deposit, including $500 payable to Real Auction, is required for a sheriff sale order praecipe used toward legal notice, appraisal, and court costs.

  • Applies to
    Judgment entry

    Costs ordered by a judgment are deducted from available deposits, unpaid amounts may be deducted after 60 days, deficiencies are billed, and remaining deposits are refunded after payment.

  • Applies to
    Uniform Standardized Forms

    Unaltered, properly completed Uniform Standardized Forms must include the applicable filing fee to be accepted for filing.

Filing Timing

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  • In abuse, neglect, dependency, unruly, and delinquency cases, the GAL must submit the full written report and recommendations at least seven days before the specified hearings.

  • An electronic submission is deemed filed upon acceptance and receives an electronic stamp showing the date and time it was submitted to the e-filing system.

  • Electronic filing does not extend any applicable statute of limitations, savings statute, or similar time limit.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Complaint

    For an electronically filed original complaint, the Clerk prepares the service copies, and the filing party must not furnish them.

  • Service
    Mail

    The clerk must serve the original complaint by certified mail, return receipt requested, unless alternative service instructions are filed with the complaint; after failed service, the serving party must file further written instructions within 30 days.

  • Applies to
    Motion response

    A response to a written motion other than a summary-judgment motion generally may be served within 14 days after service of the motion.

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