COVID-19
Please read the Domestic Relations Court’s Second GAL Interim Order due to COVID-19.
Please read the Domestic Relations Court’s Second Temporary Order in DR Cases Due to COVID-19.
For local community resources and help, please read the United Way Lake County COVID-19 Free Help and Resources Guide.
Please read the Domestic Relations Court’s Temporary Order in DR Cases Due to COVID-19.
Please read the attached Lake County Court of Common Pleas – Judicial Emergency COVID-19 Continuity of Operations.
Case Information
Click here to check the online docket, do a court records search by case number, view a history of your case, and check hearing times. The Clerk of Courts houses all divorce records and dissolution records, and provides certified copies of records upon in-person request. Their phone number is (440) 350-2657.
Supreme Court of Ohio
Find interactive forms from the Supreme Court of Ohio. All forms are current as of March 15, 2016.
Ohio Legal Help seeks to improve justice and fairness for all Ohioans by removing barriers to the law so that they can understand their legal options, make informed decisions, and connect to local legal and community resources.
The Supreme Court of Ohio’s guide for parents living apart. Use this guide to create a workable parenting plan for your family.
Parenting Resources
Get information about this helpful online tool for co-parenting.
Get information about this helpful online tool for co-parenting.
Child Support
Provides users with an interactive child support worksheet that you can fill out online.
When finished, click “Print Full Worksheet.” Bring this worksheet with you to your hearing.
Website link with Ohio’s child support payment address and important information for child support payment obligors.
Local agency responsible for the collection and enforcement of administrative and court-ordered support payments.
Domestic Violence
Find Ohio Supreme Court forms and information for filing for a Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order.
WomenSafe provides emergency shelter and resources to victims of domestic violence in Northeast Ohio. Their services are free and available 24/7.
Provides safe, temporary shelter for battered women and their children and offers individual and family counseling, support and advocacy services for victims of domestic violence.
Provides information on domestic violence, including information on the law and available community resources.
Lawyer Referral
Contact the Lake County Bar Association and obtain lawyer referral information.
Lake County Bar Association
Courthouse-West Annex, 2nd Floor
25 North Park Place
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Contact the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and obtain lawyer referral information for qualifying individuals.
Painesville Office:
8 North State Street
Suite 300
Painesville, OH 44077
Provides information about the local Public Defender’s Office.
Lake County Public Defender
125 E. Erie Street
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Provides information about legal assistance for low-income Ohioans.
Social Services
If your or someone you know is in a crisis situation, call 911 or the Lake County Crisis Hotline at 440-953-8255.
Learn about the addiction epidemic and find community resources in Lake County.
The Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board provides information, resources, and advocacy for residents dealing with mental illness or addiction.