Beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the 365 S. High St. Pavilion entrance to the Franklin County Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court will be closed as demolition of the former Downtown Jail begins.A new main entrance to the Franklin County Government Complex will be located at 373 S. High St.. Visitors can use this new main entrance to reach Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court.
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The court provides the Self Represented Resource Center as a free service.
The court is located at 373 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
The Juvenile and Domestic divisions of the Clerk of Courts are located on the 4th floor of 373 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Their phone number is (614) 525-4410.
A Civil Protection Order is a court order designed to stop violent or harassing behavior and to offer protection from the abuser. You can apply for a CPO if you are related to the respondent by blood or marriage and have lived with the respondent at any time; or you are living with or have lived with the respondent during the past five years; or you used to be married to the respondent; or you have a child with the respondent, whether or not you ever married or lived together. You can also get a CPO for any member of your household.
Learn more on the Supreme Court of Ohio Protection Order page.
For information regarding current e-Filing practices please visit the eFiling page.
Most court forms required for electronic filing are available on our website.
The Clerk of Courts has an eFiling-specific page and YouTube channel that provides the most current information.
Visit the operation hours page.
Visit the current Court Calendar.
Review the bio provided for Domestic or Juvenile Magistrates.
Review more information on Franklin County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges.
This depends on what type of case you have. There are no court-appointed attorneys in domestic relations or juvenile private custody cases. Please contact the Columbus Bar Association for an attorney referral at: 614-221-0754 or visit the Columbus Bar Association website. If you are indigent and you desire to screen for a court-appointed attorney in non-divorce or private juvenile custody cases, please contact the Franklin County Public Defender, Juvenile Unit at 614-525-3194 or the Court’s Appointed Counsel Office at 614-525-3248. You may also use the Court’s Self Represented Resource Center.
Both the Domestic Relations fee schedule and the Juvenile Court fee schedule are available from the Clerk of Court’s website:
Visit the Assigned Council page.
Unless otherwise specifically ordered, all parties and counsel must appear in person.
This can only be done in person. Continuance forms are located on the 3rd floor (outside of courtroom 31) and on the 5th floor (outside of courtroom 51). Instructions for requesting a continuance can be found in a bin next to the 3rd floor elevators. They can also be viewed using this link:
Continuance Request Instructions (rev 11/13/25)(PDF, 199KB)
Please call assignment at (614) 525-2620
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