Where to Find Help
UPDATED June 23, 2005
To file for a Civil Protection Order in Ohio, go to the Domestic Relations Division of the Court of Common Pleas in the county where you live, or where the abuser lives. Find the court clerk and request a petition for a Civil Protection Order, and also tell the clerk if you want an Temporary Protection Order. You apply for both at the same time.
At the courthouse, the clerk will provide you with the forms that you need to file. If you need assistance filling out the form, ask the clerk for help. You will also find links to online forms at our Download Court Forms page. You may also get help with the court system through one of the domestic violence agencies listed on our OH State and Local Programs page.
Listed below are telephone numbers and addresses for the clerks of the Courts of Common Pleas in Ohio. For information on the court system in Ohio, go to: www.state.oh.us/ojc.
Adams
110 West Main Street Rm 27
West Union, OH 45693-1347
Phone: (937) 544-2921
Fax: (937) 544-8271
Allen
P.O. Box 1243
Lima, OH 45802
Phone: (419) 223-8525
Court of Domestic Relations
P.O. Box 1243
Lima, OH 45802
Phone: (419) 223-8511
Ashland
142 W. Second Street
Ashland, OH 44805
Phone: (419) 282-4292
Fax: Fax:419-281-8315
Ashtabula
25 W. Jefferson Street
Jefferson, OH 44047-1092
Phone: (440) 576-3683
Fax: (440) 576-1426
Athens
Courthouse 3rd Floor
Athens, OH 45701-2895
Phone: (740) 592-3236
Fax: Fax:740-592-3020
Auglaize
Wapakoneta, OH 45895-1994
Phone: (419) 738-3118
Fax: (419) 739-6771