Provides settlement of estates, marriage licenses, adoptions, competency hearings, guardianships and trusts, change of names, birth corrections and registrations.

Community psychiatric supportive treatment. Provides intensive case management to severely mentally disabled clients and provides after hours emergency crisis intervention for their clients. Behavioral health assessment, counseling and therapy, medication management.

Handles a specialized docket of drug-related cases. Offers specialized information and support to first-time offenders of drug possession or drug abuse. Offenders accepted into this program will be able to plead guilty to a misdemeanor instead of a felony and the case will remain in the municipal court instead of moving to the county court.

A judicial service organization serving the cities of Mentor and Mentor-on-the-Lake. Files misdemeanor criminal and civil cases, performs wedding ceremonies, processes small claims and tenant-landlord actions, and sponsors trusteeship program.

Hears and decides traffic and some criminal cases that are under the jurisdiction of the Strongsville Mayor's Court. Maintains court records.

Holds exclusive original criminal jurisdiction of felonies and jurisdiction in all civil cases where the amount is greater than $500.

Common Pleas court is the trial court for Madison county.

Hears cases which involve damages resulting from automobile collisions, unlawful detainers, promissory notes, collection of accounts, and other similar actions so long as the amount involved is $15,000 or less. Oversees criminal proceedings for misdemeanor offenses, traffic and civil cases within its jurisdiction. Works to resolve landlord and tenant disputes. Maintains and provides court records.

Serves as Probate Court for Ross County. Supervises the administration of the estate of a deceased person who was a legal resident of Allen County at the time of his or her death. Administers trusts that are part of a will. Has jurisdiction over adoptions, involuntary commitment of the mentally ill, land appropriations, and name changes. Issues marriage licenses and performs civil ceremonies.

Has jurisdiction over adults charged with non-support contributing to the neglect or dependency of children, abuse of children, or failure to provide proper parental care.

State courts that hear cases which involve metropolitan area traffic violations.

Handles regular guardianships, the establishment of decedents' wills, the settlement of decedents' estates, and decisions relating to the administration of the estates of minors and individuals adjudged to be incompetent to manage their own affairs. Settles adoption, mental illness guardianship, trusteeship, and eminent domain cases. Issues marriage licenses and passports. Processes legal name changes. Copies of wills filed with the court.

Provides prompt, fair and just resolution of litigation in civil and criminal cases.

Handles cases involving adoption, administration of estates, guardianships, name changes, correction of birth records and issuance of marriage licenses.

Handles and collects fees for traffic cases for the Village of Cuyahoga Heights.

Volunteer program of the Trumbull County Probate Court. Provide advocates who reach out as friends to seniors who may need a friendly phone call, visit in a nursing home or visit at home. Involved in planning special events for seniors such as health fairs, and Make a Difference day projects. All volunteers are qualified, trained, have references, undergo background check, and have signed letter of confidentiality.

Recruits volunteers from the community to speak for the best interest of abused, neglected and dependent children in juvenile court proceedings. Volunteers are assigned to an abuse or neglect case by Judge Steve McKinley. Duties include conducting research on the background of the case, reviewing documents, interviewing everyone involved, including the child, making reports to the court, recommending what is determined to be best for the child, and providing the judge with information for decision making process.

The general division has original jurisdiction in all criminal felony cases. In civil cases, the general division has original jurisdiction in cases where the amount in controversy is more than $500, and exclusive original jurisdiction in cases where the amount in controversy is more than $15,000.

Hears and decides judgement on civil cases in Geauga County. Monetary claim requested by either party must not be more than $15,000.

The Advocates for Families CASA Program is seeking caring adults to volunteer in Knox County. Volunteer duties include making contact with the child once a month; full case investigation reviewing all relevant documents; meet with anyone who has information regarding the child, including but not limited to case workers teachers, medical professionals; maintain written documentation: maintain complete confidentiality; attend all court hearings and meetings; complete annual continued education hours as required by Ohio Supreme Court Rule 48 guidelines. NOTE: CASA supervisor walks alongside each volunteer throughout the life of each case.

Processes the records for all traffic minor misdemeanor citations, in which a court appearance is not required, issued by the City of Columbus, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Franklin County Sheriff, The Ohio State University Police, Port Columbus Airport Police, and eight township police departments in Franklin County.

Civil involuntary commitments to state hospitals of citizens deemed mentally ill and/or developmentally disabled and at risk of harm to self or others are the responsibility of the Probate Court. Hearings must be held to determine the appropriateness and length of treatment.

Perry County Municipal Court includes all of Perry County. The Court consists of the criminal division and the civil division. The criminal division handles traffic cases and misdemeanor criminal cases. The civil division handles complaints up to $15,000, small claims up to $6,000 and eviction cases.

Domestic relations divisions have jurisdiction over all proceedings involving divorce or dissolution of marriages, annulment, legal separation, spousal support and allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children.