LibGuides: Ohio Legal Separation from Marriage Law: Ohio Laws on Legal Separation

Ohio Laws on Legal Separation

Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3105.17
Grounds for legal separation.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3105.171
In legal separation proceedings upon the request of either spouse, the court may, determine what constitutes marital property and what constitutes separate property.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3105.18
Spousal Support
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3105.21
Order for disposition, care and maintenance of children.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 2701.10
Referrals for adjudication of civil actions or proceedings to retired judges.

Ohio Rule of CIvil Procedure 3
Allows for venue where the defendant resides or where the plaintiff has resided for at least 90 days before filing. In a legal separation action, there is no requirement that plaintiff must have resided in Ohio for at least 6 months.

Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure
Apply to civil litigation process issues in a divorce that are not covered by Rule 75 above.
New Rule Adopted to Protect Personal Information in Juvenile and Domestic Cases
Oh. Sup.R. 44(C)(2)(h)
These changes went into effect Jan. 1, 2016. They codify existing polices of the Franklin County Domestic and Juvenile Courts.

Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3109.04
Allocating parental rights and responsibilities for care of children, including provisions for shared parenting
Oh. Rev. Code Sec.3109.043
Provision for temporary child custody order while divorce is pending.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3109.051
Provisions for parenting time (visitation rights)
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3109.052
Court mediation of custody disputes
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3109.053
Court may require parenting classes during divorce.