Civil Protection Orders

The court uses The Haven of Hope as its advocate. Please contact the Haven of Hope at (740) 439-7233 they are located at: 135 N 10th St, Cambridge, OH 43725. They will help you complete your paper work

Additional Information:

A liaison will assist you in filling out the necessary paperwork. After the paperwork has been completed, you will be taken to the courtroom and an ex-parte hearing will be held (in which only you are present). If the Judge finds reasonable cause, he/she will issue a temporary order commanding the respondent (person you are getting the order against) to maintain a certain distance from you, vacate any shared residence, or to take, or not take, certain actions as deemed applicable.

A copy of the order will be delivered to the Guernsey County Sheriff’s office who will attempt to serve a copy of the order to the respondent. The order is not in effect until it has been served.

A full, or final hearing will be scheduled for 7 to 10 days after the petition is field. The temporary order will remain in effect until this hearing. At the final hearing, the Judge or Magistrate will decide whether to put a full order into effect and for how long.

The entire process can take a few hours. If you arrive after 3:00 PM, your request may not be processed until the next day due the time it takes to fill out the forms, speak to a judge, and have the sheriff’s issue the order.

PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS
PUBLIC NOTICE
Effective July 1, 2009

The Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on the Rules of Superintendence has developed

Public Access Rules 44 through 47
with the intent to “Strike a balance between the fundamental principal of openness of Court records and the importance of privacy rights of individuals”.

SUPERINTENDENCE RULE 45
Requires the filing party to omit “Personal identifiers” when filing a case document with the court. These identifiers include:
1. Social security numbers, except last 4 digits
2. Financial account numbers
3. Employer and employee identification numbers
4. Juvenile’s name in abuse, neglect and dependency cases

THE COURT OR CLERK OF COURTS
1. Are not required to review documents to find personal identifiers.
2. May not refuse to file a document because personal identifiers are contained in said document.
3. May provide a form for placement of personal identifiers which will be confidential.

Any person may request access to documents that have been restricted or redacted through written Motion to the Court.