Jennifer Johnson
Guernsey County Clerk of Courts
801 Wheeling Avenue, D200
Cambridge, Ohio 43725
(740) 432-9230
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Forms / Local Court Rules
COMMON PLEAS COURT – GUERNSEY COUNTY
GENERAL DIVISION – CRIMINAL/CIVIL/DOMESTIC
LOCAL COURT RULES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026
CIVIL FORMS
CV-1 Case Designation Form
CV-2 Pretrial Statement Progress Sheet
CV-3 Property Description Approval Form
CV-4 Motion for Distribution of Excess Funds
Garnishment – Personal Earnings and Wages (Employer)
G-1 Original Notice of Court Proceedings to Collect Debt
G-2 Affidavit of Judgment Creditor as it relates to current balance due
G-3 Notice to Judgment Debtor & Request for Hearing
G-4 Affidavit, Order and Notice of Garnishment AND Answer of Garnishment
G-5 Notice to Judgment Debtor (Signed by Clerk)
G-6 Interim Report and Answer
G-7 Final Report and Answer of Garnishee
G-8 Instructions for Service on Employer
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Garnishment – Property other than Personal Earnings (ex. Bank)
G-9 Affidavit, Order and Notice of Garnishment AND Answer of Property other than Wages
G-10 Notice to Judgment Debtor with Request for Hearing (Property other than Wages)
G-11 Instructions for Service on Employer
CRIMINAL CASE FORMS
CR-1 Application to Seal or Expunge a Criminal Record
CR-2 Application for Driving Privileges – Fillable Form
M-1 Public Defender Financial Disclosure Form
Certificate of Qualification for Employment
CQE-1 Petition for Certificate of Qualification for Employment
CQE-2 Notice to Court Regarding Petition for CQE
CQE-3 Notice to Prosecutor Regarding Petition for CQE
CQE-4 Submission of Information Regarding Petition of CQE
CQE-5 Order for Investigation
CQE-6 Order for Additional Information
CQE-7 Order Granting Petition for CQE
CQE-8 Order Denying Petition for CQE
MISCELLANEOUS FORMS
M-1 Public Defender Financial Disclosure Form
M-2 Personal Identifiers Form
M-3 Affidavit of Mistaken Identity (Judgment Liens)
M-4 Affidavit of Mistaken Identity (State Tax Liens)
M-5 Notice of Party Address Change
M-6 Precipe
M-7 Subpoena for eFiling
DOMESTIC FORMS
D-1 Financial Affidavit & Health Insurance (May be used in place of Supreme Court Form Affidavits 1, 2, 3, and 4)
D-2 Notice of Filing – Financial Documents
D-3 Parenting Proceeding Affidavit (ORC 3127.23(A))
D-4 Notice of Filing Title IV-D Application
D-5 Application & Release for Title IV-D Services JFS 07076
D-6 Notice of Education Seminar Requirement (19.07)
D-7 Standard Parenting Schedule
D-7a Long Distance Parenting Schedule
D-8 Household Goods and Furnishings
D-9 Income Withholding Order
D-10 Seek Work Order
D-11 Income Withholding Termination Order
D-12 Notification Orders to Obligor and Obligee
D-13 Notice of Order to Enroll Health Plan
D-14 Order on Employer
D-15 Judgment Entry Approving Magistrates Decision (Decree)
D-16 Statutory Notices
D-17 Notice to Relocate
D-18 Application for Waiver of Filing Fee & Financial Disclosure
D-19 Motion-Affidavit-Order for Service by Posting of Notice
D-20 Child Support and Medical Support Order
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO – Uniform Domestic Relations Forms
Affidavit 5: Motion and Affidavit for Temporary Orders without Oral Hearing
Form 6: Complaint for Divorce without Children
Form 7: Complaint for Divorce with Children
Form 14: Decree of Divorce without Children
Form 15: Decree of Divorce with Children
Form 17: Petition for Dissolution and Waiver of Service
Form 18: Decree of Dissolution
Form 19: Separation Agreement
Form 20: Shared Parenting Plan
Form 21: Parenting Plan
Form 22: Parenting Plan Judgment Entry
Form 23: Complaint for Parentage, Custody, and Parenting Time
Form 31: Request for Service
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.