Domestic Relations Division
Guernsey County
Common Pleas Court
Guernsey County Courthouse 801 Wheeling Ave. Cambridge, Ohio 43725
Phone: (740) 432-9352
Jason R. Farley, Magistrate
About the Domestic Relations Division
The Domestic Relations Division hears all cases related to the family, including divorce, dissolution, custody, child support and civil protection orders. Most of these cases are assigned by Judge Padden to the Magistrate.
Magistrate Jason R. Farley has been with the Common Pleas Court of Guernsey County since January of 2025. He previously served as Assistant Prosecutor in Guernsey County for ten years, and was in private practice in Troy, Ohio. He is a graduate of Otterbein College and received a Juris Doctorate from University of Dayton School of Law.
For information regarding any cases filed in the domestic division, you can contact the assignment commissioners below.
If you intend to represent yourself as a “pro se litigant”, you are required to follow the same Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. A basic packet can be picked up at the Clerk of Courts Office on the 2nd Floor of the Courthouse. The packets are $5.00 each. You may also obtain the same packets on the Clerk of Courts website at https://guernseycounty.org/domestic/ or the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Contacts
Mediation is available to the parties of a domestic case at a reasonable cost through local attorneys and Haven of Hope, upon motion to the court. You and the other party would meet with the Mediator who is trained to facilitate your discussion and assist you in arriving at an agreement.
If you do not have a case pending and want to try mediation to avoid filing a case, you may contact the assignment commissioner for a list of trained mediators.
Contacts
Contacts
Guardian Ad Litem Coordinator
(740) 432-9332
The forms for filing and the order are mandated by the Supreme Court of Ohio and must be used to file a petition. Before filing, the Petitioner should consult with a victim’s advocate from the Haven of Hope. These advocates are trained and certified and can assist you in filling out the petition and come with you to court.
For assistance, contact:
Haven of Hope
(740) 439-7233
(740) 432-3542
1-800-304-4673
havenofhope@firewireinternet.com
“In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.”
– Albert Einstein
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