Grounds for Divorce: The court may grant a no-fault divorce upon a showing (1) that husband and wife have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation or (2) incompatibility, unless denied by either party.The court may grant a fault divorce for any of the following causes:
1. Either party had a husband or wife living at the time of the marriage from which the divorce is sought
2. Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
3. Adultery
4. Extreme cruelty
5. Fraudulent contract
6. Any gross neglect of duty
7. Habitual drunkenness
8. Imprisonment
[Ohio Code]
Residency Requirements: “The plaintiff in actions for divorce and annulment shall have been a resident of the state at least six months immediately before filing the complaint.” [Ohio Code]
Ohio Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Ohio Job and Family Services Child Support Enforcement
Telephone: Listed on website by county.
Ohio Child Support Guidelines
Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 3119
Ohio Divorce Forms Online
Butler County Domestic Relations Forms
Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Forms
Delaware County Domestic Relations Forms
Greene County Domestic Relations Forms
Hamilton County Domestic Relations Forms
Huron County Domestic Relations Forms
Lake County Domestic Relations Forms
Mahoning County Domestic Relations Forms
Medina County Domestic Relations Forms
Montgomery County Domestic Relations Forms
Summit County Domestic Relations Forms
Tuscarawas County Domestic Relations Forms
Ohio Divorce Laws
Ohio Revised Code, Title 31
Ohio Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Toll Free: 888-534-1432
Action Ohio Coalition For Battered Women
Telephone: 614–221–1255
Toll Free: 888–622–9315
Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Telephone: 614–781–9651
Toll Free: 800–934–9840
Ohio Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by program on website.
Ohio Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio
Telephone: 614–228–7191
Lake County Court Mediation Services
Telephone: 440–350–2708
Ohio State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Mahoning County Bar Association
Ohio State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Akron: 330–253–5038 or Toll Free: 866–687–5297
Batavia: 513–732–2050
Canton: 330–453–0686
Cincinnati: 513–381–8359 or Toll Free: 888–628–2577
Cleveland: 216–696–3532 or Toll Free: 877–253–8227
Columbus: 614–221–0754 or Toll Free: 877–560–1014
Dayton: 937–222–6102
Hamilton: 513–896–6671
Logan: 614–385–4456
Medina: 330–725–9794
Painesville: 440–352–6044
Toledo: 419–242–2000
Warren: 330–675–2415
Youngstown: 330–746–2737
