§ 3117.01 Determination of necessity of conciliation procedures
§ 3117.02 Judges hearing conciliation cases
§ 3117.03 Conciliation counselors
§ 3117.04 Investigations, reports and assistance of probation officers
§ 3117.05 Petition for conciliation
§ 3117.06 Hearings and conferences in conciliation proceedings
§ 3117.07 Proceedings for conciliation effect on other actions
§ 3117.08 Transfer domestic relations matter to conciliation
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Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 3117 - Conciliation of Marital Controversies

  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Population: means that shown by the most recent regular federal census. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.