We are simply Pro Se litigants who have "learned the ropes" through our own experiences.


WHERE DO I START???
Your LOCAL Clerk of Courts. Each court has its own "rules" that Lawyers and Pro Se litigants must follow.

We will track one case in particular and hopefully learn from his mistakes. Right now he's facing 30 days incarceration for "indirect contempt."

Indirect contempt is where the Defendant didn't purposefully cause himself to be held in contempt.

None the less, he's still in contempt and faces incarceration.

If you take the time to read the local rules of each court, it takes the biggest mystery out of being Pro Se.

These are in ADDITION to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

If you live in Hamilton County for instance go to this link and click on Hamilton:
Links to the Clerk of Courts in Ohio's 88 County's     

You are then redirected to
Hamilton County Clerk of Courts.

Click on Division info to be taken to Divisions of Hamilton County Court   From here, your selection is based on which court your case will be heard.

If it's a Hamilton County divorce case, click on Domestic Relations Division.

In a divorce case, the Division of Domestic Relations has its rules which must be followed:  Local Rules Court of Domestic Relations

YOU MUST ABIDE BY THESE!!! Remember, this rules are in ADDITION to the Ohio State Rules of Civil Procedure.

Domestic Relations Division forms contains many the forms you will need for filings.

Be careful! In a divorce case for instance you may have two separate forms in some cases. One form used is based on "pre-decree" (you don't have a decree yet, simply stated, you aren't divorced yet) or "post-decree" (you are divorced and have a "divorce decree"
signed by a judge.

Also, you can't take a form from one county and assume it can be used in another county. For starters, the  incorrect county name would appear.