Ohio

Divorce Takes a Long Time in Cuyahoga County CP Court

By Cleveland Law Library

According to an article from the Plain Dealer online, it takes a long time and almost $1,000 dollars of taxpayer money to get a divorce in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court-more than twice the cost of a divorce in Summit county. Apparently, these statistics, as reported in the Ohio Supreme Court's latest Ohio Courts Summary, have caused the Chief Justice to order a review of how our local judges handle their divorce, domestic violence, visitation and support cases. In preparation for issuing a report at the end of 2008, Ohio Supreme Court Case Management staffers have been interviewing judges, employees, lawyers and parties about what goes on here at the Courthouse. In defense of the Domestic Relations Court, Cuyahoga County residents are known for being highly litigious, our DR court is one of the biggest DR courts with one of the largest staffs in the state, and DR Judge Timothy Flannagan has stated that divorce takes so long because so many litigants come to court without attorneys. The Court's Administrator also points out that the local cost of divorce includes a huge price tag of over $1,000,000 for the court's rent and computers.

Full post as published by Cleveland Law Library Weblog on September 04, 2008 (boomark / email).