Huron County Common Pleas Court cases in Huron County, Norwalk, OH
Huron County Court of Common Pleas in Norwalk, Ohio, is the county's trial court of general jurisdiction. Its General Division hears felony criminal cases, general civil actions, and requests for injunctive or declaratory relief; the Domestic Relations Division handles divorce, dissolution, legal separation, allocation of parental rights, child support, and civil protection orders. Probate and juvenile matters are addressed in the county's Probate and Juvenile divisions of the Court of Common Pleas. Routine traffic and misdemeanor cases are handled by municipal courts, while the Common Pleas Court handles serious traffic offenses tied to felonies and certain administrative appeals authorized by Ohio law.
Huron County Common Pleas Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Common Pleas |
| County: | Huron |
| Street Address: | 2 East Main Street, Suite 202 |
| City: | Norwalk |
| Zip Code: | 44857 |
| Phone: | 419-668-6162 |
| Fax: | 419-663-4048 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m |
| Website URL: | http://www.huroncountycommonpleas.org/ |
| Parking: | You were given a map on the your summons letter directing you to the public parking lots located near the Courthouse. Please try to refrain from parking on the street in front of the Courthouse. The Court is not responsible for any parking violations you may receive |
| Forms & Filing: | Forms |
| Divisions / Services: | Probation |
| Jury Service: | Jury Duty |
| Languages: | Multiple |
| Facebook: | https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=108557949169590 |
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huron_County_Courthouse_and_Jail |
Services and Case Types Handled in Huron County Common Pleas Court
Huron County Court of Common Pleas serves the public through its General and Domestic Relations divisions.
- Criminal: adjudicates all felony cases from indictment through sentencing; handles post-conviction motions and record sealing.
- Civil: hears disputes typically over $15,000 (contracts, torts, foreclosures, quiet title), injunctive relief, and administrative appeals.
- Domestic relations: divorce, dissolution, legal separation, allocation of parental rights, parenting time, child and spousal support, and contempt/enforcement.
- Protective orders: issues Domestic Violence Civil Protection Orders and Stalking/Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Orders.
- Public services:
- Case filings, docketing, and records access through the Huron County Clerk of Courts.
- Scheduling and conducting court hearings and trials (arraignments, pretrials, motion hearings, jury/bench trials, sentencings).
- Jury services: juror qualification, summons, orientation, and deferrals.
- Community-control (probation) supervision in felony cases and restitution enforcement.