Medina County Common Pleas Court cases in Medina County, Medina, OH
The Medina County Court of Common Pleas in Medina, Ohio, is a county-level trial court of general jurisdiction. Through its General, Domestic Relations, Juvenile, and Probate divisions, it handles general civil cases (contract, tort, real property, foreclosures), felony criminal matters and post-conviction proceedings, domestic relations (divorce, dissolution, child custody and support), juvenile delinquency and abuse/neglect/dependency, juvenile traffic cases, and probate matters (estates, guardianships, adoptions, name changes, mental health commitments). The General Division can issue injunctions and hears certain administrative appeals authorized by statute. Routine adult misdemeanors and most traffic offenses are handled in the county's municipal courts.
Medina County Common Pleas Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Common Pleas |
| County: | Medina |
| Street Address: | 99 Public Square |
| City: | Medina |
| Zip Code: | 44256 |
| Phone: | 330-725-9131 |
| Fax: | 330-764-8445 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
| Website URL: | https://www.medinaco.org/courts/ |
| Parking: | You may park behind the Court House in either the upper or lower parking lot |
| Forms & Filing: | Forms |
| Divisions / Services: | Probation |
| Dockets / Schedule / Calendar: | Docket Search |
| Jury Service: | Jury Duty |
| Languages: | Multiple |
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Services and Case Types Handled in Medina County Common Pleas Court
Medina County Court of Common Pleas serves the public by adjudicating cases and providing trial-court services across divisions:
- General Division: felony criminal cases (indictment to sentencing); civil actions (tort, contract, foreclosure, real property, administrative appeals); civil stalking/sexually oriented offense protection orders; jury services (grand and petit); probation/community control; mediation.
- Domestic Relations: divorce, dissolution, legal separation, allocation of parental rights, child/spousal support; domestic violence civil protection orders; mediation/parenting coordination.
- Juvenile: delinquency, status/traffic offenses, abuse/neglect/dependency, paternity, custody/visitation for unmarried parents; juvenile protection orders.
- Probate: estates and wills, guardianships, adoptions, name changes, marriage licenses, mental health commitments.
Core services include case filings (including e-filing via the Clerk of Courts), docket/records access, scheduling and conducting hearings and trials, issuing orders and judgments, processing protective-order applications, juror summons and orientation, payment of fines/costs, and ADA/interpreter accommodations.