Fillable Printable Complaint for Divorce with Children - Ohio
Fillable Printable Complaint for Divorce with Children - Ohio
 
                        Complaint for Divorce with Children - Ohio

Supreme Court of Ohio 
Uniform Domestic Relations Form – 7 
COMPLAINT FOR DIVO RCE WITH CHILDREN 
Approved under Ohio Ci vil Rule 84 
Effecti ve Date:  7/1/2013 
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IN THE CO URT OF  COM MON PLEAS 
Division 
COUNTY,  OHIO 
:
Name 
: 
Case No. 
: 
Street Address 
: 
: 
Judge 
City, State and Zip Code 
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Plaintiff 
: 
: 
Magistrate 
vs. 
: 
: 
Name 
:
: 
Street Address 
:
: 
City, State and Zip Code 
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Defendant 
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Instructions: This form is used to request a div orc e if you and your spouse have (a) minor child(ren), adult child( re n) 
attending high school, or child(ren) with disabilities, and/or the Wife is pregnant. Check to determ ine if you meet  the 
residency requirement to file in this county. A Request for Service (Uniform Domestic Relations Form 28) must be filed 
with this form. The Parenting Proceeding Affidavit (Uniform Domestic Relations Form - Affidavit 3) must be filed. 
COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE W ITH CHILDREN 
I, the Plaintiff, for this Complaint say:  
1. 
I have been a resident of the State of Ohio for at least six months. 
2. 
 I have been a resident of 
County for at least 90 days  
immediately before the filing of this Complaint; or 
 The Defendant resides in 
County where this Complaint is filed. 
3. 
The Defendant and I were married to one another on 
(date of marriage) 
in 
 (city or county, and state). 

Supreme Court of Ohio 
Uniform Domestic Relations Form  – 7 
COMPLAINT FOR DIVO RCE WITH CHILDREN 
Approved under Ohio Ci vil Rule 84 
Effecti ve Date:  7/1/2013 
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4. 
I state regarding children (check all that apply): 
 The Wife is not pregnant. 
 The Wife is pregnant and the approximate due date is:    
 The following child(ren) were born from or adopted during this marriage or relationship  
(name and date of birth of each child): 
Name of Child 
Date of Birth 
 Husband is not the biological father of the following child(ren) who were born during the  
marriage (name and date of birth of each child): 
5. 
I state the following grounds for divorce exist (check all that apply): 
 The Defendant and I are incompatible. 
 The Defendant  and I have lived separate and apart without cohabitation and without 
interruption for one year. 
 The Defendant or I had a Husband or Wife living at the time of the marriage.    
 The Defendant has been willfully absent for one year. 
 The Defendant is guilty of adultery. 
 The Defendant is guilty of extreme cruelty. 
 The Defendant is guilty of fraudulent contract. 
 The Defendant is guilty of gross neglect of duty. 
 The Defendant is guilty of habitual drunkenness. 
 The Defendant was imprisoned in a state or federal correctional institution at the time the 
Complaint was filed. 
 The Defendant procured a divorce outside this state by virtue of which the Defendant has 
been  
released from the obligations of the marriage, while those obligations remain binding on me. 
6. 
The Defendant and I are owners of real estate and/or personal property. 
I request that a divorce be granted from the Defendant, that the Court determine an equitable division of 
debts and property, and as f ollo ws that (check all that apply): 
 The Defendant be required to pay me spousal support. 
 The Plaintiff be named the residential parent and legal custodian of the following minor  
child(ren): 
 The Defendant be named the residential parent and legal custodian of the following  

Supreme Court of Ohio 
Uniform Domestic Relations Form  – 7 
COMPLAINT FOR DIVO RCE WITH CHILDREN 
Approved under Ohio Ci vil Rule 84 
Effecti ve Date:  7/1/2013 
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child(ren): 
 The non-residential parent be granted specific parenting time. 
 The Defendant and I be granted shared parenting of the following child(ren): 
pursuant to a Shared Parenting Plan (Uniform Domestic Relations Form 17), which I will prepare  
and file with the Court. 
 The Defendant be ordered to pay child support and medical support. 
 I be restored to my prior name of: 
 The Defendant be required to pay attorney  fees. 
 The Defendant be required to pay the court costs of the proceeding. 
 The Court make the following additional orders: 
and that the Court grant such other and further relief as the Court may deem proper. 
Your Signature 
Telephone number at which the Court may reach you 
or at which messages may be left for you 
 
             
    
