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Ohio Sup.R. 6.13

Inter-Court Communication in Domestic Violence and Related Cases

activein force · 2012-03-01 – presentact-effective-date

(A) Determining existence of conflicting order

(1) A court issuing a protection order pursuant to section 2919.26 or 3113.31 of the

Revised Code should make a reasonable effort to determine the existence and terms

of any domestic violence civil protection orders, domestic violence temporary

protection orders, and orders allocating parental rights and responsibilities issued

by another court and involving the same parties. A court issuing an order allocating

parental rights and responsibilities should make a reasonable effort to determine the

existence and terms of any protection orders issued by another court pursuant to

section 2919.26 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code and involving the same parties.

(2) To determine the existence and terms of other orders pursuant to division (A)(1) of

this rule, a court may utilize the Ohio Courts Network, examine publicly available

court records involving the same parties from other courts, or use any other

reasonable mechanism suitable for communicating and sharing public information.

(3) A court need not make a record of any communication between it and another court

made for the purpose of determining the existence and terms of other orders

pursuant to division (A)(1) of this rule.

(4) A court issuing a protection order pursuant to section 2919.26 or 3113.31 of the

Revised Code or an order allocating parental rights and responsibilities shall

comply with Chapter 3127. of the Revised Code.

(B) Avoiding conflicting order

(1) If a court has issued a protection order pursuant to section 2919.26 or 3113.31 of

the Revised Code or an order allocating parental rights and responsibilities and

becomes aware another court has issued a conflicting order, the court should

consider, if appropriate, revising its order to avoid conflict between the orders.

(2) A court shall consider and may adopt a local rule of court creating a procedure by

which the court may revise its orders pursuant to division (B)(1) of this rule.

(3) Division (B)(1) of this rule is not intended to change the procedures for the

modification or early termination of a domestic violence civil protection order

pursuant to division (E)(8) of section 3113.31 of the Revised Code or the

procedures for the filing of a copy of a civil or criminal protection order with the

local enforcement agency for entry in the National Crime Information Center

database pursuant to Civ.R 65.1 and Crim.R. 38.

History

Effective Date: March 1, 2012 Commentary (July 1, 2026) Rule 10.06 was renumbered to Rule 6.13 as part of the 2026 restructuring of the Rules of Superintendence. Rules 6.14 through 6.19 are reserved for future use.

Provenance

Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-14
Edition: 2026-09-14
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