Ohio Court Records

Ohio trial court cases are searched through the clerk of courts in the county where the case was filed; the Supreme Court of Ohio lists every court of common pleas, municipal and county court by county with its local rules.

Cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio are in its public docket, and the Court of Claims hears money claims against the state.

Ohio divorces and dissolutions are Court of Common Pleas cases, kept by the county Clerk of Courts. Sup.R. 11.10, formerly Sup.R. 45(A) before the July 1, 2026 renumbering, presumes court records open, and Sup.R. 11.09(C)(2)(h), formerly Sup.R. 44(C)(2)(h) and effective January 1, 2016, removes from public access the financial disclosure statements regarding property, debt, taxes, income and expenses with their source documents, asset appraisals, health care documents and custody evaluations in domestic relations cases. Affidavit 1 and Affidavit 2, the Supreme Court's sworn income and property forms, are therefore confidential, while the complaint or petition, the judgment entry and decree of divorce, the decree of dissolution and the separation agreement remain public.

Each Clerk of Courts has its own case search, and the public reads the file at the clerk's counter under Sup.R. 11.11, formerly Sup.R. 45(B), paying actual costs for copies. Sealing a public document requires a written motion and clear and convincing evidence of a higher interest under Sup.R. 11.14(A), formerly Sup.R. 45(E). The Ohio asset search page explains what the decree and separation agreement still show.