Ohio Code 2151.233 – Jurisdiction of juvenile court
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the juvenile court shall not exercise jurisdiction under division (A)(2), (A)(11), or (B)(4) of section 2151.23 of the Revised Code or section 2151.231 of the Revised Code and the domestic relations court shall have jurisdiction to determine custody or support regarding a child if any of the following apply:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2151.233
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Child: means a person who is under eighteen years of age, except that the juvenile court has jurisdiction over any person who is adjudicated an unruly child prior to attaining eighteen years of age until the person attains twenty-one years of age, and, for purposes of that jurisdiction related to that adjudication, a person who is so adjudicated an unruly child shall be deemed a "child" until the person attains twenty-one years of age. See Ohio Code 2151.011
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Juvenile court: means whichever of the following is applicable that has jurisdiction under this chapter and Chapter 2152 of the Revised Code:
(a) The division of the court of common pleas specified in section 2101. See Ohio Code 2151.011
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) The child’s parents are married to each other.
(2) The child’s parents were married to each other but no longer are married to each other and there is an existing order for custody or support regarding the child or another child of the same parents over which the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction.
(3) The determination is ancillary to the parents’ pending or prior action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any case or proceeding brought under Chapter 3115 of the Revised Code, or to any case or proceeding initiated or originating outside of this state.
(C) This section shall apply to all cases and proceedings initiated on or after March 22, 2019.
(D) As used in this section and sections 2151.234 to 2151.236 of the Revised Code, “domestic relations court” means the division of a court of common pleas that has domestic relations jurisdiction.