Adoption Telephone(614) 525-3840 Email adoptions-department@franklincountyohio.gov The Adoptions department processes various types of adoptions, including agency, private placement, stepparent, and relative adoptions, ensuring compliance with Ohio legal requirements.
Birth Correction / Delayed Birth Registration Telephone(614) 525-3899 Email probate@franklincountyohio.gov Access Franklin County Probate Court services for birth records, corrections, delayed registrations, and gender marker updates.
Certified Records Telephone(614) 525-3899 Email probate@franklincountyohio.gov The Probate Court maintains records for all matters filed with the Court including Estates, Guardianships, Name Changes, Marriage Licenses, and various other actions.
Civil Litigation Telephone(614) 525-3717 The Civil Department dockets pleadings related to various types of litigation ancillary to the underlying estate, guardianship, or trust.
Custodial Accounts Telephone(614) 525-3174 Manage custodial accounts and fiduciary bonds in Ohio Probate Court, including requirements for executors, guardians, and trustees.
Estates (Large) Telephone(614) 525-3894 Alternate Phone(614) 525-3844 Probate assets exceed $35,000, or exceed $100,000 when the surviving spouse inherits everything.
Estates (Small) Telephone(614) 525-3894 Small estates are where:1. Surviving spouse inherits the entire estate and the gross estate is less than $100,000.2. Someone other than a surviving spouse inherits and the entire gross estate is less than $35,000.
Guardianship Telephone(614) 525-3894 A guardianship is a court ordered relationship in which the guardian acts on behalf of the ward. Wards are persons who are not able to care for themselves or their property.
Marriage Telephone(614) 525-3108 Email marriage@franklincountyohio.gov Apply for a marriage license or receive a certified abstract (record of marriage).
Mediation Telephone(614) 525-3830 Email probate@franklincountyohio.gov Mediation is a problem solving process in which a neutral professional facilitates communication between parties involved in a dispute. The mediator does this by guiding communication towards an agreement .
Name Change Telephone(614) 525-5362 Learn how to legally change your name in Franklin County Probate Court, including e-filing procedures, publication requirements, court costs, and more.
Psychiatric Commitments Telephone(614) 525-3890 The Probate Court oversees the involuntary civil commitment process of individuals who are alleged to be psychiatrically or developmentally disabled.
Unclaimed Funds Telephone(614) 525-3894 An unclaimed fund is money left to heirs of an estate who cannot be located, or when the Fiduciary/Attorney has attempted to pay funds but the person/creditor has not endorsed or otherwise refused to accept the delivery of such payment.