Court filing fees in Ohio
What the court charges to start a divorce or an adult name change in Ohio, as stated in the fee schedule or statute. Lawyer fees, service of papers and newspaper costs are extra.
$275to file for divorce
$120to file for an adult name change
The details
- Fee to file for divorce
- Action for Divorce $275.00. Action for Dissolution $225.00. Basic filing fees, not including service costs (Franklin County Domestic Relations)1
This is the fee in Franklin. Other counties may charge a different amount.
- Fee to respond to a divorce
- Counterclaims for Divorce, Annulment, or Legal Separation $43.001
No separate answer fee listed.
- Fee for an adult name change
- Name Change Application Starts at $120.00 (Franklin County Probate Court)34
This is the fee in Franklin. Other counties may charge a different amount.
- Newspaper publication for a name change
- Not every application. When required, the court publishes it in a local newspaper 30 days before the hearing and the applicant pays from $72.00.3
- Court that handles divorce
- Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations. Probate Court handles name changes.23
Fees change, and some counties add local fees. Check the court's own fee page or call the clerk before you file.
Sources
- Domestic Relations Division Fee Schedule, Franklin County Clerk of Courts, checked 1 November 2026
- Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Annulment, Legal Separation, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations, checked 1 November 2026
- Name Change, Franklin County Probate Court, checked 1 November 2026
- Court Costs, Franklin County Probate Court, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.