Opinion
06-26-2015
Administrative Actions dated June 26, 2015
It is ordered, effective immediately, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution and Rule 84 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, that all references to husband, wife, father, mother, parent, spouse, and other terms that express familial relationships contained in the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio and related forms and the Uniform Domestic Relations Forms of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure be construed as gender neutral where appropriate to comply with the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges , case No. 14–556, rendered on June 26, 2015. This order will remain in effect until the rules and forms are amended to reflect the changes contained in this order.