COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
JUVENILE DIVISION
BROWN COUNTY, OHIO
LOCAL RULES
Effective October 1, 2020
Val E. Lewis, II, JUDGE
510 East State Street
Georgetown, Ohio 45121
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3109.042, an unmarried female who gives birth to a child is the residential parent and legal custodian of the child until a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order designating another person as the residential parent and legal custodian.
Upon proper application with the Court, an unmarried mother may be issued a custody order from the Court without a hearing.
Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. The county seat is Georgetown. The county was created in 1818 and is named for Major General Jacob Brown, an officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane.