Parenting Education

Approved for Hancock County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relation Division

All parties in cases where minor children are involved are required to attend a parenting class. A divorce will not be completed until Plaintiff has attended a parenting class. A dissolution will not be completed until both parties have attended a parenting class. A parenting motion hearing will not be completed until the filing party has attended a parenting class. The parties must file their certificates of attendance with the Hancock County Clerk of Courts.

The following classes are approved by the Domestic Relations Division. You may choose any approved class, or may file a motion for approval of an alternative class. To attend an approved class:

1. Go to the appropriate website.
2. Follow the directions to register and pay for the class.
3. Complete the class.
4. Save and print the certificate of attendance.
5. Submit the certificate of attendance to the Clerk of Courts
   • 300 S South Main Street
     Third Floor
     Findlay, OH 45840.

New Divorces & Dissolutions

A-OK Assisting Our Kids

• A-OK Assisting Our Kids Website
• Cost: $30

The Center for Divorce Education

• Children in Between Website
• Cost: $45.95 plus $3 data management fee

Online Parenting Programs

• Online Parenting Programs Website
• Online Co-Parenting/Divorce Class 4-Hour
  (Spanish version available)
• Cost: $30

Post-Decree Motions

The Center for Divorce Education

• High Conflict Solutions Website: The Add-on - High Conflict Solutions 4-Hour Course
• Cost: $59.95

Online Parenting Programs

• Online Parenting Programs Website
• High-Conflict Co-parenting, Parenting Without Conflict, 6 hours online - Cost: $30
• High-Conflict Co-parenting, Parenting Without Conflict, 12 hours online - Cost: $30

Children's Classes

No classes for the children are currently approved by the Domestic Relations Division. Until an appropriate class for children can be located, reviewed, and approved, the Magistrate will waive the children's requirement.

Indigency

If you are indigent and cannot afford a parenting class, you may file an Affidavit of Indigency (Poverty Affidavit) along with a Motion to File Without Pre-Payment of Costs. These forms are available on the Court's website. The Court will review your Affidavit and Motion and will determine if you are indigent. If the Court issues an Order finding that you are indigent, you can use that Order to seek reduced class fees on the parenting class website.

Please call 419-424-7818 for questions.