Terms of Use

Welcome to the web site of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court. We provide services to you via this web site subject to the following conditions. If you utilize our web site, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully.

Privacy Policy

Please review our Privacy Policy which also governs your visit to the web site of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court, to understand our practices.

Electronic Communications

When you visit the web site of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court or send email to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on this site. You agree that any agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically may satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Copyright

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

License and Site Access

The Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose the Seal of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court or any logo or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court without express written consent.

You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court's name without the express written consent of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court so long as the link does not portray the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court, or its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner. You may not use the Seal of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court or any logo or other proprietary graphic of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court as part of the link without express written permission.

Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions

If you choose to visit the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court's web site, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the State of Ohio. If you have any concern about privacy at the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court's web site, please send us a thorough description via our Feedback page, and we will try to resolve it. This notice and the Conditions of Use may change, and use of information we gather now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use. You should check our web site frequently for changes.

Persons under 18 years of age

If you are under 18, you may use the web site of the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court only with involvement of a parent or guardian.

Applicable Law

By visiting the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court web site, you agree that the laws of the State of Ohio will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court.

Unauthorized Use

The Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court reserves the right to take appropriate legal action in any state or federal court to address any instances of unauthorized use of this site, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

Site Policies, Modification and Severability

Please review our Privacy Policy, also posted on this site. These policies govern your visit to the Wayne County Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court's web site. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time without notice.

Legal Advice

The information contained on this web site is not legal advice, nor should it substitute for the assistance of a qualified attorney. Legal practice in the Courts of Ohio is restricted to attorneys who are licensed by the Supreme Court of Ohio. In order to become a licensed attorney in the State of Ohio, persons must obtain a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, they must obtain a juris doctorate degree from an accredited college of law, they must then pass the bar examination administered by the Ohio Supreme Court. If an individual wishes to represent themselves in court, that person may do so. Parents may speak for their minor children, but they are not permitted to represent their minor children as an attorney unless they are themselves a licensed attorney. Persons who are incapable of paying a private attorney may qualify for an appointed attorney paid for by the taxpayers.

Court Staff

The forms and instructions provided on this web site are a public service to you. The non-judicial employees of the court including deputy clerks of court are not attorneys and therefore cannot answer questions about the legal issues you, your family or your child may be facing.

It is illegal for the court staff to give you legal advice on how to resolve the legal issues you need to resolve. The Supreme Court of Ohio enforces the rules against the unauthorized practice of law in the State of Ohio.

If someone on our staff declines to give you information on which particular form to use to advance your case, how to fill out the forms, or what steps you should or should not take in your case, please realize they are declining to advise you on legal issues. Please do not perceive the court staff as being unwilling to be help to you. They are merely executing their sworn responsibility to follow the law.

Please seek the advice of a licensed attorney if you have questions about your legal rights and responsibilities.