Our Civil division handles a wide variety of cases such as money disputes, foreclosures, wage garnishments and bank attachments, personal injury, workers compensation, administrative appeals, and many more. We are also the office and division through which judgment liens and certificates of qualifications for employment and housing are filed.
General Filing Requirements
The Summit County Court of Common Pleas Civil Division requires mandatory E-Filing.
Wage Garnishments and Bank Attachments
All forms are provided by the Clerk's Office website. Bank Attachments have a filing fee of a $120, with a $119 check made payable to Summit County Clerk of Courts and a $1.00 check made payable to the bank. Wage Garnishments have a filing fee of $120 made payable to the Summit County Clerk of Courts. All Garnishments are to be filed over the counter or by mail.
Mandatory Orders/Proceedings in Aid of Execution
Mandatory e-filing with a fee of $120. Instructions for service, motion and affidavit, and an order must be uploaded in Microsoft Word format in proposed orders. All are required documents.
Subpoenas
Forms are provided by Clerk's Office website. The original is required for filing. One witness per subpoena and Instructions for service are required. E-Filing of the return is required on the Clerk's office docket when served by counsel.
Judgment Liens
New Judgment Lien filings cost $55.50. Praecipe to file Judgment Lien is required. Form provided by the Clerk's Office, call 330-643-2211. Copy of Judgment is required. A release of judgment lien is $5.00.
Transfer of Judgment Lien
Transfers cost $5.00. Copy of Judgment is required. Praecipe to Transfer Judgment Lien is required. Form provided by the Clerk's Office, call 330-643-2211.
Judgment from Another Court
Cost is $55.50. Certificate of Judgment Lien from other court jurisdiction is required.
Release of Ohio Department of Taxation, Bureau of Workers Compensation, Child Support, City of Akron, and Juvenile Liens. The cost of releasing Ohio Department of Taxation, Bureau of Workers Compensation, Child Support, City of Akron, and Juvenile Liens is $60.50. Personal checks, debit cards and/or credit cards are not accepted for Ohio Department of Taxation lien releases. Cash, money order, certified checks and business checks are accepted. Original Release prepared by the State Agency is required. Original Release to be kept by the Clerk; a copy will be provided to taxpayer. If filing by mail, please provide a return address and stamped envelope to receive a copy of the release.
Forms
The following forms are fillable PDFs. Please complete forms using your computer, save the completed form to your hard drive, and submit electronically via our e-filing portal located here: https://clerkefile.summitoh.net.
- New Case Designation (Pro Se litigants ONLY)
- Instructions for Service
- Praecipe for Certificate of Judgment
- Instructions to Sheriff
- Sheriff’s Deed Property Description Pre-Approval Form
- Financial Disclosure / Fee-Waiver Affidavit and Order
- Certificate of Readiness
- Leave to Plead
- Affidavit Current Balance Due
- Answer to Complaint
- Civil Subpoena
- Request for Mediation
Garnishment of Personal Earnings:
- Order and Notice of Garnishment
- Notice to the Judgment Debtor (Wages)
- Interim Report and Answer of Garnishee
- Final Report and Answer of Garnishee
- Request for Hearing
- Motion for Garnishment of Personal Earnings
Garnishment of Property Not Personal Earnings:
Fees
| Adding New Party Plus Service of Summons ($25.00 each) | $25.00 |
| Administrative Appeal in Civil Division | $325.00 |
| Appeal from Lower Court | $125.00 |
| Arbitration Appeal/deNovo (Includes $230 which is non-refundable) | $305.00 |
| Assignment of Judgment (per page) | $2.00 |
| Authentication of Record | $4.00 |
Bank Attachment (100%)
| $120.00 |
| Certificate of Judgment Lien | $55.50 |
| Certificate of Judgment for Transfer | $5.00 |
| Certificate of Qualification for Employment | $50.00 |
| Certified Copies (per page) | $1.00 |
| Civil Complaint Plus Service of Summons ($25.00 each) | $325.00 |
| Computer Docket Printouts (per page) | $0.10 |
| Copies (per page) | $0.10 |
| Counterclaim | $150.00 |
| Cross Claim | $150.00 |
| Foreclosure Plus Service of Summons ($25.00 each) | $375.00 |
| Foreign Judgment Plus Service of Summons ($25.00 each) | $325.00 |
| Intervenor's Complaint Plus Service of Summons ($25.00 each) | $75.00 |
| Mandatory Order | $120.00 |
| Order of Sale | $620.00 |
| Order of Sale with Reappraisal | $770.00 |
| Sheriff Sale Website (RealAuction) Licensing Fee | $500.00 |
| Partial Release of Judgment Lien | $5.00 |
| Jury Demand Fee | $0.00 |
| Petition and Order for Court Ordered Title | $200.00 |
| Release of Judgment Lien | $5.00 |
| Revivor of Judgment | $40.00 |
| Service Request (Per Request) | $25.00 |
| Subpoena (Outside Summit County) | $125.00 |
| Supplemental Complaint Plus Service of Summons ($25.00 each) | $75.00 |
| Third-party Complaint Plus Service of Summons ($25.00 each) | $75.00 |
| Wage Attachments (Garnishment) $120.00 Payable to the Clerk of Courts | $120.00 |
| Writ of Execution | $225.00 |
| Writ of Possession | $225.00 |
| Release of Ohio Department of Taxation, Bureau of Workers Compensation, Child Support, City of Akron, and Juvenile Liens. (Personal checks are not accepted for Ohio Department of Taxation lien releases.) | $60.50 |
Local Rules
To view local rules, please visit the Akron Legal News website