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ROBERT J. BATCHELOR, JUDGE

COURT DESCRIPTION

CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES:

The General Division of the Coshocton County Common Pleas Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction that provides prompt, fair, and just resolution of litigation in civil and criminal cases. The Judge presides over bench and jury trials involving complex civil litigation as well as criminal cases where offenders can receive imprisonment for as little as six months or up to the remainder of their lives or, in the event of a capital murder case, may even receive the death penalty.

DOMESTIC RELATIONS:

The Domestic Relations Court is the division of Common Pleas responsible for hearing all divorce, dissolution, legal separation, annulment and civil domestic violence cases for residents of Coshocton County. Parties may also return to the Court for post-decree resolution of matters including child or spousal support, allocation of parental rights and responsibilities (“custody”), parenting time (“visitation”), among other matters.  A Magistrate is appointed by the Court to assist with domestic relations cases.  The Magistrate has almost the same authority as the Judge.  The Magistrate’s decisions can be appealed directly to the...Read More