Ashtabula County Juvenile Court

Friendly atmosphere

Not very good at following through with administrative paperwork. Judge campleese will make rulings to award custody of children but never signs off on the paperwork. Parents need these papers for legal proof to show other government entities that they have custody in order to be able to do things to take care of their children. Without these custody papers parents cannot attend parent-teacher conferences, they cannot transfer their children to other schools, they cannot apply for government assistance, they cannot add children to their lease where they live, they cannot start collecting their income, parents cannot do anything without legal proof and this judge will leave you hanging for 2 months or more without the necessary paperwork

From my experience, with the magistrate, they do not take these hearings seriously! They brush off concerns of parents as if it's not a big deal, when I asked if I could request a new judge or magistrate, I was told I can put it in writing or it is not guaranteed. I did not receive court hearing documents in the mail or via email, if I never called I would have never known, on a motion that I filed. I needed an emergency custody date, for danger concern reasons as well as not following a court order of the other party, I was told they cannot move up the court date, even for a danger concern and breaking court order! If the injustice continues to happen, I will try to go to an upper court. Something needs to be done about this, this is why bad things happen to children, I need someone who will look at cases thoroughly and fight for the safety of our children!

Horrible with paperwork extensive knowledge of the law bu lacking the ability to properly explain juveniles their rights

The youth diversion program is an absolute joke and waste of time.They do not follow thru,do not take the time to actually review their own cases.They did absolutely nothing for my son but show him the judicial system is severely flawed.