This Is Not a Court or Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve court files, change a setting, issue a certified copy, accept a filing, remove a record, or give legal advice. Reach the responsible clerk or court directly for those matters.
Need an Official Docket or Record?
Route the request to the court that holds the case. Common Pleas General and Domestic Relations civil, felony-criminal, and domestic-relations records are kept by the elected Clerk of Courts. Municipal traffic, misdemeanor, civil, and small-claims matters use Van Wert Municipal Court. Probate and Juvenile have separate deputy clerks and record-search routes.
- Common Pleas docket, filing, status, or certified record: start with the Van Wert County Clerk of Courts or its Case Inquiry.
- Municipal ticket, misdemeanor, civil, small-claims, or calendar result: contact Van Wert Municipal Court or use its CaseLook route.
- Probate record: contact the Probate deputy clerks at the county annex before visiting, especially for confidential categories.
- Juvenile record: contact the Juvenile deputy clerks. Juvenile matters may be confidential or sealed.
- Hearing date: use the court-specific calendar, then confirm a near or changed setting with the responsible court.
- Certified copy: identify the court, case number, and document sought when contacting the record custodian.
For Common Pleas records, the primary counter is Van Wert County Clerk of Courts, 121 E. Main Street, Suite 300, Van Wert, OH 45891, telephone 419-238-1022. The posted hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Municipal Court is at 102 E. Main Street, telephone 419-238-5767. Probate and Juvenile are at 108 E. Main Street; Probate is 419-238-0027 and Juvenile is 419-238-1118.