Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.054 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.054
§ 3109.054. Parental decisions regarding child's gender identity and gender transition
Status: in_force

April 24, 2024 House Bill 68 - 135th General Assembly When allocating parental rights and responsibilities or parenting time, no court shall deny or limit a parent's parental rights and responsibilities or parenting time based on the parent's decision to do any of the following: (A) Refer to and raise the child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex; (B) Decline to consent to the child receiving gender transition services as defined in section 3129.01 of the Revised Code; (C) Decline to consent to the child receiving counseling or other mental health services for the purpose of affirming the child's perception of the child's gender or sex, if the child's perception is inconsistent with the child's biological sex. Last updated February 6, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.60
§ 3125.60. Appointing magistrates - administrative and support personnel
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A) In any Title IV-D case, the judge, when necessary to satisfy the federal requirement of expedited process for obtaining court support orders and enforcing support orders, may appoint magistrates to make findings of fact and recommendations for the judge's approval in the case. All magistrates appointed pursuant to this section shall be attorneys admitted to the practice of law in this state. A court that appoints a magistrate pursuant to this section may appoint any additional administrative and support personnel for the magistrate. (B) Any magistrate appointed pursuant to this section may perform any of the following functions: (1) Taking testimony and keeping a record in the case; (2) Evaluating evidence and issuing recommendations to establish and modify court support orders and enforce support orders; (3) Accepting voluntary acknowledgments of support liability and stipulated agreements setting the amount of support to be paid; (4) Entering default orders if the obligor does not respond to notices in the case within a reasonable time after the notices are issued; (5) Any other functions considered necessary by the court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.78 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.78
§ 3111.78. Enforcing obligations of presumed father
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A parent or caretaker of the child, or the child support enforcement agency of the county in which the child, parent, or caretaker of the child resides may do either of the following to require a man to pay support and provide for the health care needs of the child if the man is presumed to be the natural father of the child under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code: (A) If the presumption is not based on an acknowledgment of paternity, file a complaint pursuant to section 2151.231 of the Revised Code in the juvenile court or other court with jurisdiction under section 2101.022 or 2301.03 of the Revised Code of the county in which the child, parent, or caretaker resides; (B) Contact a child support enforcement agency to request assistance in obtaining an order for support and the provision of health care for the child. Last updated April 3, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.709 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.709
§ 3115.709. Partial enforcement
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly If a court of this state does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3113.455 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3113 / § 3113.455
§ 3113.455. Notice
Status: in_force

September 8, 2016 House Bill 359 - 131st General Assembly The wireless service provider or reseller shall notify the petitioner within seventy-two hours of receipt of the order and the order shall be automatically suspended upon making the notification if the wireless service provider or reseller cannot operationally or technically effectuate the order due to certain circumstances, including the following: (A) The account holder has already terminated the account. (B) Differences in network technology prevent the functionality of a device on the network. (C) There are geographic or other limitations on network or service availability. (D) Any other operational or technical issue that would prevent or impair the use of the wireless service number if the transfer occurs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.392 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.392
§ 3107.392. Information on web site
Status: in_force

March 20, 2014 Senate Bill 23 - 130th General Assembly The department of health shall include on its web site information about biological parent's name redaction request forms. All of the following information shall be provided: (A) The purpose of the form; (B) The procedures to be followed and requirements to be met for the department to accept the form; (C) The date when biological parents may begin to file the form with the department; (D) The date when the form may no longer be filed with the department; (E) The procedures to be followed and requirements to be met for having the form removed from an adopted person's adoption file; (F) Any other information the department considers necessary.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3101.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3101 / § 3101.14
§ 3101.14. Notice on license of penalty for failure to return certificate of solemnized marriage
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Every marriage license shall have printed upon it in prominent type the notice that, unless the person solemnizing the marriage returns a certificate of the solemnized marriage to the probate court that issued the marriage license within thirty days after performing the ceremony, or, if the person solemnizing the marriage is a probate judge who is acting in accordance with section 2101.27 of the Revised Code and who issued the marriage license to the husband and wife, unless that probate judge files a certificate of the solemnized marriage in the probate judge's office within thirty days after the solemnization, the person or probate judge is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of fifty dollars. An envelope suitable for returning the certificate of marriage, and addressed to the proper probate court, shall be given with each license, except that this requirement does not apply if a marriage is to be solemnized by a probate judge who is acting in accordance with section 2101.27 of the Revised Code and who issued the marriage license to the husband and wife.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.71
§ 3111.71. Contracts with hospitals to meet with unmarried women giving birth
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of job and family services shall enter into a contract with local hospitals for the provision of staff by the hospitals to meet with unmarried women who give birth in or en route to the particular hospital. On or before April 1, 1998, each hospital shall enter into a contract with the department of job and family services pursuant to this section regarding the duties imposed by this section and section 3727.17 of the Revised Code concerning paternity establishment. A hospital that fails to enter into a contract shall not receive the fee from the department for correctly signed and notarized or witnessed affidavits submitted by the hospital. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 10:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.59
§ 3123.59. Issuing license when obligor becomes eligible
Status: in_force

July 1, 2017 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly Not later than seven days after receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.56 or 3123.57 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall notify each deputy registrar of the notice. The registrar and each deputy registrar shall then, if the individual otherwise is eligible for the license, permit, or endorsement and wants the license, permit, or endorsement, issue a license, permit, or endorsement to, or renew a license, permit, or endorsement of, the individual, or, if the registrar imposed a class F suspension of the individual's license, permit, or endorsement pursuant to division (A) of section 3123.58 of the Revised Code, remove the suspension. The registrar or a deputy registrar may charge a fee of not more than twenty-five dollars for issuing or renewing or removing the suspension of a license, permit, or endorsement pursuant to this section. The fees collected by the registrar pursuant to this section shall be paid into the public safety - highway purposes fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.05
§ 3107.05. Contents of petition
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 5 - 135th General Assembly (A) A petition for adoption shall be prepared and filed according to the procedure for commencing an action under the Rules of Civil Procedure. It shall include the following information: (1) The date and place of birth of the person to be adopted, if known; (2) The name of the person to be adopted, if known; (3) The name to be used for the person to be adopted; (4) The date of placement of a minor and the name of the person placing the minor; (5) The full name, age, place, and duration of residence of the petitioner; (6) The marital status of the petitioner, including the date and place of marriage, if married; (7) The relationship to the petitioner of the person to be adopted; (8) That the petitioner has facilities and resources suitable to provide for the nurture and care of the person to be adopted, and that it is the desire of the petitioner to establish the relationship of parent and child with the person to be adopted; (9) A description and estimate of value of all property of the person to be adopted; (10) The name and address, if known, of any person whose consent to the adoption is required, but who has not consented, and facts that explain the lack of the consent normally required to the adoption. (B) A certified copy of the birth certificate of the person to be adopted, if available, and of the required consents, and relinquishments of consents, if any, shall be filed with the clerk. Last updated February 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.0310 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.0310
§ 3121.0310. Adoption of standard forms for notices
Status: in_force

March 21, 2005 House Bill 200 - 125th General Assembly The department of job and family services shall adopt standard forms for support withholding and deduction notices described in section 3121.03 of the Revised Code, which shall be used regardless of the type or source of income. All courts and child support enforcement agencies shall use the forms in issuing withholding and deduction notices. The withholding and deduction requirements contained in the notices are final and enforceable by the court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.56
§ 3121.56. Collecting administrative charge
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The office of child support shall collect the administrative charge imposed on the obligor under the support order pursuant to section 3119.27 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.610 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.610
§ 3115.610. Effect of registration or modification
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly A tribunal of this state may enforce a child-support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of section 3115.611 or 3115.613 of the Revised Code have been met.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.01
§ 3125.01. Title IV-D case defined
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly As used in this chapter, "Title IV-D case" means any case in which the child support enforcement agency is enforcing the child support order pursuant to Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3117.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3117 / § 3117.04
§ 3117.04. Investigations, reports and assistance of probation officers
Status: in_force

November 19, 1969 Senate Bill 74 - 108th General Assembly The probation officer in every county shall, upon request of the conciliation judge, in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, make investigations and reports and render other assistance in conciliation cases, within the limits of the powers and duties granted and imposed by the laws of this state relating to probation officers.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.30
§ 3111.30. Preparing new birth record
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Once an acknowledgment of paternity becomes final, the office of child support shall notify the department of health of the acknowledgment. If the original birth record is inconsistent with the acknowledgment, on receipt of the notice, the department of health shall, in accordance with section 3705.09 of the Revised Code, prepare a new birth record consistent with the acknowledgment and substitute the new record for the original birth record.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.822 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.822
§ 3123.822. Conditions for collection from refunds
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly No overdue support or overpaid child support shall be collected from refunds of state income taxes paid by an obligor or obligee unless all of the following conditions are met: (A) Any reduction authorized by section 5747.12 of the Revised Code has first been made, except as otherwise provided in this section. (B) The refund payable to the obligor or obligee is not less than twenty-five dollars after any reduction pursuant to section 5747.12 of the Revised Code. (C) Either of the following applies: (1) With respect to overdue support, the obligor maintains an arrearage in the payment of support for three months and the amount of the total arrearage during each of the three months is at least one hundred fifty dollars; (2) With respect to overpaid child support, the amount overpaid is not less than one hundred fifty dollars. Overdue support or overpaid child support shall be collected from such refunds before any part of the refund is used as a contribution pursuant to section 5747.113 of the Revised Code. Overdue support or overpaid child support shall be collected from such refunds before the refund or any part of the refund is credited against tax due in any subsequent year pursuant to section 5747.12 of the Revised Code, notwithstanding the consent of the obligor or obligee for such crediting.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.84
§ 3119.84. Modifying payments accruing while modification proceedings are pending
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A court with jurisdiction over a court support order may modify an obligor's duty to pay a support payment that becomes due after notice of a petition to modify the court support order has been given to each obligee and to the obligor before a final order concerning the petition for modification is entered.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.44
§ 3119.44. Contempt
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly Whoever violates a court child support order issued in accordance with section 3119.30 of the Revised Code may be punished as for contempt under Chapter 2705. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.12
§ 3123.12. Keeping case files open
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly No child support enforcement agency, solely because the support due under a support order has not been paid or has not been paid periodically or recently, shall consider, list, or otherwise administer the support order or the case pertaining to it as if either were closed or close the files or the case pertaining to the support order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.54
§ 3111.54. Contempt
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If an alleged father or natural mother willfully fails to submit to genetic testing, or if the alleged father, natural mother, or any other person who is the custodian of the child willfully fails to submit the child to genetic testing, as required by an order for genetic testing issued under section 3111.41 of the Revised Code, the child support enforcement agency that issued the order may request that the juvenile court or other court with jurisdiction under section 2101.022 or 2301.03 of the Revised Code of the county in which the agency is located find the alleged father, natural mother, or other person in contempt pursuant to section 2705.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.07
§ 3121.07. Unemployment compensation benefits withholding or deductions
Status: in_force

October 31, 2001 Senate Bill 99 - 124th General Assembly (A) If a child support enforcement agency discovers pursuant to an investigation conducted under section 3123.02 of the Revised Code that an obligor under a child support order that it is administering may be receiving unemployment compensation benefits or if a child support enforcement agency receives notice or otherwise discovers that an obligor under a child support order may be receiving unemployment compensation benefits, the agency promptly shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the obligor is receiving unemployment compensation benefits and to determine the amount of the benefits. The investigation shall be completed within ten days of the agency's discovery or receipt of the notice. (B)(1) Upon completion of an investigation conducted under division (A) of this section, if the agency finds that the obligor is receiving unemployment compensation benefits, it shall, in accordance with Chapter 3121. of the Revised Code and section 4141.284 of the Revised Code and federal law governing the department of job and family services, notify the department of job and family services to withhold or deduct an amount from the unemployment compensation benefits to pay child support obligations. Any deduction from a source in accordance with this section and section 4141.284 of the Revised Code is in addition to, and does not preclude, any withholding or deduction for purposes of child support under Chapters 3119., 3121., and 3123. of the Revised Code. The agency may not impose the processing charge pursuant to section 3119.27 of the Revised Code with respect to amounts withheld or deducted from unemployment compensation pursuant to this section. (2)(a) The department of job and family services, in accordance with section 4141.284 of the Revised Code, shall deduct and withhold from unemployment compensation payable to the obligor, and pay to the appropriate child support enforcement entity, whichever of the following is applicable: (i) Any amount required to be deducted and withheld from the unemployment compensation pursuant to legal process, as that term is defined in Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq., as amended, and properly served on the director of job and family services, as described in section 4141.282 of the Revised Code; (ii) When division (B)(2)(a)(i) of this section is inapplicable, an amount determined pursuant to an agreement submitted to the director under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351, 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq., as amended, by the state or local child support enforcement agency; (iii) If neither division (B)(2)(a)(i) nor (ii) of this section is applicable, then the amount specified by the individual. (b) The amount of unemployment compensation subject to being withheld pursuant to division (B)(2)(a) of this section is that amount that remains payable to the individual after application of any recoupment provisions for recovery of overpayments and after deductions that have been made under Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code for deductible income received by the individual. Effective for applications to establish unemployment compensation benefit rights filed after December 27, 1997, the amount withheld with respect to a week of unemployment benefits shall not exceed fifty per cent of the individual's weekly benefit amount as determined by the director. (c) Any deduction and withholding pursuant to division (B) of this section from unemployment compensation payable to an obligor is subject to, and shall be in accordance with, section 4141.284 of the Revised Code. (C) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section, which rules shall be consistent with section 4141.284 of the Revised Code and federal law governing the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3101.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3101 / § 3101.07
§ 3101.07. Expiration date of license
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No marriage license shall be effective nor shall it authorize the performance of a marriage ceremony after the expiration of sixty days from the date of issuance. This provision shall be printed on each license in prominent type.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.894 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.894
§ 3121.894. New hires directory
Status: in_force

March 21, 2005 House Bill 200 - 125th General Assembly The department of job and family services shall, within five days of receipt from an employer, enter the information described in divisions (A)(1) and (3) of section 3121.892 of the Revised Code into the new hires directory, which shall be part of or accessible to the automated data processing system required pursuant to section 3125.07 of the Revised Code. The department of job and family services may specify by rule the extent to which the information described in division (A)(2) of section 3121.892 of the Revised Code is to be entered into the new hires directory or any other appropriate directory. The department shall enter the information in accordance with the rule.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.03
§ 3111.03. Presumption of paternity
Status: in_force

June 15, 2006 House Bill 102 - 126th General Assembly (A) A man is presumed to be the natural father of a child under any of the following circumstances: (1) The man and the child's mother are or have been married to each other, and the child is born during the marriage or is born within three hundred days after the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, divorce, or dissolution or after the man and the child's mother separate pursuant to a separation agreement. (2) The man and the child's mother attempted, before the child's birth, to marry each other by a marriage that was solemnized in apparent compliance with the law of the state in which the marriage took place, the marriage is or could be declared invalid, and either of the following applies: (a) The marriage can only be declared invalid by a court and the child is born during the marriage or within three hundred days after the termination of the marriage by death, annulment, divorce, or dissolution; (b) The attempted marriage is invalid without a court order and the child is born within three hundred days after the termination of cohabitation. (3) An acknowledgment of paternity has been filed pursuant to section 3111.23 or former section 5101.314 of the Revised Code and has not become final under former section 3111.211 or 5101.314 or section 2151.232 , 3111.25 , or 3111.821 of the Revised Code. (B) A presumption that arises under this section can only be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence that includes the results of genetic testing, except that a presumption that is conclusive as provided in division (A) of section 3111.95 or division (B) of section 3111.97 of the Revised Code cannot be rebutted. An acknowledgment of paternity that becomes final under section 2151.232 , 3111.25 , or 3111.821 of the Revised Code is not a presumption and shall be considered a final and enforceable determination of paternity unless the acknowledgment is rescinded under section 3111.28 or 3119.962 of the Revised Code. If two or more conflicting presumptions arise under this section, the court shall determine, based upon logic and policy considerations, which presumption controls. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, a presumption of paternity that arose pursuant to this section prior to March 22, 2001, shall remain valid on and after that date unless rebutted pursuant to division (B) of this section. This division does not apply to a determination described in division (B)(3) of this section as division (B)(3) of this section existed prior to March 22, 2001. (2) A presumption of paternity that arose prior to March 22, 2001, based on an acknowledgment of paternity that became final under former section 3111.211 or 5101.314 or section 2151.232 of the Revised Code is not a presumption and shall be considered a final and enforceable determination of paternity unless the acknowledgment is rescinded under section 3111.28 or 3119.962 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.04
§ 3125.04. Publicity program
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly As part of its efforts to establish parentage, the office of child support shall develop a program to publicize the state procedures for establishing the existence of a parent and child relationship and the advantages of establishing such a relationship. The office may require any board, commission, or agency of the state to participate in the publicity program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3113.454 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3113 / § 3113.454
§ 3113.454. Service of process
Status: in_force

September 8, 2016 House Bill 359 - 131st General Assembly An order issued in compliance with section 3113.451 of the Revised Code shall be served on the wireless service provider's or reseller's agent for service of process listed with the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.56
§ 3123.56. Notice to registrar if obligor is not in default
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 29 - 135th General Assembly A child support enforcement agency that sent a notice under section 3123.54 of the Revised Code of an individual's default under a child support order shall send to the registrar of motor vehicles a notice that the individual is not in default if it determines that the individual is not in default or any of the following occurs: (A) The individual makes full payment to the office of child support or, pursuant to sections 3125.27 to 3125.30 of the Revised Code, to the child support enforcement agency of the arrearage as of the date the payment is made. (B) If division (A) of this section is not possible, the individual has presented to the agency sufficient evidence of current employment or of an account in a financial institution, the agency has confirmed the individual's employment or the existence of the account, and an appropriate withholding or deduction notice described in section 3121.03 of the Revised Code has been issued to collect current support and any arrearage due under the child support order that was in default. (C) If divisions (A) and (B) of this section are not possible, the individual presents evidence to the agency sufficient to establish either one of the following: (1) The individual is unable to work due to circumstances beyond the individual's control. (2) The imposition of a suspension on the individual's driver's license or commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or temporary instruction permit or commercial driver's temporary instruction permit would effectively prevent the individual from paying child support or any arrearage due under the child support order that was in default. (D) If divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section are not possible, the individual enters into and complies with a written agreement with the agency that requires the obligor to comply with either of the following: (1) A family support program administered or approved by the agency; (2) A program to establish compliance with a seek work order issued pursuant to section 3121.03 of the Revised Code. (E) If divisions (A), (B), (C), and (D) of this section are not possible, the individual pays the balance of the total monthly obligation due for the ninety-day period preceding the date the agency sent the notice described in section 3123.55 of the Revised Code. The agency shall send the notice under this section not later than seven days after it determines the individual is not in default or that any of the circumstances specified in this section has occurred. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.421 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.421
§ 3119.421. Reimbursement for covered out-of-pocket medical, optical, hospital, dental, or prescription expenses
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly A health plan administrator that provides health insurance coverage for the children who are the subject of a child support order in accordance with the child support order or a notice sent by an employer pursuant to section 3119.36 of the Revised Code shall reimburse the individual who is designated to receive reimbursement in the child support order for covered out-of-pocket medical, optical, hospital, dental, or prescription expenses incurred on behalf of the children.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.51
§ 3127.51. Construction of chapter to promote uniformity
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly In applying and construing sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact a uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.85
§ 3121.85. Duties of agencies and office of child support to update and maintain information
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Each child support enforcement agency shall enter information into the case registry and maintain and update that information consistent with Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq., as amended and any federal regulations adopted under the act. The office of child support and each child support enforcement agency shall monitor the registry consistent with Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," as amended, and any federal regulations adopted under the act.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.91 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.91
§ 3119.91. Requesting administrative hearing on termination investigation conclusions
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly If an obligor or obligee under a child support order timely requests an administrative hearing pursuant to section 3119.90 of the Revised Code, the child support enforcement agency shall schedule a hearing on the issue, give the parties notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing, and conduct the hearing. On completion of the hearing, the child support enforcement agency shall issue a decision. The decision shall include a notice stating that the obligor or obligee may object to the decision by filing a motion within fourteen days after the issuance of the decision in one of the following courts requesting a determination as to whether the order should be terminated or whether any other appropriate determination regarding the order should be made: (A) With respect to a court child support order, in the court that issued the order or that otherwise has jurisdiction over the order; (B) With respect to an administrative child support order, the juvenile court or other court with jurisdiction under section 2101.022 or 2301.03 of the Revised Code of the county in which the agency that issued the order is located. The notice shall also state that if neither the obligor nor the obligee files the motion within the fourteen- day period, the administrative hearing decision is final and will be filed with the court or in the administrative case file.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.03
§ 3123.03. Sending default notice to obligor
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly Within fifteen calendar days after the identification of a default under a support order, the office of child support in the department of job and family services shall send a default notice to the obligor. The default notice shall include a summary of the actions that may be taken against the obligor if the court or agency makes a final and enforceable determination that the obligor is in default. If the location of the obligor is unknown at the time of the identification of a default under the support order, the office shall send the default notice to the obligor's last known address.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.41
§ 3123.41. Board, license defined
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly As used in sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code: (A) "Board" means any entity that has the authority pursuant to Title XLVII of the Revised Code to issue a license, and any other agency of this state, other than the supreme court, that has the authority to issue a license that authorizes an individual to engage in an occupation or profession. "Board" includes an administrative officer that has authority to issue a license that authorizes an individual to engage in an occupation or profession. (B) "License" includes a license, certificate, permit, registration, or other authorization to engage in an occupation or profession.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.504 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.504
§ 3109.504. Granting of parental rights prohibited
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 207 - 130th General Assembly (A) No court shall issue an order granting parental rights with respect to a child to a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to rape or sexual battery and has been declared, in an action or proceeding under section 3109.501 or 3109.505 of the Revised Code regarding that child, to be the parent of a child conceived as a result of rape or sexual battery committed by the person. (B) On receipt of a notice under section 3109.503 of the Revised Code, a court that has issued an order granting parental rights regarding the person and child addressed in the notice shall terminate the order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.891 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.891
§ 3121.891. Duty to make a new hire report
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) or (C) of this section, every employer shall make a new hire report to the department of job and family services regarding a newly hired employee or a contractor of a person who resides, works, or will be assigned to work in this state to whom the employer anticipates paying compensation. (B) An employer with employees or contractors in two or more states that transmits new hire reports magnetically or electronically may make the new hire report to another state if the employer does both of the following: (1) Notifies the Ohio department of job and family services and the United States secretary of health and human services in writing that the employer has designated another state as the state to which the employer will transmit the report; (2) Transmits the report to that state in compliance with federal law. (C) The department may by rule exempt employers from making new hire reports on any classification of contractors if the department determines that exempting the employer will assist the administration of the new hire reporting requirement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.46
§ 3123.46. Notice to board if obligor is no longer out of compliance
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A child support enforcement agency that sent a notice to a board of an individual's failure to comply with a warrant or subpoena shall send to each board to which the agency sent the notice a further notice that the individual is no longer out of compliance if the court or agency that issued the warrant or subpoena removes the warrant or determines that the obligor has complied with the subpoena. The agency shall send the notice under this section not later than seven days after the agency determines that either of the circumstances specified in this section has occurred.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.45
§ 3119.45. Previous finding of contempt
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly If a person is found in contempt under Chapter 2705. for failing to comply with a court child support order issued in accordance with section 3119.30 of the Revised Code and the person previously has been found in contempt under that chapter, the court shall consider the failure to comply with the order as a change in circumstances for the purpose of modification of the amount of support due under the court child support order issued in accordance with section 3119.30 of the Revised Code to which the person is subject.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.19
§ 3109.19. Parentage or support action brought by grandparent who is providing support to child born to unmarried and unemancipated minors
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "minor" has the same meaning as in section 3107.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) If a child is born to parents who are unmarried and unemancipated minors, a parent of one of the minors is providing support for the minors' child, and the minors have not signed an acknowledgment of paternity or a parent and child relationship has not been established between the child and the male minor, the parent who is providing support for the child may request a determination of the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship between the child and the male minor pursuant to Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code. (2) If a child is born to parents who are unmarried and unemancipated minors, a parent of one of the minors is providing support for the child, and the minors have signed an acknowledgment of paternity that has become final pursuant to section 2151.232 , 3111.25 , or 3111.821 of the Revised Code or a parent and child relationship has been established between the child and the male minor pursuant to Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, the parent who is providing support for the child may file a complaint requesting that the court issue an order or may request the child support enforcement agency of the county in which the child resides to issue an administrative order requiring all of the minors' parents to pay support for the child. (C)(1) On receipt of a complaint filed under division (B)(2) of this section, the court shall schedule a hearing to determine, in accordance with Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code, the amount of child support the minors' parents are required to pay, the method of paying the support, and the method of providing for the child's health care needs. On receipt of a request under division (B)(2) of this section, the agency shall schedule a hearing to determine, in accordance with Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code, the amount of child support the minors' parents are required to pay, the method of paying the support, and the method of providing for the child's health care needs. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court or agency shall issue an order requiring the payment of support of the child and provision for the child's health care needs. The court or agency shall calculate the child support amount using the income of the minors' parents instead of the income of the minors. If any of the minors' parents are divorced, the court or agency shall calculate the child support as if they were married, and issue a child support order requiring the parents to pay a portion of any support imposed as a separate obligation. If a child support order issued pursuant to section 2151.23 , 2151.231 , 2151.232 , 3111.13 , or 3111.81 of the Revised Code requires one of the minors to pay support for the child, the amount the minor is required to pay shall be deducted from any amount that minor's parents are required to pay pursuant to an order issued under this section. The hearing shall be held not later than sixty days after the day the complaint is filed or the request is made nor earlier than thirty days after the court or agency gives the minors' parents notice of the action. (2) An order issued by an agency for the payment of child support shall include a notice stating all of the following: that the parents of the minors may object to the order by filing a complaint pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section with the court requesting that the court issue an order requiring the minors' parents to pay support for the child and provide for the child's health care needs; that the complaint may be filed no later than thirty days after the date of the issuance of the agency's order; and that, if none of the parents of the minors file a complaint pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section, the agency's order is final and enforceable by a court and may be modified and enforced only in accordance with Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code. (D) An order issued by a court or agency under this section shall remain in effect, except as modified pursuant to Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code until the occurrence of any of the following: (1) The minor who resides with the parents required to pay support under this section reaches the age of eighteen years, dies, marries, enlists in the armed services, is deported, gains legal or physical custody of the child, or is otherwise emancipated. (2) The child who is the subject of the order dies, is adopted, is deported, or is transferred to the legal or physical custody of the minor who lives with the parents required to pay support under this section. (3) The minor's parents to whom support is being paid pursuant to this section is no longer providing any support for the child. (E) The minor's parents to whom support is being paid under a child support order issued by a court or agency pursuant to this section shall notify, and the minor's parents who are paying support may notify the child support enforcement agency of the occurrence of any event described in division (D) of this section. A willful failure to notify the agency as required by this division is contempt of court with respect to a court child support order. Upon receiving notification pursuant to this division, the agency shall comply with sections 3119.90 to 3119.94 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.20
§ 3111.20. Birth record defined
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly As used in sections 3111.21 to 3111.85 of the Revised Code, "birth record" has the same meaning as in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.10
§ 3119.10. Definition of "person with a disability"
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 338 - 135th General Assembly For purposes of sections 3119.11 and 3119.12 of the Revised Code, "person with a disability" means a person with a mental or physical disability, whose disability began before the person reached the age of majority, and whose disability makes the person incapable of supporting or maintaining oneself. Last updated February 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.33
§ 3127.33. Recognition of custody determination of non-Ohio court
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly (A) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if that state exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this chapter and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this chapter. (B) A court of this state may use any remedy available under other law of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided in sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody determination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.601 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.601
§ 3115.601. Registration of order of enforcement
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.24
§ 3123.24. Access restriction defined
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly For the purposes of sections 3123.24 to 3123.38 of the Revised Code, "access restriction" means that funds may not be withdrawn or transferred.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.9529 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.9529
§ 3119.9529. Determination of continued caregiver
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly If, upon investigation under section 3119.9527 of the Revised Code, the child support enforcement agency determines that the caretaker to whom support amounts are redirected remains the primary caregiver of the child who is the subject of the redirection order or recommendation, the agency shall take no further action on the notice received under section 3119.9527 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 5:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.54
§ 3121.54. Payment of support commencing on day other than first day of month
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly With respect to support orders that require payment of support to commence on a day other than the first day of a month, the child support enforcement agency, for purposes of monthly administration, shall compute a pro rata amount due under the order for the first month of the period of payment, in the following manner: (A) Determine an annual amount under section 3121.52 of the Revised Code; (B) Divide the annual amount by one of the following to obtain the daily rate: (1) If payment of support is required to commence in a leap year, three hundred sixty-six; (2) If payment of support is required to commence in a year that is not a leap year, three hundred sixty-five. (C) Multiply the daily rate by the number of days the order is in effect in the first month, including the date payment of support is required to commence and the last day of the first month.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.31
§ 3127.31. Definitions - petitioner and respondent
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly As used in sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code: (A) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination. (B) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.091 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.091
§ 3105.091. Conciliation procedures
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) At any time after thirty days from the service of summons or first publication of notice in an action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation, or at any time after the filing of a petition for dissolution of marriage, the court of common pleas, upon its own motion or the motion of one of the parties, may order the parties to undergo conciliation for the period of time not exceeding ninety days as the court specifies, and, if children are involved in the proceeding, the court may order the parties to take part in family counseling during the course of the proceeding or for any reasonable period of time as directed by the court. An order requiring conciliation shall set forth the conciliation procedure and name the conciliator. The conciliation procedures may include without limitation referrals to the conciliation judge as provided in Chapter 3117. of the Revised Code, public or private marriage counselors, family service agencies, community health services, physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, licensed psychologists, or members of the clergy. The court, in its order requiring the parties to undergo family counseling, may name the counselor and shall set forth the required type of counseling, the length of time for the counseling, and any other specific conditions required by it. The court shall direct and order the manner in which the costs of any conciliation procedures and of any family counseling are to be paid. (B) No action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation, in which conciliation or family counseling has been ordered, shall be heard or decided until the conciliation or family counseling has concluded and been reported to the court. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.37
§ 3123.37. Contents of withdrawal directive
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Subject to sections 3123.27 and 3123.28 to 3123.36 of the Revised Code, an agency that determines that an obligor has funds in an account in a financial institution shall issue a withdrawal directive to the financial institution. A copy of this notice shall be sent to the obligor. The directive shall require the financial institution to transmit funds from the account to the office of child support. (B) The withdrawal directive shall contain the following information: (1) The name, address, and social security number or taxpayer identification number of the obligor; (2) A statement that the obligor has been determined to be in default under a support order; (3) The amount of the arrearage owed by the obligor as determined by the court or child support enforcement agency; (4) The amount of funds that are to be withdrawn from the account and the type of account from which the funds are to be withdrawn. (C) On receipt of a withdrawal directive, a financial institution shall withdraw the amount specified from the account described in the notice and pay it to the office of child support after deducting a fivedollar fee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.8910 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.8910
§ 3121.8910. Fee for failing to make new hire report
Status: in_force

March 21, 2005 House Bill 200 - 125th General Assembly An employer that fails to make a new hire report shall be liable to the department of job and family services for a civil penalty of twenty-five dollars for each failure to make a report. If the failure to make a new hire report is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee not to supply the report or to supply a false or incomplete report, the employer shall be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for each such failure.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.11
§ 3123.11. Agency to notify obligee of default
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly On receipt of notice under section 3123.10 of the Revised Code, the child support enforcement agency shall notify the obligee of the default, of the obligee's rights and remedies, and that the agency is responsible for enforcing support orders under section 3125.11 of the Revised Code, Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq., as amended, and Chapter 3125. of the Revised Code. The notice shall contain a printed explanation of the provisions of the Revised Code governing the obligee's rights and remedies.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.06
§ 3119.06. Minimum child support order
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in any action in which a court or a child support enforcement agency issues or modifies a child support order or in any other proceeding in which a court or agency determines the amount of child support to be paid pursuant to a child support order, the court or agency shall issue a minimum child support order requiring the obligor to pay a minimum of eighty dollars a month for all the children subject to that order. The court or agency, in its discretion and in appropriate circumstances, may issue a minimum child support order of less than eighty dollars a month or issue an order not requiring the obligor to pay any child support amount. The circumstances under which a court or agency may issue such an order include the nonresidential parent's medically verified or documented physical or mental disability or institutionalization in a facility for persons with a mental illness or any other circumstances considered appropriate by the court or agency. If a court or agency issues a minimum child support obligation pursuant to this section and the obligor under the support order is the recipient of means-tested public assistance, as described in division (C)(13)(a) of section 3119.01 of the Revised Code, any unpaid amounts of support due under the support order shall accrue as arrearages from month to month, and the obligor's current obligation to pay the support due under the support order is suspended during any period of time that the obligor is receiving means-tested public assistance and is complying with any seek work orders issued pursuant to section 3121.03 of the Revised Code. The court, obligee, and child support enforcement agency shall not enforce the obligation of the obligor to pay the amount of support due under the support order while the obligor is receiving means-tested public assistance and is complying with any seek work orders issued pursuant to section 3121.03 of the Revised Code. (B) As used in this section, "means-tested public assistance" includes cash assistance payments under the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code, financial assistance under the disability financial assistance program established under Chapter 5115. of the Revised Code, supplemental security income, or means-tested veterans' benefits. Last updated April 3, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.893 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.893
§ 3121.893. Methods for making new hire report
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly An employer shall make a new hire report for each newly hired employee or contractor in a manner prescribed by the department of job and family services. The department may require that the report include or consist of the submission of a copy of the United States internal revenue service form W-4 (employee's withholding allowance certificate) for the employee, a form provided by the department, or any other hiring document or data storage device or mechanism the department authorizes. An employer may make the new hire report by mail, fax, magnetic or electronic means, or other means the department authorizes. If an employer makes a new hire report by mail, the date of making the report is the postmark date if the report is mailed in the United States with first class postage and is addressed as the department authorizes. An employer shall make the new hire report not later than twenty days after the date on which the employer hires an employee or the date on which the employer engages or re-engages the contractor or the contractor resumes providing services under the contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.83 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.83
§ 3121.83. Maintenance of case registry
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The case registry shall be maintained as part of the automated system created pursuant to section 3125.07 of the Revised Code and shall be accessed through the system. The office of child support and each child support enforcement agency shall monitor and update the registry, and each agency shall enter the information described in section 3121.82 of the Revised Code in the registry in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 3121.86 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.81
§ 3111.81. Order concerning support and health care
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly After the hearing under section 3111.80 of the Revised Code is completed, the administrative officer may issue an administrative order for the payment of support and provision for the child's health care. The order shall take effect fourteen days after the order is issued. The order shall do all of the following in accordance with Chapters 3119. and 3121. of the Revised Code: (A) Require periodic payments of support that may vary in amount, except that, if it is in the best interest of the child, the administrative officer may order the purchase of an annuity in lieu of periodic payments of support if the purchase agreement provides that any remaining principal will be transferred to the ownership and control of the child on the child's attainment of the age of majority; (B) Require the parents to provide for the health care needs of the child in accordance with sections 3119.29 to 3119.56 of the Revised Code; (C) Include a notice that contains the information described in section 3111.84 of the Revised Code informing the parents that the administrative order is final and enforceable fourteen days after the order is issued and that they have the right to object to the order by bringing an action for the payment of support and provision of the child's health care under section 2151.231 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.061
§ 3107.061. Putative father on notice that consent unnecessary
Status: in_force

June 20, 1996 House Bill 419 - 121st General Assembly A man who has sexual intercourse with a woman is on notice that if a child is born as a result and the man is the putative father, the child may be adopted without his consent pursuant to division (B) of section 3107.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.171
§ 3105.171. Equitable division of marital and separate property - distributive award
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Distributive award" means any payment or payments, in real or personal property, that are payable in a lump sum or over time, in fixed amounts, that are made from separate property or income, and that are not made from marital property and do not constitute payments of spousal support, as defined in section 3105.18 of the Revised Code. (2) "During the marriage" means whichever of the following is applicable: (a) Except as provided in division (A)(2)(b) of this section, the period of time from the date of the marriage through the date of the final hearing in an action for divorce or in an action for legal separation; (b) If the court determines that the use of either or both of the dates specified in division (A)(2)(a) of this section would be inequitable, the court may select dates that it considers equitable in determining marital property. If the court selects dates that it considers equitable in determining marital property, "during the marriage" means the period of time between those dates selected and specified by the court. (3)(a) "Marital property" means, subject to division (A)(3)(b) of this section, all of the following: (i) All real and personal property that currently is owned by either or both of the spouses, including, but not limited to, the retirement benefits of the spouses, and that was acquired by either or both of the spouses during the marriage; (ii) All interest that either or both of the spouses currently has in any real or personal property, including, but not limited to, the retirement benefits of the spouses, and that was acquired by either or both of the spouses during the marriage; (iii) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all income and appreciation on separate property, due to the labor, monetary, or in-kind contribution of either or both of the spouses that occurred during the marriage; (iv) A participant account, as defined in section 148.01 of the Revised Code, of either of the spouses, to the extent of the following: the moneys that have been deferred by a continuing member or participating employee, as defined in that section, and that have been transmitted to the public employees retirement board during the marriage and any income that is derived from the investment of those moneys during the marriage; the moneys that have been deferred by an officer or employee of a municipal corporation and that have been transmitted to the governing board, administrator, depository, or trustee of the deferred compensation program of the municipal corporation during the marriage and any income that is derived from the investment of those moneys during the marriage; or the moneys that have been deferred by an officer or employee of a government unit, as defined in section 148.06 of the Revised Code, and that have been transmitted to the governing board, as defined in that section, during the marriage and any income that is derived from the investment of those moneys during the marriage. (b) "Marital property" does not include any separate property. (4) "Passive income" means income acquired other than as a result of the labor, monetary, or in-kind contribution of either spouse. (5) "Personal property" includes both tangible and intangible personal property. (6)(a) "Separate property" means all real and personal property and any interest in real or personal property that is found by the court to be any of the following: (i) An inheritance by one spouse by bequest, devise, or descent during the course of the marriage; (ii) Any real or personal property or interest in real or personal property that was acquired by one spouse prior to the date of the marriage; (iii) Passive income and appreciation acquired from separate property by one spouse during the marriage; (iv) Any real or personal property or interest in real or personal property acquired by one spouse after a decree of legal separation issued under section 3105.17 of the Revised Code; (v) Any real or personal property or interest in real or personal property that is excluded by a valid antenuptial or postnuptial agreement; (vi) Compensation to a spouse for the spouse's personal injury, except for loss of marital earnings and compensation for expenses paid from marital assets; (vii) Any gift of any real or personal property or of an interest in real or personal property that is made after the date of the marriage and that is proven by clear and convincing evidence to have been given to only one spouse. (b) The commingling of separate property with other property of any type does not destroy the identity of the separate property as separate property, except when the separate property is not traceable. (B) In divorce proceedings, the court shall, and in legal separation proceedings upon the request of either spouse, the court may, determine what constitutes marital property and what constitutes separate property. In either case, upon making such a determination, the court shall divide the marital and separate property equitably between the spouses, in accordance with this section. For purposes of this section, the court has jurisdiction over all property, excluding the social security benefits of a spouse other than as set forth in division (F)(9) of this section, in which one or both spouses have an interest. (C)(1) Except as provided in this division or division (E) of this section, the division of marital property shall be equal. If an equal division of marital property would be inequitable, the court shall not divide the marital property equally but instead shall divide it between the spouses in the manner the court determines equitable. In making a division of marital property, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including those set forth in division (F) of this section. (2) Each spouse shall be considered to have contributed equally to the production and acquisition of marital property. (3) The court shall provide for an equitable division of marital property under this section prior to making any award of spousal support to either spouse under section 3105.18 of the Revised Code and without regard to any spousal support so awarded. (4) If the marital property includes a participant account, as defined in section 148.01 of the Revised Code, the court shall not order the division or disbursement of the moneys and income described in division (A)(3)(a)(iv) of this section to occur in a manner that is inconsistent with the law, rules, or plan governing the deferred compensation program involved or prior to the time that the spouse in whose name the participant account is maintained commences receipt of the moneys and income credited to the account in accordance with that law, rules, and plan. (D) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section or by another provision of this section, the court shall disburse a spouse's separate property to that spouse. If a court does not disburse a spouse's separate property to that spouse, the court shall make written findings of fact that explain the factors that it considered in making its determination that the spouse's separate property should not be disbursed to that spouse. (E)(1) The court may make a distributive award to facilitate, effectuate, or supplement a division of marital property. The court may require any distributive award to be secured by a lien on the payor's specific marital property or separate property. (2) The court may make a distributive award in lieu of a division of marital property in order to achieve equity between the spouses, if the court determines that a division of the marital property in kind or in money would be impractical or burdensome. (3) The court shall require each spouse to disclose in a full and complete manner all marital property, separate property, and other assets, debts, income, and expenses of the spouse. (4) If a spouse has engaged in financial misconduct, including, but not limited to, the dissipation, destruction, concealment, nondisclosure, or fraudulent disposition of assets, the court may compensate the offended spouse with a distributive award or with a greater award of marital property. (5) If a spouse has substantially and willfully failed to disclose marital property, separate property, or other assets, debts, income, or expenses as required under division (E)(3) of this section, the court may compensate the offended spouse with a distributive award or with a greater award of marital property not to exceed three times the value of the marital property, separate property, or other assets, debts, income, or expenses that are not disclosed by the other spouse. (F) In making a division of marital property and in determining whether to make and the amount of any distributive award under this section, the court shall consider all of the following factors: (1) The duration of the marriage; (2) The assets and liabilities of the spouses; (3) The desirability of awarding the family home, or the right to reside in the family home for reasonable periods of time, to the spouse with custody of the children of the marriage; (4) The liquidity of the property to be distributed; (5) The economic desirability of retaining intact an asset or an interest in an asset; (6) The tax consequences of the property division upon the respective awards to be made to each spouse; (7) The costs of sale, if it is necessary that an asset be sold to effectuate an equitable distribution of property; (8) Any division or disbursement of property made in a separation agreement that was voluntarily entered into by the spouses; (9) Any retirement benefits of the spouses, excluding the social security benefits of a spouse except as may be relevant for purposes of dividing a public pension; (10) Any other factor that the court expressly finds to be relevant and equitable. (G) In any order for the division or disbursement of property or a distributive award made pursuant to this section, the court shall make written findings of fact that support the determination that the marital property has been equitably divided and shall specify the dates it used in determining the meaning of "during the marriage." (H) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the holding of title to property by one spouse individually or by both spouses in a form of co-ownership does not determine whether the property is marital property or separate property. (I) A division or disbursement of property or a distributive award made under this section is not subject to future modification by the court except upon the express written consent or agreement to the modification by both spouses. (J) The court may issue any orders under this section that it determines equitable, including, but not limited to, either of the following types of orders: (1) An order granting a spouse the right to use the marital dwelling or any other marital property or separate property for any reasonable period of time; (2) An order requiring the sale or encumbrancing of any real or personal property, with the proceeds from the sale and the funds from any loan secured by the encumbrance to be applied as determined by the court. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.58
§ 3121.58. Separate arrearage account for unpaid charges
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly If an obligor fails to make the payment required by division (B) of section 3119.28 of the Revised Code, the office of child support shall maintain a separate arrearage account of that amount for the obligor. The office shall not deduct the unpaid amount from any support payment due the obligee under the support order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3115.318 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3115 / § 3115.318
§ 3115.318. Assistance with discovery
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly A tribunal of this state may do both of the following: (A) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; (B) Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.66
§ 3111.66. Filing orders and entering into registry
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A court or child support enforcement agency, whichever is applicable, shall file the following with the office of child support: (A) An order issued pursuant to section 3111.13 of the Revised Code on or after January 1, 1998; (B) An order issued pursuant to section 3111.22 of the Revised Code on or after January 1, 1998, that has become final and enforceable; (C) An order issued pursuant to section 3111.46 of the Revised Code on or after the effective date of this section. On the filing of an order pursuant to this section, the office shall enter the information on the order in the birth registry.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.29
§ 3119.29. Health insurance coverage for children definitions
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly As used in this section and sections 3119.30 to 3119.56 of the Revised Code: (A) "Health care coverage" means such medical support that includes a health insurance coverage or a public health care plan, payment of costs of premiums, copayments, and deductibles, or payment for medical expenses incurred on behalf of the child. (B) "Health insurance coverage" means accessible private health insurance that provides primary care services within thirty miles from the residence of the child subject to the child support order. (C) "Health plan administrator" means any entity authorized under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code to engage in the business of insurance in this state, any health insuring corporation, any legal entity that is self-insured and provides benefits to its employees or members, and the administrator of any such entity or corporation. (D) "National medical support notice" means a form required by the "Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998," P.L. 105-200, 112 Stat. 659, 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(19), as amended, and jointly developed and promulgated by the secretary of health and human services and the secretary of labor in federal regulations adopted under that act as modified by the department of job and family services under section 3119.291 of the Revised Code. (E) "Person required to provide health insurance coverage" means the obligor, obligee, or both, required by the court under a court child support order or by the child support enforcement agency under an administrative child support order to provide health insurance coverage pursuant to section 3119.30 of the Revised Code. (F) "Reasonable cost" means that the cost of health insurance coverage to the person required to provide health insurance coverage for the children who are the subject of the child support order does not exceed an amount equal to five per cent of the annual income of that person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.47
§ 3107.47. Adult adoptee or adoptive parent may request copy of file
Status: in_force

September 18, 1996 House Bill 419 - 121st General Assembly (A) An adopted person age twenty-one or older, or an adoptive parent of an adopted person at least age eighteen but under age twenty-one, may submit a request to the department of health for a copy of the contents of the adopted person's adoption file. If the adopted person includes with the request the adopted person's notarized signature and copies of two items of identification, or the adoptive parent includes with the request the adoptive parent's notarized signature and copies of two items of identification, the department shall do the following: (1) If there is not an effective denial of release form for either birth parent in the adopted person's adoption file and the fee required by section 3705.241 of the Revised Code is paid, provide the adopted person or adoptive parent a copy of the contents of the adopted person's adoption file; (2) If there is an effective denial of release form for each birth parent in the adopted person's adoption file, refuse to provide the adopted person or adoptive parent a copy of the contents of the adopted person's adoption file; (3) If there is an effective denial of release form for only one of the birth parents in the adopted person's adoption file and the fee required by section 3705.241 of the Revised Code is paid, provide the adopted person or adoptive parent a copy of the contents of the adopted person's adoption file with all identifying information about the birth parent for whom there is an effective denial of release form deleted. (B) If an adopted person or adoptive parent is denied a copy of the contents of the adopted person's adoption file or receives a copy of the contents with identifying information about one of the birth parents deleted, the department of health shall inform the adopted person or adoptive parent that it will notify the adopted person or adoptive parent if the department subsequently receives an authorization of release form from one or both birth parents and the adopted person or adoptive parent submits to the department a request to be notified. An adopted person or adoptive parent who submits a request to be notified shall provide the department the adopted person's or adoptive parent's address and notify the department of any change of address. An adopted person or adoptive parent who subsequently decides not to be notified may submit a statement with the department for the department not to notify the adopted person or adoptive parent. The department shall notify the adopted person or adoptive parent if the department receives an authorization of release form from one or both birth parents and the adopted person or adoptive parent submitted a request to be notified and has not subsequently submitted a statement not to be notified. If the adopted person or adoptive parent contacts the department after being notified and indicates a desire to receive the information the department may provide, the department shall provide the adopted person or adoptive parent information in accordance with division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.68 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.68
§ 3119.68. Ordering party to provide documents
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A court required to schedule and conduct a hearing pursuant to section 3119.66 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following if the obligor or obligee failed to provide any of the items described in divisions (A)(1) to (5) and (B)(1) to (5) of this section: (A) Order the obligor to provide the court with all of the following: (1) A copy of the obligor's federal income tax return from the previous year; (2) A copy of all pay stubs obtained by the obligor within the preceding six months; (3) A copy of all other records evidencing the receipt of any other salary, wages, or compensation by the obligor within the preceding six months; (4) A list of the group health insurance and health care policies, contracts, and plans available to the obligor and their costs; (5) The current health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan under which the obligor is enrolled and its cost. (B) Order the obligee to provide the court with all of the following: (1) A copy of the obligee's federal income tax return from the previous year; (2) A copy of all pay stubs obtained by the obligee within the preceding six months; (3) A copy of all other records evidencing the receipt of any other salary, wages, or compensation by the obligee within the preceding six months; (4) A list of the group health insurance and health care policies, contracts, and plans available to the obligee and their costs; (5) The current health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan under which the obligee is enrolled and its cost.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.38
§ 3123.38. Financial institution imposing access restriction - immunity
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A financial institution is not subject to criminal or civil liability for imposing an access restriction on an account or complying with a withdrawal directive pursuant to sections 3123.24 to 3123.38 of the Revised Code or for any other action taken in good faith pursuant to those sections.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.47
§ 3111.47. Failure to submit to test results in inconclusive finding
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If the alleged natural father or the natural mother willfully fails to submit to genetic testing or if either parent or any other person who is the custodian of the child willfully fails to submit the child to genetic testing, the agency shall enter an administrative order stating that it is inconclusive as to whether the alleged natural father is the natural father of the child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.05
§ 3121.05. Obligor with no income or assets to give notice of change - default hearing
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly When a court determines at a hearing conducted under section 3123.05 of the Revised Code, or a child support enforcement agency determines at a hearing under section 3123.04 of the Revised Code or pursuant to an investigation conducted under section 3123.02 of the Revised Code, that the obligor under the court support order in relation to which the hearing or investigation is conducted is unemployed and has no other source of income and no assets so that the application of sections 3121.03 and 3123.06 of the Revised Code would be impracticable, the court shall issue an order as described in division (D)(1) of section 3121.03 of the Revised Code and shall order the obligor to notify the child support enforcement agency in writing immediately of the receipt of any source of income or of the opening of an account in a financial institution, and to include in the notification a description of the nature of the employment or income source, the name, business address, and telephone number of the employer or income source, and any other information reasonably required by the court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.371 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.371
§ 3119.371. Information provided to office of child support
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Health insurance provider" means: (a) A person authorized to engage in the business of sickness and accident insurance under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code; (b) A person or government entity providing coverage for medical services or items to individuals on a self-insurance basis; (c) A health insuring corporation as defined in section 1751.01 of the Revised Code; (d) A group health plan as defined in 29 U.S.C. 1167; (e) Any organization, business, or association described in 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25); or (f) A managed care organization. (2) "Information" means all of the following: (a) An individual's name, address, date of birth, and social security number; (b) The group or plan number or other identifier assigned by a health insurance provider to a policy held by an individual or a plan in which the individual participates and the nature of the coverage; and (c) Any other data specified by the director of job and family services in rules adopted under section 3119.51 of the Revised Code. (B) Upon request of the office of child support in the department of job and family services and for the purpose of establishing and enforcing orders to provide health insurance coverage, a health insurance provider shall provide the information described in division (A)(2) of this section to the office of child support.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.372 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.372
§ 3121.372. Contempt for failure to send notice
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The failure of a person to send any notice required by section 3121.03 , 3121.036 , 3121.05 , 3121.06 , or 3121.12 of the Revised Code shall be considered contempt of court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.41
§ 3125.41. Access to information for enforcement purposes
Status: in_force

June 11, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Cable television service" has the same meaning as in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Public utility" means a person or entity, including an entity owned or operated by a municipal corporation or other government entity, that is described in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code as a telephone company, electric light company, gas company, natural gas company, water-works company, heating or cooling company, or sewage disposal system company, or that is providing cable television service. (B) Except as provided in section 3125.43 of the Revised Code, the office of child support shall have access to all of the following unless release of the information is prohibited by federal or state law: (1) Any information in the possession of any officer or entity of the state or any political subdivision of the state that would aid the office in locating an absent parent or child pursuant to section 3125.06 of the Revised Code; (2) Any information concerning the employment, compensation, and benefits of any obligor or obligee subject to a support order in the possession of any person; (3) The name and address of any obligor or obligee subject to a support order and the obligor's or obligee's employer in the customer records of a public utility.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.58
§ 3125.58. Court rules establishing time limits for support cases
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Each court with jurisdiction to issue court support orders or orders establishing the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship shall establish rules of court to ensure that the following percentage of all actions to establish the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship, to establish a support requirement, or to modify a previously issued court support order are completed within the following time limits: (A) Seventy-five per cent of all of the actions shall be completed within six months after the date of initial filing; (B) Ninety per cent of all of the actions shall be completed within twelve months after the date of initial filing.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.12
§ 3109.12. Mother unmarried - parenting time, companionship or visitation rights
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A) If a child is born to an unmarried woman, the parents of the woman and any relative of the woman may file a complaint requesting the court of common pleas of the county in which the child resides to grant them reasonable companionship or visitation rights with the child. If a child is born to an unmarried woman and if the father of the child has acknowledged the child and that acknowledgment has become final pursuant to section 2151.232 , 3111.25 , or 3111.821 of the Revised Code or has been determined in an action under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code to be the father of the child, the father may file a complaint requesting that the court of appropriate jurisdiction of the county in which the child resides grant him reasonable parenting time rights with the child and the parents of the father and any relative of the father may file a complaint requesting that the court grant them reasonable companionship or visitation rights with the child. (B) The court may grant the parenting time rights or companionship or visitation rights requested under division (A) of this section, if it determines that the granting of the parenting time rights or companionship or visitation rights is in the best interest of the child. In determining whether to grant reasonable parenting time rights or reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to any child, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the factors set forth in division (D) of section 3109.051 of the Revised Code. Divisions (C), (K), and (L) of section 3109.051 of the Revised Code apply to the determination of reasonable parenting time rights or reasonable companionship or visitation rights under this section and to any order granting any such rights that is issued under this section. The marriage or remarriage of the mother or father of a child does not affect the authority of the court under this section to grant the natural father reasonable parenting time rights or the parents or relatives of the natural father or the parents or relatives of the mother of the child reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to the child. If the court denies a request for reasonable parenting time rights or reasonable companionship or visitation rights made pursuant to division (A) of this section and the complainant files a written request for findings of fact and conclusions of law, the court shall state in writing its findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Civil Rule 52. Except as provided in division (E)(6) of section 3113.31 of the Revised Code, if the court, pursuant to this section, grants parenting time rights or companionship or visitation rights with respect to any child, it shall not require the public children services agency to provide supervision of or other services related to that parent's exercise of parenting time rights with the child or that person's exercise of companionship or visitation rights with the child. This section does not limit the power of a juvenile court pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code to issue orders with respect to children who are alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent children or to make dispositions of children who are adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent children or of a common pleas court to issue orders pursuant to section 3113.31 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.13
§ 3125.13. Contracts with public agencies and private vendors for assistance in establishing paternity or support obligations
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Each child support enforcement agency may enter into contracts with public agencies and private vendors for assistance in establishing paternity or support obligations, or for the performance of other administrative duties of the agency. Each child support enforcement agency may contract with a collection agent for the collection of arrearages owed under child support orders being administered by the agency. If the department of job and family services or a child support enforcement agency contracts with a collection agent for the collection of arrearages, the collection agent is not required to be licensed as a private investigator under Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code. Before entering into a contract for assistance in establishing paternity or support obligations, for other administrative services, or for the collection of arrearages by a collection agent, a child support enforcement agency shall comply with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted by the director of job and family services pursuant to section 3125.25 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.30
§ 3125.30. Agency to forward amounts collected
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Amounts collected by a collection agent that has a contract with a child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 3125.13 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the office of child support. The agency shall forward any amounts collected pursuant to sections 3123.14 and 3123.73 of the Revised Code to the office no later than one day after receipt of those amounts. Last updated February 16, 2022 at 2:14 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.34
§ 3111.34. Evidence necessary to complete new birth record
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The director of job and family services, in consultation with the department of health, shall adopt rules specifying additional evidence necessary to complete a new birth record that is required to be included with an acknowledgment of paternity affidavit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3117.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3117 / § 3117.08
§ 3117.08. Transfer domestic relations matter to conciliation
Status: in_force

January 1, 1991 House Bill 514 - 118th General Assembly (A) Whenever it appears at any time during pendency of an action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation that conciliation proceedings may prevent dissolution of the marriage or disruption of the household, the court may transfer the matter to the conciliation judge for proceedings pursuant to this chapter, and the original action shall be stayed pending completion of conciliation proceedings. (B) Whenever there is a minor child of one or both spouses whose welfare may be affected by the controversy, the conciliation judge shall entertain all conciliation cases properly brought before him. Whenever there is no such minor child, but it appears that reconciliation of the spouses or amicable settlement of the controversy may be achieved, and that conciliation cases involving children will not be seriously impeded by acceptance of the case, the conciliation judge may accept and dispose of conciliation cases in the same manner as in cases involving the welfare of children. (C) The conciliation judge has jurisdiction over the controversy, the parties, such of the minor children of the parties whose welfare may be affected by the controversy, and all persons having any relation to the controversy, in all conciliation cases properly before him pursuant to this chapter. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3113.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3113 / § 3113.34
§ 3113.34. Additional fee for marriage license used for financial assistance to shelters for victims of domestic violence
Status: in_force

December 9, 1994 House Bill 335 - 119th General Assembly In addition to any fee established under section 2101.16 of the Revised Code for the issuance of a marriage license, the probate court shall collect and deposit in the county treasury a fee of seventeen dollars for each marriage license issued. This fee, plus the thirty-two-dollar fee collected under division (D) of section 2303.201 of the Revised Code as additional costs in each new action or proceeding for annulment, divorce, or dissolution of marriage, shall be retained in a special fund and shall be expended only to provide financial assistance to shelters for victims of domestic violence and only as provided in sections 3113.35 to 3113.39 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.19
§ 3111.19. Interfering with establishment of paternity
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly No person, by using physical harassment or threats of violence against another person, shall interfere with the other person's initiation or continuance of, or attempt to prevent the other person from initiating or continuing, an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.61
§ 3105.61. Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

September 23, 1974 House Bill 233 - 110th General Assembly The court of common pleas may grant a dissolution of marriage.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.01
§ 3127.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in the Revised Code, "uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act" means the act addressing interstate recognition and enforcement of child custody orders adopted in 1997 by the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws or any law substantially similar to the act adopted by another state. (B) As used in sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code: (1) "Abandoned" means the parents of a child have failed to visit or maintain contact with the child for more than ninety days, regardless of whether the parents resume contact with the child after that ninety-day period. (2) "Child" means an individual who has not attained eighteen years of age. (3) "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court that provides for legal custody, physical custody, parenting time, or visitation with respect to a child. "Child custody determination" includes an order that allocates parental rights and responsibilities. "Child custody determination" includes permanent, temporary, initial, and modification orders. "Child custody determination" does not include an order or the portion of an order relating to child support or other monetary obligations of an individual. (4) "Child custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, parenting time, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue. "Child custody proceeding" may include a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, parentage, termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence. "Child custody proceeding" does not include a proceeding regarding juvenile delinquency, contractual emancipation, or enforcement pursuant to sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code. (5) "Commencement" means the filing of the first pleading in a proceeding. (6) "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination. (7) "Home state" means the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding the commencement of a child custody proceeding and, if a child is less than six months old, the state in which the child lived from birth with any of them. A period of temporary absence of any of them is counted as part of the six-month or other period. (8) "Initial determination" means the first child custody determination concerning a particular child. (9) "Issuing court" means the court that makes a child custody determination for which enforcement is sought under sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code. (10) "Issuing state" means the state in which a child custody determination is made. (11) "Modification" means a child custody determination that changes, replaces, supersedes, or is otherwise made after a determination concerning the same child, whether or not it is made by the court that made the previous determination. (12) "Person" means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. (13) "Person acting as a parent" means a person, other than the child's parent, who meets both of the following criteria: (a) The person has physical custody of the child or has had physical custody for a period of six consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the child, within one year immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding; and (b) The person has been awarded legal custody by a court or claims a right to legal custody under the law of this state. (14) "Physical custody" means the physical care and supervision of a child. (15) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (16) "Tribe" means an Indian tribe or Alaskan Native village that is recognized by federal or state law. (17) "Warrant" means an order issued by a court authorizing law enforcement officers to take physical custody of a child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.25
§ 3111.25. Acknowledgment of paternity is final and enforceable
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly An acknowledgment of paternity is final and enforceable without ratification by a court when the acknowledgment has been filed with the office of child support, the information on the acknowledgment has been entered in the birth registry, and the acknowledgment has not been rescinded and is not subject to possible recission pursuant to section 3111.27 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.44
§ 3123.44. Contents of notice to obligor
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Notice shall be sent to an individual described in section 3123.42 of the Revised Code in compliance with section 3121.23 of the Revised Code. The notice shall specify that a court or child support enforcement agency has determined the individual to be in default under a child support order or that the individual is an obligor who has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant issued by a court or agency with respect to a proceeding to enforce a child support order, that a notice containing the individual's name and social security number or other identification number may be sent to every board that has authority to issue or has issued the individual a license, and that, if the board receives that notice and determines that the individual is the individual named in that notice and the board has not received notice under section 3123.45 or 3123.46 of the Revised Code, all of the following will occur: (1) The board will not issue any license to the individual or renew any license of the individual. (2) The board will suspend any license of the individual if it determines that the individual is the individual named in the notice sent to the board under section 3123.43 of the Revised Code. (3) If the individual is the individual named in the notice, the board will not issue any license to the individual, and will not reinstate a suspended license, until the board receives a notice under section 3123.45 or 3123.46 of the Revised Code. (B) If an agency makes the determination described in division (A) of section 3123.42 of the Revised Code, it shall not send the notice described in division (A) of this section unless both of the following are the case: (1) At least ninety days have elapsed since the final and enforceable determination of default; (2) In the preceding ninety days, the obligor has failed to pay at least fifty per cent of the total monthly obligation due through means other than those described in sections 3123.81 to 3123.85 of the Revised Code. (C) The department of job and family services shall adopt rules pursuant to section 3123.63 of the Revised Code establishing a uniform pre-suspension notice form that shall be used by agencies that send notice as required by this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.04
§ 3109.04. Allocating parental rights and responsibilities for care of children - shared parenting
Status: in_force

June 9, 2011 House Bill 121 - 129th General Assembly (A) In any divorce, legal separation, or annulment proceeding and in any proceeding pertaining to the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of a child, upon hearing the testimony of either or both parents and considering any mediation report filed pursuant to section 3109.052 of the Revised Code and in accordance with sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code, the court shall allocate the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor children of the marriage. Subject to division (D)(2) of this section, the court may allocate the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children in either of the following ways: (1) If neither parent files a pleading or motion in accordance with division (G) of this section, if at least one parent files a pleading or motion under that division but no parent who filed a pleading or motion under that division also files a plan for shared parenting, or if at least one parent files both a pleading or motion and a shared parenting plan under that division but no plan for shared parenting is in the best interest of the children, the court, in a manner consistent with the best interest of the children, shall allocate the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children primarily to one of the parents, designate that parent as the residential parent and the legal custodian of the child, and divide between the parents the other rights and responsibilities for the care of the children, including, but not limited to, the responsibility to provide support for the children and the right of the parent who is not the residential parent to have continuing contact with the children. (2) If at least one parent files a pleading or motion in accordance with division (G) of this section and a plan for shared parenting pursuant to that division and if a plan for shared parenting is in the best interest of the children and is approved by the court in accordance with division (D)(1) of this section, the court may allocate the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children to both parents and issue a shared parenting order requiring the parents to share all or some of the aspects of the physical and legal care of the children in accordance with the approved plan for shared parenting. If the court issues a shared parenting order under this division and it is necessary for the purpose of receiving public assistance, the court shall designate which one of the parents' residences is to serve as the child's home. The child support obligations of the parents under a shared parenting order issued under this division shall be determined in accordance with Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code. (B)(1) When making the allocation of the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children under this section in an original proceeding or in any proceeding for modification of a prior order of the court making the allocation, the court shall take into account that which would be in the best interest of the children. In determining the child's best interest for purposes of making its allocation of the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the child and for purposes of resolving any issues related to the making of that allocation, the court, in its discretion, may and, upon the request of either party, shall interview in chambers any or all of the involved children regarding their wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation. (2) If the court interviews any child pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, all of the following apply: (a) The court, in its discretion, may and, upon the motion of either parent, shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the child. (b) The court first shall determine the reasoning ability of the child. If the court determines that the child does not have sufficient reasoning ability to express the child's wishes and concern with respect to the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the child, it shall not determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation. If the court determines that the child has sufficient reasoning ability to express the child's wishes or concerns with respect to the allocation, it then shall determine whether, because of special circumstances, it would not be in the best interest of the child to determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation. If the court determines that, because of special circumstances, it would not be in the best interest of the child to determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation, it shall not determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation and shall enter its written findings of fact and opinion in the journal. If the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the child to determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation, it shall proceed to make that determination. (c) The interview shall be conducted in chambers, and no person other than the child, the child's attorney, the judge, any necessary court personnel, and, in the judge's discretion, the attorney of each parent shall be permitted to be present in the chambers during the interview. (3) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain from a child a written or recorded statement or affidavit setting forth the child's wishes and concerns regarding the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities concerning the child. No court, in determining the child's best interest for purposes of making its allocation of the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the child or for purposes of resolving any issues related to the making of that allocation, shall accept or consider a written or recorded statement or affidavit that purports to set forth the child's wishes and concerns regarding those matters. (C) Prior to trial, the court may cause an investigation to be made as to the character, family relations, past conduct, earning ability, and financial worth of each parent and may order the parents and their minor children to submit to medical, psychological, and psychiatric examinations. The report of the investigation and examinations shall be made available to either parent or the parent's counsel of record not less than five days before trial, upon written request. The report shall be signed by the investigator, and the investigator shall be subject to cross-examination by either parent concerning the contents of the report. The court may tax as costs all or any part of the expenses for each investigation. If the court determines that either parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense involving any act that resulted in a child being a neglected child, that either parent previously has been determined to be the perpetrator of the neglectful act that is the basis of an adjudication that a child is a neglected child, or that there is reason to believe that either parent has acted in a manner resulting in a child being a neglected child, the court shall consider that fact against naming that parent the residential parent and against granting a shared parenting decree. When the court allocates parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children or determines whether to grant shared parenting in any proceeding, it shall consider whether either parent or any member of the household of either parent has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code or a sexually oriented offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the proceeding, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any sexually oriented offense or other offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim in the commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an adjudication that a child is an abused child. If the court determines that either parent has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code or a sexually oriented offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the proceeding, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any sexually oriented offense or other offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim in the commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an adjudication that a child is an abused child, it may designate that parent as the residential parent and may issue a shared parenting decree or order only if it determines that it is in the best interest of the child to name that parent the residential parent or to issue a shared parenting decree or order and it makes specific written findings of fact to support its determination. (D)(1)(a) Upon the filing of a pleading or motion by either parent or both parents, in accordance with division (G) of this section, requesting shared parenting and the filing of a shared parenting plan in accordance with that division, the court shall comply with division (D)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, whichever is applicable: (i) If both parents jointly make the request in their pleadings or jointly file the motion and also jointly file the plan, the court shall review the parents' plan to determine if it is in the best interest of the children. If the court determines that the plan is in the best interest of the children, the court shall approve it. If the court determines that the plan or any part of the plan is not in the best interest of the children, the court shall require the parents to make appropriate changes to the plan to meet the court's objections to it. If changes to the plan are made to meet the court's objections, and if the new plan is in the best interest of the children, the court shall approve the plan. If changes to the plan are not made to meet the court's objections, or if the parents attempt to make changes to the plan to meet the court's objections, but the court determines that the new plan or any part of the new plan still is not in the best interest of the children, the court may reject the portion of the parents' pleadings or deny their motion requesting shared parenting of the children and proceed as if the request in the pleadings or the motion had not been made. The court shall not approve a plan under this division unless it determines that the plan is in the best interest of the children. (ii) If each parent makes a request in the parent's pleadings or files a motion and each also files a separate plan, the court shall review each plan filed to determine if either is in the best interest of the children. If the court determines that one of the filed plans is in the best interest of the children, the court may approve the plan. If the court determines that neither filed plan is in the best interest of the children, the court may order each parent to submit appropriate changes to the parent's plan or both of the filed plans to meet the court's objections, or may select one of the filed plans and order each parent to submit appropriate changes to the selected plan to meet the court's objections. If changes to the plan or plans are submitted to meet the court's objections, and if any of the filed plans with the changes is in the best interest of the children, the court may approve the plan with the changes. If changes to the plan or plans are not submitted to meet the court's objections, or if the parents submit changes to the plan or plans to meet the court's objections but the court determines that none of the filed plans with the submitted changes is in the best interest of the children, the court may reject the portion of the parents' pleadings or deny their motions requesting shared parenting of the children and proceed as if the requests in the pleadings or the motions had not been made. If the court approves a plan under this division, either as originally filed or with submitted changes, or if the court rejects the portion of the parents' pleadings or denies their motions requesting shared parenting under this division and proceeds as if the requests in the pleadings or the motions had not been made, the court shall enter in the record of the case findings of fact and conclusions of law as to the reasons for the approval or the rejection or denial. Division (D)(1)(b) of this section applies in relation to the approval or disapproval of a plan under this division. (iii) If each parent makes a request in the parent's pleadings or files a motion but only one parent files a plan, or if only one parent makes a request in the parent's pleadings or files a motion and also files a plan, the court in the best interest of the children may order the other parent to file a plan for shared parenting in accordance with division (G) of this section. The court shall review each plan filed to determine if any plan is in the best interest of the children. If the court determines that one of the filed plans is in the best interest of the children, the court may approve the plan. If the court determines that no filed plan is in the best interest of the children, the court may order each parent to submit appropriate changes to the parent's plan or both of the filed plans to meet the court's objections or may select one filed plan and order each parent to submit appropriate changes to the selected plan to meet the court's objections. If changes to the plan or plans are submitted to meet the court's objections, and if any of the filed plans with the changes is in the best interest of the children, the court may approve the plan with the changes. If changes to the plan or plans are not submitted to meet the court's objections, or if the parents submit changes to the plan or plans to meet the court's objections but the court determines that none of the filed plans with the submitted changes is in the best interest of the children, the court may reject the portion of the parents' pleadings or deny the parents' motion or reject the portion of the parents' pleadings or deny their motions requesting shared parenting of the children and proceed as if the request or requests or the motion or motions had not been made. If the court approves a plan under this division, either as originally filed or with submitted changes, or if the court rejects the portion of the pleadings or denies the motion or motions requesting shared parenting under this division and proceeds as if the request or requests or the motion or motions had not been made, the court shall enter in the record of the case findings of fact and conclusions of law as to the reasons for the approval or the rejection or denial. Division (D)(1)(b) of this section applies in relation to the approval or disapproval of a plan under this division. (b) The approval of a plan under division (D)(1)(a)(ii) or (iii) of this section is discretionary with the court. The court shall not approve more than one plan under either division and shall not approve a plan under either division unless it determines that the plan is in the best interest of the children. If the court, under either division, does not determine that any filed plan or any filed plan with submitted changes is in the best interest of the children, the court shall not approve any plan. (c) Whenever possible, the court shall require that a shared parenting plan approved under division (D)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section ensure the opportunity for both parents to have frequent and continuing contact with the child, unless frequent and continuing contact with any parent would not be in the best interest of the child. (d) If a court approves a shared parenting plan under division (D)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, the approved plan shall be incorporated into a final shared parenting decree granting the parents the shared parenting of the children. Any final shared parenting decree shall be issued at the same time as and shall be appended to the final decree of dissolution, divorce, annulment, or legal separation arising out of the action out of which the question of the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children arose. No provisional shared parenting decree shall be issued in relation to any shared parenting plan approved under division (D)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section. A final shared parenting decree issued under this division has immediate effect as a final decree on the date of its issuance, subject to modification or termination as authorized by this section. (2) If the court finds, with respect to any child under eighteen years of age, that it is in the best interest of the child for neither parent to be designated the residential parent and legal custodian of the child, it may commit the child to a relative of the child or certify a copy of its findings, together with as much of the record and the further information, in narrative form or otherwise, that it considers necessary or as the juvenile court requests, to the juvenile court for further proceedings, and, upon the certification, the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction. (E)(1)(a) The court shall not modify a prior decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children unless it finds, based on facts that have arisen since the prior decree or that were unknown to the court at the time of the prior decree, that a change has occurred in the circumstances of the child, the child's residential parent, or either of the parents subject to a shared parenting decree, and that the modification is necessary to serve the best interest of the child. In applying these standards, the court shall retain the residential parent designated by the prior decree or the prior shared parenting decree, unless a modification is in the best interest of the child and one of the following applies: (i) The residential parent agrees to a change in the residential parent or both parents under a shared parenting decree agree to a change in the designation of residential parent. (ii) The child, with the consent of the residential parent or of both parents under a shared parenting decree, has been integrated into the family of the person seeking to become the residential parent. (iii) The harm likely to be caused by a change of environment is outweighed by the advantages of the change of environment to the child. (b) One or both of the parents under a prior decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children that is not a shared parenting decree may file a motion requesting that the prior decree be modified to give both parents shared rights and responsibilities for the care of the children. The motion shall include both a request for modification of the prior decree and a request for a shared parenting order that complies with division (G) of this section. Upon the filing of the motion, if the court determines that a modification of the prior decree is authorized under division (E)(1)(a) of this section, the court may modify the prior decree to grant a shared parenting order, provided that the court shall not modify the prior decree to grant a shared parenting order unless the court complies with divisions (A) and (D)(1) of this section and, in accordance with those divisions, approves the submitted shared parenting plan and determines that shared parenting would be in the best interest of the children. (2) In addition to a modification authorized under division (E)(1) of this section: (a) Both parents under a shared parenting decree jointly may modify the terms of the plan for shared parenting approved by the court and incorporated by it into the shared parenting decree. Modifications under this division may be made at any time. The modifications to the plan shall be filed jointly by both parents with the court, and the court shall include them in the plan, unless they are not in the best interest of the children. If the modifications are not in the best interests of the children, the court, in its discretion, may reject the modifications or make modifications to the proposed modifications or the plan that are in the best interest of the children. Modifications jointly submitted by both parents under a shared parenting decree shall be effective, either as originally filed or as modified by the court, upon their inclusion by the court in the plan. Modifications to the plan made by the court shall be effective upon their inclusion by the court in the plan. (b) The court may modify the terms of the plan for shared parenting approved by the court and incorporated by it into the shared parenting decree upon its own motion at any time if the court determines that the modifications are in the best interest of the children or upon the request of one or both of the parents under the decree. Modifications under this division may be made at any time. The court shall not make any modification to the plan under this division, unless the modification is in the best interest of the children. (c) The court may terminate a prior final shared parenting decree that includes a shared parenting plan approved under division (D)(1)(a)(i) of this section upon the request of one or both of the parents or whenever it determines that shared parenting is not in the best interest of the children. The court may terminate a prior final shared parenting decree that includes a shared parenting plan approved under division (D)(1)(a)(ii) or (iii) of this section if it determines, upon its own motion or upon the request of one or both parents, that shared parenting is not in the best interest of the children. If modification of the terms of the plan for shared parenting approved by the court and incorporated by it into the final shared parenting decree is attempted under division (E)(2)(a) of this section and the court rejects the modifications, it may terminate the final shared parenting decree if it determines that shared parenting is not in the best interest of the children. (d) Upon the termination of a prior final shared parenting decree under division (E)(2)(c) of this section, the court shall proceed and issue a modified decree for the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children under the standards applicable under divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section as if no decree for shared parenting had been granted and as if no request for shared parenting ever had been made. (F)(1) In determining the best interest of a child pursuant to this section, whether on an original decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children or a modification of a decree allocating those rights and responsibilities, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to: (a) The wishes of the child's parents regarding the child's care; (b) If the court has interviewed the child in chambers pursuant to division (B) of this section regarding the child's wishes and concerns as to the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities concerning the child, the wishes and concerns of the child, as expressed to the court; (c) The child's interaction and interrelationship with the child's parents, siblings, and any other person who may significantly affect the child's best interest; (d) The child's adjustment to the child's home, school, and community; (e) The mental and physical health of all persons involved in the situation; (f) The parent more likely to honor and facilitate court-approved parenting time rights or visitation and companionship rights; (g) Whether either parent has failed to make all child support payments, including all arrearages, that are required of that parent pursuant to a child support order under which that parent is an obligor; (h) Whether either parent or any member of the household of either parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense involving any act that resulted in a child being an abused child or a neglected child; whether either parent, in a case in which a child has been adjudicated an abused child or a neglected child, previously has been determined to be the perpetrator of the abusive or neglectful act that is the basis of an adjudication; whether either parent or any member of the household of either parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code or a sexually oriented offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the current proceeding; whether either parent or any member of the household of either parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the current proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim in the commission of the offense; and whether there is reason to believe that either parent has acted in a manner resulting in a child being an abused child or a neglected child; (i) Whether the residential parent or one of the parents subject to a shared parenting decree has continuously and willfully denied the other parent's right to parenting time in accordance with an order of the court; (j) Whether either parent has established a residence, or is planning to establish a residence, outside this state. (2) In determining whether shared parenting is in the best interest of the children, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the factors enumerated in division (F)(1) of this section, the factors enumerated in section 3119.23 of the Revised Code, and all of the following factors: (a) The ability of the parents to cooperate and make decisions jointly, with respect to the children; (b) The ability of each parent to encourage the sharing of love, affection, and contact between the child and the other parent; (c) Any history of, or potential for, child abuse, spouse abuse, other domestic violence, or parental kidnapping by either parent; (d) The geographic proximity of the parents to each other, as the proximity relates to the practical considerations of shared parenting; (e) The recommendation of the guardian ad litem of the child, if the child has a guardian ad litem. (3) When allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children, the court shall not give preference to a parent because of that parent's financial status or condition. (G) Either parent or both parents of any children may file a pleading or motion with the court requesting the court to grant both parents shared parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children in a proceeding held pursuant to division (A) of this section. If a pleading or motion requesting shared parenting is filed, the parent or parents filing the pleading or motion also shall file with the court a plan for the exercise of shared parenting by both parents. If each parent files a pleading or motion requesting shared parenting but only one parent files a plan or if only one parent files a pleading or motion requesting shared parenting and also files a plan, the other parent as ordered by the court shall file with the court a plan for the exercise of shared parenting by both parents. The plan for shared parenting shall be filed with the petition for dissolution of marriage, if the question of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children arises out of an action for dissolution of marriage, or, in other cases, at a time at least thirty days prior to the hearing on the issue of the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the children. A plan for shared parenting shall include provisions covering all factors that are relevant to the care of the children, including, but not limited to, provisions covering factors such as physical living arrangements, child support obligations, provision for the children's medical and dental care, school placement, and the parent with which the children will be physically located during legal holidays, school holidays, and other days of special importance. (H) If an appeal is taken from a decision of a court that grants or modifies a decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children, the court of appeals shall give the case calendar priority and handle it expeditiously. (I)(1) Upon receipt of an order for active military service in the uniformed services, a parent who is subject to an order allocating parental rights and responsibilities or in relation to whom an action to allocate parental rights and responsibilities is pending and who is ordered for active military service shall notify the other parent who is subject to the order or in relation to whom the case is pending of the order for active military service within three days of receiving the military service order. (2) On receipt of the notice described in division (I)(1) of this section, either parent may apply to the court for a hearing to expedite an allocation or modification proceeding so that the court can issue an order before the parent's active military service begins. The application shall include the date on which the active military service begins. The court shall schedule a hearing upon receipt of the application and hold the hearing not later than thirty days after receipt of the application, except that the court shall give the case calendar priority and handle the case expeditiously if exigent circumstances exist in the case. The court shall not modify a prior decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities unless the court determines that there has been a change in circumstances of the child, the child's residential parent, or either of the parents subject to a shared parenting decree, and that modification is necessary to serve the best interest of the child. The court shall not find past, present, or possible future active military service in the uniformed services to constitute a change in circumstances justifying modification of a prior decree pursuant to division (E) of this section. The court shall make specific written findings of fact to support any modification under this division. (3) Nothing in division (I) of this section shall prevent a court from issuing a temporary order allocating or modifying parental rights and responsibilities for the duration of the parent's active military service. A temporary order shall specify whether the parent's active military service is the basis of the order and shall provide for termination of the temporary order and resumption of the prior order within ten days after receipt of notice pursuant to division (I)(5) of this section, unless the other parent demonstrates that resumption of the prior order is not in the child's best interest. (4) At the request of a parent who is ordered for active military service in the uniformed services and who is a subject of a proceeding pertaining to a temporary order for the allocation or modification of parental rights and responsibilities, the court shall permit the parent to participate in the proceeding and present evidence by electronic means, including communication by telephone, video, or internet to the extent permitted by the rules of the supreme court of Ohio. (5) A parent who is ordered for active military service in the uniformed services and who is a subject of a proceeding pertaining to the allocation or modification of parental rights and responsibilities shall provide written notice to the court, child support enforcement agency, and the other parent of the date of termination of the parent's active military service not later than thirty days after the date on which the service ends. (J) As used in this section: (1) "Abused child" has the same meaning as in section 2151.031 of the Revised Code. (2) "Active military service" means service by a member of the uniformed services in compliance with military orders to report for combat operations, contingency operations, peacekeeping operations, a remote tour of duty, or other active service for which the member is required to report unaccompanied by any family member, including any period of illness, recovery from injury, leave, or other lawful absence during that operation, duty, or service. (3) "Neglected child" has the same meaning as in section 2151.03 of the Revised Code. (4) "Sexually oriented offense" has the same meaning as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code. (5) "Uniformed services" means the United States armed forces, the army national guard, and the air national guard or any reserve component thereof, or the commissioned corps of the United States public health service. (K) As used in the Revised Code, "shared parenting" means that the parents share, in the manner set forth in the plan for shared parenting that is approved by the court under division (D)(1) and described in division (L)(6) of this section, all or some of the aspects of physical and legal care of their children. (L) For purposes of the Revised Code: (1) A parent who is granted the care, custody, and control of a child under an order that was issued pursuant to this section prior to April 11, 1991, and that does not provide for shared parenting has "custody of the child" and "care, custody, and control of the child" under the order, and is the "residential parent," the "residential parent and legal custodian," or the "custodial parent" of the child under the order. (2) A parent who primarily is allocated the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of a child and who is designated as the residential parent and legal custodian of the child under an order that is issued pursuant to this section on or after April 11, 1991, and that does not provide for shared parenting has "custody of the child" and "care, custody, and control of the child" under the order, and is the "residential parent," the "residential parent and legal custodian," or the "custodial parent" of the child under the order. (3) A parent who is not granted custody of a child under an order that was issued pursuant to this section prior to April 11, 1991, and that does not provide for shared parenting is the "parent who is not the residential parent," the "parent who is not the residential parent and legal custodian," or the "noncustodial parent" of the child under the order. (4) A parent who is not primarily allocated the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of a child and who is not designated as the residential parent and legal custodian of the child under an order that is issued pursuant to this section on or after April 11, 1991, and that does not provide for shared parenting is the "parent who is not the residential parent," the "parent who is not the residential parent and legal custodian," or the "noncustodial parent" of the child under the order. (5) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, if an order is issued by a court pursuant to this section and the order provides for shared parenting of a child, both parents have "custody of the child" or "care, custody, and control of the child" under the order, to the extent and in the manner specified in the order. (6) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise and except as otherwise provided in the order, if an order is issued by a court pursuant to this section and the order provides for shared parenting of a child, each parent, regardless of where the child is physically located or with whom the child is residing at a particular point in time, as specified in the order, is the "residential parent," the "residential parent and legal custodian," or the "custodial parent" of the child. (7) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise and except as otherwise provided in the order, a designation in the order of a parent as the residential parent for the purpose of determining the school the child attends, as the custodial parent for purposes of claiming the child as a dependent pursuant to section 152(e) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, or as the residential parent for purposes of receiving public assistance pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section, does not affect the designation pursuant to division (L)(6) of this section of each parent as the "residential parent," the "residential parent and legal custodian," or the "custodial parent" of the child. (M) The court shall require each parent of a child to file an affidavit attesting as to whether the parent, and the members of the parent's household, have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the offenses identified in divisions (C) and (F)(1)(h) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.066 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.066
§ 3107.066. References to department of human services replaced
Status: in_force

August 14, 2008 Senate Bill 163 - 127th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of the versions of former sections 3107.06 and 3107.07 of the Revised Code that, pursuant to Section 5 of Am. Sub. H.B. 419 of the 121st general assembly, apply regarding a putative father's consent to the adoption of any child born prior to January 1, 1997, on and after the effective date of this section, both of the following apply: (1) The references in division (F)(4) of former section 3107.06 of the Revised Code to the department of human services are repealed, and division (F)(4) of that former section shall be considered as reading, and shall be applicable, as follows: "Has filed an objection to the adoption with the agency having custody of the minor at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner, or with the probate court within thirty days of the filing of a petition to adopt the minor or its placement in the home of the petitioner, whichever occurs first." (2) The references in division (B) of former section 3107.07 of the Revised Code to the department of human services are repealed, and division (B) of that former section shall be considered as reading, and shall be applicable, as follows: "The putative father of a minor if the putative father fails to file an objection with the court or the agency having custody of the minor as provided in division (F)(4) of section 3107.06 of the Revised Code, or files an objection with the court or agency and the court finds, after proper service of notice and hearing, that he is not the father of the minor, or that he has willfully abandoned or failed to care for and support the minor, or abandoned the mother of the minor during her pregnancy and up to the time of her surrender of the minor, or its placement in the home of the petitioner, whichever occurs first." (B) As used in this section: (1) "Former section 3107.06 of the Revised Code" means the version of that section that was in effect immediately prior to September 18, 1996, and that was amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 419 of the 121st general assembly. (2) "Former section 3107.07 of the Revised Code" means the version of that section that was in effect immediately prior to September 18, 1996, and that was amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 419 of the 121st general assembly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.11
§ 3109.11. Companionship or visitation rights for parents or other relatives of deceased mother or father
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If either the father or mother of an unmarried minor child is deceased, the court of common pleas of the county in which the minor child resides may grant the parents and other relatives of the deceased father or mother reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to the minor child during the child's minority if the parent or other relative files a complaint requesting reasonable companionship or visitation rights and if the court determines that the granting of the companionship or visitation rights is in the best interest of the minor child. In determining whether to grant any person reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to any child, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the factors set forth in division (D) of section 3109.051 of the Revised Code. Divisions (C), (K), and (L) of section 3109.051 of the Revised Code apply to the determination of reasonable companionship or visitation rights under this section and to any order granting any such rights that is issued under this section. The remarriage of the surviving parent of the child or the adoption of the child by the spouse of the surviving parent of the child does not affect the authority of the court under this section to grant reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to the child to a parent or other relative of the child's deceased father or mother. If the court denies a request for reasonable companionship or visitation rights made pursuant to this section and the complainant files a written request for findings of fact and conclusions of law, the court shall state in writing its findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Civil Rule 52. Except as provided in division (E)(6) of section 3113.31 of the Revised Code, if the court, pursuant to this section, grants any person companionship or visitation rights with respect to any child, it shall not require the public children services agency to provide supervision of or other services related to that person's exercise of companionship or visitation rights with respect to the child. This section does not limit the power of a juvenile court pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code to issue orders with respect to children who are alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent children or to make dispositions of children who are adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent children or of a common pleas court to issue orders pursuant to section 3113.31 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.821 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.821
§ 3111.821. Proceedings - finality of acknowledgment
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If a request is made pursuant to section 3111.78 of the Revised Code for an administrative support order and the issue of the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship is raised, the administrative officer shall treat the request as a request made pursuant to section 3111.38 of the Revised Code and determine the issue in accordance with that section. If the request made under section 3111.78 of the Revised Code is made based on an acknowledgment of paternity that has not become final, the administrative officer shall promptly notify the office of child support in the department of job and family services when the officer issues an order determining the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship with respect to the child who is the subject of the acknowledgment of paternity. On receipt of the notice by the office, the acknowledgment of paternity shall be considered rescinded. If the parties do not raise the issue of the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship pursuant to the request made under section 3111.78 of the Revised Code and an administrative order is issued pursuant to section 3111.81 of the Revised Code prior to the date the acknowledgment of paternity becomes final, the acknowledgment shall be considered final as of the date of the issuance of the order. An administrative order issued pursuant to section 3111.81 of the Revised Code shall not affect an acknowledgment that becomes final prior to the issuance of the order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.082 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.082
§ 3107.082. Duties of assessor prior to execution of consent
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 5 - 135th General Assembly Not less than seventy-two hours prior to the date a parent executes consent to the adoption of the parent's child under section 3107.081 of the Revised Code, an assessor shall meet in person with the parent and do both of the following unless the child is to be adopted by a stepparent, adult sibling, or grandparent or the parent resides in another state: (A) Provide the parent with a copy of the written materials about adoption prepared under division (C) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, discuss with the parent the adoption process and ramifications of a parent consenting to a child's adoption, and provide the parent the opportunity to review the materials and to ask questions about the materials, discussion, and related matters; (B) If the child, if adopted, will be an adopted person as defined in section 3107.45 of the Revised Code, inform the parent that the child and the adoptive parent may receive, in accordance with section 3107.47 of the Revised Code, identifying information about the parent that is contained in the child's adoption file maintained by the department of health unless the parent checks the "no" space provided on the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code or signs and has filed with the department a denial of release form prescribed under section 3107.50 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.64 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.64
§ 3119.64. Requesting hearing on revised amount of support
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly If an obligor or obligee files a request for a court hearing on a revised amount of child support to be paid under a court child support order in accordance with section 3119.63 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under section 3119.76 of the Revised Code, the court shall conduct a hearing in accordance with section 3119.66 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.172 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.172
§ 3109.172. Child abuse and child neglect regional prevention councils
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "county prevention specialist" includes the following: (1) Members of agencies responsible for the administration of children's services in the counties within a child abuse and child neglect prevention region established in section 3109.171 of the Revised Code; (2) Providers of alcohol or drug addiction services or members of boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services that serve counties within a region; (3) Providers of mental health services or members of boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services that serve counties within a region; (4) Members of county boards of developmental disabilities that serve counties within a region; (5) Members of the educational community appointed by the superintendent of the school district with the largest enrollment in the counties within a region; (6) Juvenile justice officials serving counties within a region; (7) Pediatricians, health department nurses, and other members of the medical community in the counties within a region; (8) Counselors and social workers serving counties within a region; (9) Head start agencies serving counties within a region; (10) Child care providers serving counties within a region; (11) Parent advocates with relevant experience and knowledge of services in a region; (12) Other persons with demonstrated knowledge in programs for children serving counties within a region. (B) Each child abuse and child neglect prevention region shall have a child abuse and child neglect regional prevention council as appointed under divisions (C), (D), and (E) of this section. Each council shall operate in accordance with rules adopted by the department of children and youth pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Each board of county commissioners within a region may appoint up to two county prevention specialists to the council representing the county, in accordance with rules adopted by the department of children and youth under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The reappointment of a chairperson by a board of county commissioners in accordance with division (D) of this section shall not be considered to be an appointment under this division. (2) The children's trust fund board may appoint additional county prevention specialists to each region's council at the board's discretion. (D) Each council member appointed under this section shall be appointed for a two-year term. A member may be reappointed, but for two consecutive terms only. A council member selected as chairperson of a child abuse and child neglect regional prevention council in accordance with division (G) of this section is eligible to be reappointed by the original appointing authority. (E) A member may be removed from the council by the member's appointing authority for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. (F) Each appointed member of a council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. (G) A chairperson shall be selected by the council's regional prevention coordinator from among the county prevention specialists serving on the council. (1) The chairperson shall serve as a nonvoting member of the council. (2) The chairperson shall preside over council meetings or may call upon the vice-chairperson to preside over meetings. (H) At the first regular meeting of the year, which shall be called by the chairperson, the members shall elect a vice-chairperson by a majority vote. (1) The vice-chairperson shall preside over council meetings in the absence of the chairperson or upon the request of the chairperson. (2) The vice-chairperson functions in the same capacity as the chairperson and becomes a nonvoting member when presiding over a council meeting. (I) Each council shall meet at least quarterly. (J) Council members shall do all of the following: (1) Attend meetings of the council on which they serve; (2) Assist the regional prevention coordinator in conducting a needs assessment to ascertain the child abuse and child neglect prevention programming and services that are needed in their region; (3) Collaborate on assembling the council's regional prevention plan based on children's trust fund board guidelines pursuant to section 3109.174 of the Revised Code; (4) Assist the council's regional prevention coordinator with all of the following: (a) Implementing the regional prevention plan, including monitoring fulfillment of child abuse and child neglect prevention deliverables and achievement of prevention outcomes; (b) Coordinating county data collection; (c) Ensuring timely and accurate reporting to the children's trust fund board. (5) Any additional duties specified in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (K) No council member shall participate in matters of the council pertaining to their own interests, including applications for funding by a council member or any entity, public or private, of which a council member serves as either a board member or employee. (L) Each council shall file with the children's trust fund board, not later than the due dates specified by the board, a progress report and an annual report regarding the council's child abuse and child neglect prevention programs and activities undertaken in accordance with the council's regional prevention plan. The reports shall contain all information required by the board. Last updated October 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.63
§ 3105.63. Separation agreement provisions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) A petition for dissolution of marriage shall be signed by both spouses and shall have attached and incorporated a separation agreement agreed to by both spouses. The separation agreement shall provide for a division of all property; spousal support; if there are minor children of the marriage, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor children, the designation of a residential parent and legal custodian of the minor children, child support, and parenting time rights; and, if the spouses so desire, an authorization for the court to modify the amount or terms of spousal support, or the division of property, provided in the separation agreement. If there are minor children of the marriage, the spouses may address the allocation of the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor children by including in the separation agreement a plan under which both parents will have shared rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor children. The spouses shall file the plan with the petition for dissolution of marriage and shall include in the plan the provisions described in division (G) of section 3109.04 of the Revised Code. (2) The division of property in the separation agreement shall include any participant account, as defined in section 148.01 of the Revised Code, of either of the spouses, to the extent of the following: (a) The moneys that have been deferred by a continuing member or participating employee, as defined in that section, and that have been transmitted to the public employees retirement board during the marriage and any income that is derived from the investment of those moneys during the marriage; (b) The moneys that have been deferred by an officer or employee of a municipal corporation and that have been transmitted to the governing board, administrator, depository, or trustee of the deferred compensation program of the municipal corporation during the marriage and any income that is derived from the investment of those moneys during the marriage; (c) The moneys that have been deferred by an officer or employee of a government unit, as defined in section 148.06 of the Revised Code, and that have been transmitted to the governing board, as defined in that section, during the marriage and any income that is derived from the investment of those moneys during the marriage. (3) The separation agreement shall not require or permit the division or disbursement of the moneys and income described in division (A)(2) of this section to occur in a manner that is inconsistent with the law, rules, or plan governing the deferred compensation program involved or prior to the time that the spouse in whose name the participant account is maintained commences receipt of the moneys and income credited to the account in accordance with that law, rules, and plan. (B) An amended separation agreement may be filed at any time prior to or during the hearing on the petition for dissolution of marriage. Upon receipt of a petition for dissolution of marriage, the court may cause an investigation to be made pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure. (C)(1) If a petition for dissolution of marriage contains an authorization for the court to modify the amount or terms of spousal support provided in the separation agreement, the modification shall be in accordance with section 3105.18 of the Revised Code. (2) If a petition for dissolution of marriage contains an authorization for the court to modify the division of property provided in the separation agreement, the modification shall be made with the express written consent or agreement of both spouses. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.73
§ 3109.73. Immunity
Status: in_force

July 20, 2004 House Bill 130 - 125th General Assembly A person who, in good faith, relies on or takes action in reliance on a caretaker authorization affidavit is immune from any criminal or civil liability for injury, death, or loss to persons or property that might otherwise be incurred or imposed solely as a result of the reliance or action. The person is not subject to any disciplinary action from an entity that licenses or certifies the person. Any medical, psychological, or dental treatment provided to a child in reliance on an affidavit with respect to the child shall be considered to have been provided in good faith if the the person providing the treatment had no actual knowledge of opposition by the parent, guardian, or custodian. This section does not provide immunity from civil or criminal liability to any person for actions that are wanton, reckless, or inconsistent with the ordinary standard of care required to be exercised by anyone acting in the same capacity as the person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3113.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3113 / § 3113.13
§ 3113.13. Naming trustee in mittimus
Status: in_force

October 6, 1994 House Bill 571 - 120th General Assembly When a person is imprisoned in a workhouse or state correctional institution under sections 3113.01 to 3113.14 of the Revised Code, the name and post-office address of the trustee appointed by the court of common pleas under sections 3113.04 and 3113.07 of the Revised Code shall appear in the mittimus.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.51
§ 3119.51. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly The department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as appropriate to implement the requirements of sections 3119.29 to 3119.56 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.831 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.831
§ 3111.831. System for organized safekeeping and retrieval of administrative support orders
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly Each child support enforcement agency may develop a system and procedure for the organized safekeeping and retrieval of administrative support orders for the payment of support and provision for the child's health care.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.80 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.80
§ 3111.80. Hearing to determine child support and provision for health care
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly (A) An administrative officer shall schedule an administrative hearing to determine, in accordance with Chapters 3119. and 3121. of the Revised Code, the amount of child support any parent is required to pay, the method of payment of child support, and the method of providing for the child's health care if an application for services administered under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended, or other IV-D referral, has been completed and filed and one of the following applies: (1) An administrative officer has issued an administrative order determining the existence of a parent and child relationship under section 3111.46 of the Revised Code ; (2) A presumption of paternity exists under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code ; (3) A duty of support otherwise exists under section 3103.031 or Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. The administrative hearing shall be conducted by an administrative officer assigned by the child support enforcement agency. (B) The administrative officer shall send each of the child's parents notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the administrative hearing. With respect to an administrative hearing scheduled pursuant to an administrative order determining, pursuant to section 3111.46 of the Revised Code, the existence of a parent and child relationship, the officer shall attach the notice of the administrative hearing to the order and send it in accordance with that section. The notice shall include the request described in section 3111.801 of the Revised Code and state that if either parent fails to comply with a request for information in accordance with that section, the agency is permitted to make reasonable assumptions regarding the information that either parent failed to provide, and the agency shall proceed with the determination of support in the same manner as if all requested information had been provided. The Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply regarding the sending of the notice and any summons related to the hearing, except to the extent the rules, by their nature, are clearly inapplicable and except that references in the rules to the court or the clerk of the court shall be construed as being references to the agency or the administrative officer. (C) The hearing shall be held not later than sixty days after the Title IV-D application is submitted to or the Title IV-D referral is received by the agency or after the issuance of an order determining the existence of a parent and child relationship. The hearing shall be held not earlier than thirty days after the officer gives each parent notice of the hearing. (D) If either parent fails to comply with a request for information in accordance with section 3111.801 of the Revised Code, the agency may do either of the following: (1) Proceed in accordance with division (A)(1) of section 3119.72 of the Revised Code; (2) Make reasonable assumptions regarding the information the parent failed to provide and proceed with the determination of support in the same manner as if all requested information had been provided. Last updated June 25, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.09
§ 3119.09. Denial of or interference with right of parenting time or visitation
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The court shall not authorize or permit the escrowing, impoundment, or withholding of any child support payment because of a denial of or interference with a right of parenting time or visitation included as a specific provision of the child support order or as a method of enforcing the specific provisions of the child support order dealing with parenting time or visitation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.03
§ 3125.03. Program of child support enforcement
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The office of child support shall establish and administer a program of child support enforcement that meets the requirements of Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended, and any rules adopted under Title IV-D. The program of child support enforcement shall include the location of absent parents, establishment of parentage, establishment and modification of child support orders and medical support orders, enforcement of support orders, collection of support obligations, and any other actions appropriate to child support enforcement. Absent parents shall be located for any purpose under the child support enforcement program and for purposes of establishing and enforcing orders allocating parental rights and responsibilities between parents concerning their children and establishing and enforcing parenting time orders concerning the children.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3105.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3105 / § 3105.16
§ 3105.16. Restoring name before marriage
Status: in_force

October 25, 1978 House Bill 349 - 112th General Assembly When a divorce is granted the court of common pleas shall, if the person so desires, restore any name that the person had before the marriage.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.94 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.94
§ 3119.94. Administrative rules concerning impounded funds, return of payments, uniform implementation
Status: in_force

May 18, 2005 House Bill 493 - 125th General Assembly (A) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules that provide for all of the following: (1) The payment to the appropriate person of any funds that a court or child support enforcement agency has impounded under section 3119.90 or 3119.92 of the Revised Code; (2) The return to the appropriate person of any other payments made pursuant to a child support order if the payments were made at any time after the child support order has been terminated pursuant to section 3119.90 or 3119.92 of the Revised Code; (3) Any other standards, forms, or procedures needed to ensure uniform implementation of sections 3119.86 to 3119.94 of the Revised Code. (B) With respect to the court order for impoundment required under division (A)(1) of section 3119.90 of the Revised Code, the director of job and family services may adopt rules that specify a form for the order or approve a form developed by the Ohio judicial conference.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.99
§ 3121.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 3121.76 of the Revised Code shall be fined no more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (B) An obligor who violates section 3121.036 or 3121.24 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for a first offense, not more than one hundred dollars for a second offense, and not more than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense. (C) An employer that violates section 3121.39 of the Revised Code with respect to a court support order may be fined not more than five hundred dollars. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.9541 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.9541
§ 3119.9541. Rulemaking
Status: in_force

April 3, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to provide for both of the following: (A) Requirements for child support enforcement agencies to conduct investigations and issue findings pursuant to sections 3119.955 and 3119.957 of the Revised Code; (B) Any other standards, forms, or procedures needed to ensure uniform implementation of sections 3119.95 to 3119.9539 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.69 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.69
§ 3109.69. Limitations on authority granted by affidavit
Status: in_force

July 20, 2004 House Bill 130 - 125th General Assembly Once a caretaker authorization affidavit has been executed under section 3109.67 of the Revised Code, the grandparent may exercise care, physical custody, and control of the child, including enrolling the child in school, discussing with the school district the child's educational progress, consenting to all school-related matters regarding the child, and consenting to medical, psychological, or dental treatment for the child. The affidavit does not affect the rights and responsibilities of the parent, guardian, or custodian regarding the child, does not grant legal custody to the grandparent, and does not grant authority to the grandparent to consent to the marriage or adoption of the child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.21
§ 3125.21. Funds used solely for support enforcement activities
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly All moneys received from the federal or state government for reimbursement for support enforcement activities shall be used solely for support enforcement activities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.42
§ 3123.42. Determining whether defaulting obligor is license holder
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly If either of the following occurs with respect to an individual who is an obligor under a child support order, the child support enforcement agency administering the order may determine whether the individual holds a license issued by a board or, if possible, whether the individual has applied for, or is likely to apply for, a license: (A) A court or child support enforcement agency makes a final and enforceable determination under sections 3123.01 to 3123.07 of the Revised Code that the individual is in default under the child support order. (B) The individual fails, after receiving appropriate notice, to comply with a subpoena or warrant issued by the court or child support enforcement agency with respect to a proceeding to enforce the child support order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.04
§ 3107.04. Filing petition - caption
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 5 - 135th General Assembly (A) A petition for adoption shall be filed in the court in the county in which the person to be adopted was born, or in which, at the time of filing the petition, the petitioner or the person to be adopted or parent of the person to be adopted resides, or in which the petitioner is stationed in military service, or in which the agency having the permanent custody of the person to be adopted is located. (B) If the court finds in the interest of justice that the case should be heard in another forum, the court may stay the proceedings or dismiss the petition in whole or in part on any conditions that are just, or certify the case to another court. (C) The caption of a petition for adoption shall be styled, "in the matter of adoption of __________________". The person to be adopted shall be designated in the caption under the name by which the person is to be known if the petition is granted. Last updated February 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3119 / § 3119.48
§ 3119.48. Modification of order
Status: in_force

December 13, 2002 House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly If a motion is filed pursuant to section 3119.46 of the Revised Code, the court may modify the court child support order pursuant to sections 3119.30 and 3119.32 of the Revised Code and based on information received from the child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 3119.47 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3121.381 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3121 / § 3121.381
§ 3121.381. Fining noncomplying payor or financial institution
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly A court may fine a payor not more than two hundred dollars for failure to withhold income, as required under a withholding notice issued under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code, under a court support order or to notify the court or child support enforcement agency administering the court support order that a situation has occurred causing the payor to cease paying income in an amount sufficient to comply with the order to the obligor, or, in cases in which the obligor is an employer, the obligor is receiving or is eligible to receive a benefit of employment other than personal earnings. The court may fine a financial institution not more than two hundred dollars for failure to deduct funds, as required by a deduction notice issued under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code, from an account under a court support order or to notify the court or child support enforcement agency administering the court support order of the termination of an account from which funds are being deducted or of the opening of a new account.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3123.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3123 / § 3123.34
§ 3123.34. Releasing access restriction on account
Status: in_force

February 11, 2019 Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly If a child support enforcement agency determines that the total amount in an account is the property of a person who is not the obligor from whom payment is sought, it shall order the financial institution to release the access restriction on the account and shall take no further enforcement action on the account. A copy of this notice shall be sent to the obligor. If the agency determines that some of the funds in the account are the property of the person, it shall order the financial institution to release the access restriction on the account in that amount and shall take no further enforcement action on those funds. A copy of this notice shall be sent to the obligor. The agency shall issue a withdrawal directive pursuant to section 3123.37 of the Revised Code for the remaining funds unless, no later than fourteen days after the agency issues its determination, the person files a written motion with the court of common pleas of the county served by the agency for a hearing to determine whether any amount contained in the account is the property of the person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.08
§ 3127.08. Immunity to personal jurisdiction regarding unrelated matter
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly (A) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the child custody proceeding. (B) A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state. (C) The immunity granted by division (A) of this section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code that are committed by an individual while present in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.29
§ 3125.29. Paying amounts in person at agency office
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly (A) After conversion occurs and authorization for centralized collection and disbursement is granted as described in section 3125.28 of the Revised Code, a child support enforcement agency may continue to collect the following amounts from obligors who pay the amounts in person at the office of the agency: (1) Current support amounts and arrearages due under a support order being administered by the agency and the additional amount imposed pursuant to section 3119.27 of the Revised Code with respect to the order; (2) Amounts collected pursuant to sections 3121.59 , 3123.45 , 3123.56 , 3123.62 , division (B) of section 3123.72 , and section 3123.956 of the Revised Code. (B) All amounts collected pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be forwarded to the office of child support no later than one day after receipt of the amounts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.083 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.083
§ 3107.083. Contents of form signed by parent
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 5 - 135th General Assembly The director of children and youth shall do all of the following: (A)(1) For a parent of a child who, if adopted, will be an adopted person as defined in section 3107.45 of the Revised Code, prescribe a form that has the following six components: (a) A component the parent signs under section 3107.081 or 5103.151 of the Revised Code to indicate the requirements of section 3107.082 or 5103.152 of the Revised Code have been met. The component shall be as follows: "Statement Concerning Ohio Law and Adoption Materials By signing this component of this form, I acknowledge that it has been explained to me, and I understand, that, if I check the space on the next component of this form that indicates that I authorize the release, the adoption file maintained by the Ohio Department of Health, which contains identifying information about me at the time of my child's birth, will be released, on request, to the adoptive parent when the adoptee is at least age eighteen but younger than age twenty-one and to the adoptee when he or she is age twenty-one or older. It has also been explained to me, and I understand, that I may prohibit the release of identifying information about me contained in the adoption file by checking the space on the next component of this form that indicates that I do not authorize the release of the identifying information. It has additionally been explained to me, and I understand, that I may change my mind regarding the decision I make on the next component of this form at any time and as many times as I desire by signing, dating, and having filed with the Ohio Department of Health a denial of release form or authorization of release form prescribed and provided by the Department of Health and providing the Department two items of identification. By signing this component of this form, I also acknowledge that I have been provided a copy of written materials about adoption prepared by the Ohio Department of Children and Youth, the adoption process and ramifications of consenting to adoption or entering into a voluntary permanent custody surrender agreement have been discussed with me, and I have been provided the opportunity to review the materials and ask questions about the materials and discussion. Signature of biological parent: ______________________ Signature of witness: ______________________ Date: ______________________" (b) A component the parent signs under section 3107.081 or 5103.151 of the Revised Code regarding the parent's decision whether to allow identifying information about the parent contained in an adoption file maintained by the department of health to be released to the parent's child and adoptive parent pursuant to section 3107.47 of the Revised Code. The component shall be as follows: "Statement Regarding Release of Identifying Information The purpose of this component of this form is to allow a biological parent to decide whether to allow the Ohio Department of Health to provide an adoptee and adoptive parent identifying information about the adoptee's biological parent contained in an adoption file maintained by the Department. Please check one of the following spaces: _______ YES, I authorize the Ohio Department of Health to release identifying information about me, on request, to the adoptive parent when the adoptee is at least age eighteen but younger than age twenty-one and to the adoptee when he or she is age twenty-one or older. _______ NO, I do not authorize the release of identifying information about me to the adoptive parent or adoptee. Signature of biological parent: ______________________ Signature of witness: ______________________ Date: ______________________" (c) A component the parent, if the mother of the child, completes and signs under section 3107.081 or 5103.151 of the Revised Code to indicate, to the extent of the mother's knowledge, all of the following: (i) Whether the mother, during her pregnancy, was a recipient of the medicaid program or other public health insurance program and, if so, the dates her eligibility began and ended; (ii) Whether the mother, during her pregnancy, was covered by private health insurance and, if so, the dates the coverage began and ended, the name of the insurance provider, the type of coverage, and the identification number of the coverage; (iii) The name and location of the hospital, freestanding birthing center, or other place where the mother gave birth and, if different, received medical care immediately after giving birth; (iv) The expenses of the obstetrical and neonatal care; (v) Whether the mother has been informed that the adoptive parent or the agency or attorney arranging the adoption are to pay expenses involved in the adoption, including expenses the mother has paid and expects to receive or has received reimbursement, and, if so, what expenses are to be or have been paid and an estimate of the expenses; (vi) Any other information related to expenses the department determines appropriate to be included in this component. (d) A component the parent may sign to authorize the agency or attorney arranging the adoption to provide to the child or adoptive parent materials, other than photographs of the parent, that the parent requests be given to the child or adoptive parent pursuant to section 3107.68 of the Revised Code. (e) A component the parent may sign to authorize the agency or attorney arranging the adoption to provide to the child or adoptive parent photographs of the parent pursuant to section 3107.68 of the Revised Code. (f) A component the parent may sign to authorize the agency or attorney arranging the adoption to provide to the child or adoptive parent the first name of the parent pursuant to section 3107.68 of the Revised Code. (2) State at the bottom of the form that the parent is to receive a copy of the form the parent signed. (3) Provide copies of the form prescribed under this division to probate and juvenile courts, public children services agencies, private child placing agencies, private noncustodial agencies, attorneys, and persons authorized to take acknowledgments. (B)(1) For a parent of a child who, if adopted, will become an adopted person as defined in section 3107.38 of the Revised Code, prescribe a form that has the following five components: (a) A component the parent signs under section 3107.081 or 5103.151 of the Revised Code to attest that the requirement of division (A) of section 3107.082 or division (A) of section 5103.152 of the Revised Code has been met; (b) A component the parent, if the mother of the child, completes and signs under section 3107.081 or 5103.151 of the Revised Code to indicate, to the extent of the mother's knowledge, all of the following: (i) Whether the mother, during her pregnancy, was a recipient of the medicaid program or other public health insurance program and, if so, the dates her eligibility began and ended; (ii) Whether the mother, during her pregnancy, was covered by private health insurance and, if so, the dates the coverage began and ended, the name of the insurance provider, the type of coverage, and the identification number of the coverage; (iii) The name and location of the hospital, freestanding birthing center, or other place where the mother gave birth and, if different, received medical care immediately after giving birth; (iv) The expenses of the obstetrical and neonatal care; (v) Whether the mother has been informed that the adoptive parent or the agency or attorney arranging the adoption are to pay expenses involved in the adoption, including expenses the mother has paid and expects to receive or has received reimbursement for, and, if so, what expenses are to be or have been paid and an estimate of the expenses; (vi) Any other information related to expenses the department determines appropriate to be included in the component. (c) A component the parent may sign to authorize the agency or attorney arranging the adoption to provide to the child or adoptive parent materials, other than photographs of the parent, that the parent requests be given to the child or adoptive parent pursuant to section 3107.68 of the Revised Code. (d) A component the parent may sign to authorize the agency or attorney arranging the adoption to provide to the child or adoptive parent photographs of the parent pursuant to section 3107.68 of the Revised Code. (e) A component the parent may sign to authorize the agency or attorney arranging the adoption to provide to the child or adoptive parent the first name of the parent pursuant to section 3107.68 of the Revised Code. (2) State at the bottom of the form that the parent is to receive a copy of the form the parent signed. (3) Provide copies of the form prescribed under this division to probate and juvenile courts, public children services agencies, private child placing agencies, private noncustodial agencies, attorneys, and persons authorized to take acknowledgments. (C) Prepare the written materials about adoption that are required to be given to parents under division (A) of section 3107.082 and division (A) of section 5103.152 of the Revised Code. The materials shall provide information about the adoption process, including ramifications of a parent consenting to a child's adoption or entering into a voluntary permanent custody surrender agreement. The materials also shall include referral information for professional counseling and adoption support organizations. The director shall provide the materials to assessors. (D) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the documents that must be filed with a probate court under divisions (B) and (D) of section 3107.081 of the Revised Code and a juvenile court under divisions (C) and (E) of section 5103.151 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3117.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3117 / § 3117.07
§ 3117.07. Proceedings for conciliation effect on other actions
Status: in_force

January 1, 1991 House Bill 514 - 118th General Assembly During the period beginning with the filing of the petition for conciliation and continuing until expiration of any court order made pursuant to division (E) of section 3117.06 of the Revised Code, neither spouse may file or proceed with any action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation. The pendency of an action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation does not bar proceedings for conciliation under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3127.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3127 / § 3127.42
§ 3127.42. Award of fees, expenses and costs to prevailing party
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 Senate Bill 185 - 125th General Assembly (A) A court shall award the prevailing party in an action to enforce a child custody determination, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate. (B) The court shall not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state or a political subdivision of a state unless authorized by law other than this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3107.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3107 / § 3107.012
§ 3107.012. Applying for adoption by foster caregiver
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) A foster caregiver may use the application prescribed under division (B) of this section to obtain the services of an agency to arrange an adoption for the foster caregiver if the foster caregiver seeks to adopt the foster caregiver's foster child who resides in the foster caregiver's home. (B) The department of children and youth shall prescribe an application for a foster caregiver to use under division (A) of this section. The application shall not require that the foster caregiver provide any information the foster caregiver already provided the department, or undergo an inspection the foster caregiver already underwent, to obtain a foster home certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code. (C) An agency that receives an application prescribed under division (B) of this section from a foster caregiver authorized to use the application shall not require, as a condition of the agency accepting or approving the application, that the foster caregiver undergo a criminal records check under section 2151.86 of the Revised Code as a prospective adoptive parent. The agency shall inform the foster caregiver, in accordance with division (G) of section 2151.86 of the Revised Code, that the foster caregiver must undergo the criminal records check before a court may issue a final decree of adoption or interlocutory order of adoption under section 3107.14 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.173 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3109 / § 3109.173
§ 3109.173. Regional prevention coordinator
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Each child abuse and child neglect regional prevention council shall be under the direction of a regional prevention coordinator. The children's trust fund board may select each region's coordinator through a competitive selection process conducted by the board. If the board has not selected a regional coordinator through a competitive selection process for a region, children's trust fund staff shall serve as coordinator for that region. (B) Regional prevention coordinators shall do all of the following: (1) Select a representative to serve as chairperson of the regional prevention council pursuant to division (G) of section 3109.172 of the Revised Code; (2) Conduct a needs assessment to ascertain the child abuse and neglect prevention programming and services that are needed in the region; (3) Work with county prevention specialists in the region to assemble the regional prevention plan based on children's trust fund board guidelines pursuant to section 3109.174 of the Revised Code; (4) Implement the regional prevention plan, including the following: (a) Monitoring fulfillment of prevention deliverables and achievement of prevention outcomes; (b) Coordinating county data collection; (c) Ensuring timely and accurate reporting to the board. (5) Any additional duties specified by the department in rules adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.18
§ 3125.18. Administering of Title IV-A programs
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A child support enforcement agency shall administer a Title IV-A program identified under division (A)(4)(c) or (h) of section 5101.80 of the Revised Code that the department of job and family services provides for the agency to administer under the department's supervision pursuant to section 5101.801 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3125.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3125 / § 3125.38
§ 3125.38. Department of job and family services to provide annual reviews and reports
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly The department of job and family services shall provide annual reviews of and reports to the secretary of health and human services concerning programs operated under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351 (1975), 42 U.S.C. 651, as amended, pursuant to rules adopted under section 3125.39 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.97 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 31 / Chapter 3111 / § 3111.97
§ 3111.97. Parentage of children resulting from embryo donation
Status: in_force

June 15, 2006 House Bill 102 - 126th General Assembly (A) A woman who gives birth to a child born as a result of embryo donation shall be treated in law and regarded as the natural mother of the child, and the child shall be treated in law and regarded as the natural child of the woman. No action or proceeding under this chapter shall affect the relationship. (B) If a married woman gives birth to a child born as a result of embryo donation to which her husband consented, the husband shall be treated in law and regarded as the natural father of the child, and the child shall be treated in law and regarded as the natural child of the husband. A presumption that arises under division (A)(1) or (2) of section 3111.03 of the Revised Code is conclusive with respect to this father and child relationship, and no action or proceeding under this chapter shall affect the relationship. (C) If a married woman gives birth to a child born as a result of embryo donation to which her husband has not consented, a presumption that arises under division (A)(1) or (2) of section 3111.03 of the Revised Code that the husband is the father of the child may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence that includes the lack of consent to the embryo donation. (D) As used in this division, "donor" means an individual who produced genetic material used to create an embryo, consents to the implantation of the embryo in a woman who is not the individual or the individual's wife, and at the time of the embryo donation does not intend to raise the resulting child as the individual's own. If an individual who produced genetic material used to create an embryo dies, the other person who produced genetic material used to create the embryo may consent to donate the embryo. In such a case, the deceased person shall be deemed a donor for the purposes of this section. A donor shall not be treated in law or regarded as a parent of a child born as a result of embryo donation. A donor shall have no parental responsibilities and shall have no right, obligation, or interest with respect to a child resulting from the donation. (E) This section deals with embryo donation for the purpose of impregnating a woman so that she can bear a child that she intends to raise as her child.