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Ohio Rev Code § 3107.035 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.035 | Search of National Sex Offender Web Site.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) At the time of the initial home study, and every two years thereafter, if the home study is updated, and until it becomes part of a final decree of adoption or an interlocutory order of adoption, the agency or attorney that arranges an adoption for the prospective adoptive parent shall conduct a search of the United States department of justice national sex offender public web site regarding the prospective adoptive parent and all persons eighteen years of age or older who reside with the prospective adoptive parent. (B) A petition for adoption may be denied based solely on the results of the search of the national sex offender public web site.  (C) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary for the implementation and execution of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.04 | Filing Petition - Caption.

Effective: January 1, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 156 - 111th 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 he is to be known if the petition is granted.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.05 | Contents of Petition.

Effective: January 1, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 156 - 111th 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 ordinary copies of the required consents, and relinquishments of consents, if any, shall be filed with the clerk.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.051 | Time for Filing.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person seeking to adopt a minor, or the agency or attorney arranging the adoption, shall submit a petition for the minor's adoption no later than ninety days after the date the minor is placed in the person's home. Failure to file a petition within the time provided by this division does not affect a court's jurisdiction to hear the petition and is not grounds for denying the petition.(B) This section does not apply if any of the following apply:(1) The person seeking to adopt the minor is the minor's stepparent;(2) The minor was not originally placed in the person's home with the purpose of the person adopting the minor;(3) The minor is a "child with special needs," as defined by the director of job and family services in accordance with section 5153.163 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.06 | Consent to Adoption.

Effective: April 7, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 7 - 127th General Assembly|Unless consent is not required under section 3107.07 of the Revised Code, a petition to adopt a minor may be granted only if written consent to the adoption has been executed by all of the following: (A) The mother of the minor;(B) The father of the minor, if any of the following apply:(1) The minor was conceived or born while the father was married to the mother;(2) The minor is his child by adoption;(3) Prior to the date the petition was filed, it was determined by a court proceeding pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code, a court proceeding in another state, an administrative proceeding pursuant to sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code, or an administrative proceeding in another state that he has a parent and child relationship with the minor;(4) He acknowledged paternity of the child and that acknowledgment has become final pursuant to section 2151.232, 3111.25, or 3111.821 of the Revised Code.(C) The putative father of the minor;(D) Any person or agency having permanent custody of the minor or authorized by court order to consent;(E) The minor, if more than twelve years of age, unless the court, finding that it is in the best interest of the minor, determines that the minor's consent is not required.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.061 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.061 | Putative Father on Notice That Consent Unnecessary.

Effective: June 20, 1996|Latest Legislation:  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 § 3107.062 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.062 | Putative Father Registry.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|The department of job and family services shall establish a putative father registry. To register, a putative father must complete a registration form prescribed under section 3107.065 of the Revised Code and submit it to the department. The registration form shall include the putative father's name; the name of the mother of the person he claims as his child; and the address or telephone number at which he wishes to receive, pursuant to section 3107.11 of the Revised Code, notice of any petition that may be filed to adopt a minor he claims as his child.A putative father may register at any time. For the purpose of preserving the requirement of his consent to an adoption, a putative father shall register before or not later than fifteen days after the birth of the child. No fee shall be charged for registration.On receipt of a completed registration form, the department shall indicate on the form the date of receipt and file it in the putative father registry. The department shall maintain registration forms in a manner that enables it to access a registration form using either the name of the putative father or of the mother.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.063 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.063 | Searching Putative Father Registry.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|(A) An attorney arranging a minor's adoption, a mother, a public children services agency, a private noncustodial agency, or a private child placing agency may request at any time that the department of job and family services search the putative father registry to determine whether a man is registered as the minor's putative father. The request shall include the mother's name. On receipt of the request, the department shall search the registry. If the department determines that a man is registered as the minor's putative father, it shall provide the attorney, mother, or agency a certified copy of the man's registration form. If the department determines that no man is registered as the minor's putative father, it shall provide the attorney, mother, or agency a certified written statement to that effect. The department shall specify in the statement the date the search request was submitted. No fee shall be charged for searching the registry.Division (B) of section 3107.17 of the Revised Code does not apply to this section.(B) If the department of job and family services provides a certified copy of a putative father's registration form pursuant to division (A) of this section, the department also shall provide a written notice to the putative father:(1) That he may be the father of the minor he claims as his child on the registration form;(2) That the minor is being or may be placed for adoption; and(3) Of his right to consent or refuse to consent to the minor's adoption to the extent provided under Chapter 3107. of the Revised Code.(C) The department shall provide the notice under this section not later than ten business days after the date it provides the certified copy of the registration form pursuant to division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.064 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.064 | Filing Certified Results of Search.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a court shall not issue a final decree of adoption or finalize an interlocutory order of adoption unless the mother placing the minor for adoption or the agency or attorney arranging the adoption files with the court a certified document provided by the department of job and family services under section 3107.063 of the Revised Code. The court shall not accept the document unless the date the department places on the document pursuant to that section is sixteen or more days after the date of the minor's birth.(B) The document described in division (A) of this section is not required if any of the following apply:(1) The mother was married at the time the minor was conceived or born;(2) The parent placing the minor for adoption previously adopted the minor;(3) Prior to the date a petition to adopt the minor is filed, a man has been determined to have a parent and child relationship with the minor by a court proceeding pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code, a court proceeding in another state, an administrative agency proceeding pursuant to sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code, or an administrative agency proceeding in another state;(4) The minor's father acknowledged paternity of the minor and that acknowledgment has become final pursuant to section 2151.232, 3111.25, or 3111.821 of the Revised Code;(5) A public children services agency has permanent custody of the minor pursuant to Chapter 2151. or division (B) of section 5103.15 of the Revised Code after both parents lost or surrendered parental rights, privileges, and responsibilities over the minor.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.065 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.065 | Rules Governing Registry - Promoting Awareness.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the director of job and family services shall do both of the following:(A) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the putative father registry. The rules shall establish the registration form to be used by a putative father under section 3107.062 of the Revised Code.(B) Establish a campaign to promote awareness of the putative father registry. The campaign shall include informational materials about the registry.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.066 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.066 | References to Department of Human Services Replaced.

Effective: August 14, 2008|Latest Legislation:  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 § 3107.067 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.067 | Notice to Putative Father of Intent to Put Child Up for Adoption.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|(A) Before the birth of a child and with the written consent of the mother of the child, any of the following may serve or caused to be served actual notice to a putative father of the child that the mother of the child is considering placing the child for adoption:(1) An agency;(2) An attorney representing the person seeking to adopt the child;(3) An attorney representing the mother of the child.(B) As used in this section, "actual notice" means written notice that is actually received by the putative father and includes personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.068 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.068 | Obligation of Mother.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|The mother of a child is not obligated to place the child for adoption even if notice is served to a putative father of the child under section 3107.067 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.069 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.069 | Proof of Notice.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|(A) If notice to a putative father is served by a party listed in division (A)(1) or (2) of section 3107.067 of the Revised Code, an agency or an attorney representing the person seeking to adopt a child, when filing a petition for adoption of the child, shall submit to the court an affidavit setting forth the circumstances surrounding the service of actual notice including the time, if known, date, and manner in which the actual notice was provided.(B) If notice to a putative father is served by a party listed in division (A)(3) of section 3107.067 of the Revised Code, an agency or an attorney representing the person seeking to adopt a child, when filing a petition for adoption of the child, shall submit to the court an affidavit prepared by the attorney representing the mother of the child setting forth the circumstances surrounding the service of actual notice including the time, if known, date, and manner in which the actual notice was provided.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.0611 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.0611 | Notice to Putative Father.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|Notice served under section 3107.067 of the Revised Code shall be provided to the putative father of the child in substantially the following form:"_________________________ (putative father's name), who has been named as the father of the unborn child of _________________________ (birth mother's name), or who claims to be the father of the unborn child, is notified that _________________________ (birth mother's name) has expressed an intention to place the child for adoption.On receipt of this notice, _________________________ (putative father's name) may file an action under section 3111.04 of the Revised Code.Under Ohio law, a putative father means a man, including one under age eighteen, who may be a child's father and to whom all of the following apply:(1) He is not married to the child's mother at the time of the child's conception or birth.(2) He has not adopted the child.(3) He has not been determined, prior to the date a petition to adopt the child is filed, to have a parent and child relationship with the child by a court proceeding pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code, a court proceeding in another state, an administrative agency proceeding pursuant to sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code, or an administrative agency proceeding in another state.(4) He has not acknowledged paternity of the child pursuant to sections 3111.20 to 3111.35 of the Revised Code.For purposes of this notice, _________________________ (putative father's name) is a putative father under the laws in Ohio regarding adoption."
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.0612 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.0612 | Paternity Action by Putative Father.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|A putative father who receives a notice as provided in section 3107.067 of the Revised Code may file an action under section 3111.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.0613 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.0613 | Notice of Filing of Paternity Action.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|A putative father who has filed an action under section 3111.04 of the Revised Code shall notify the agency or attorney who served or caused to be served the notice that he has filed that action not later than thirty days after filing that action.
Ohio Rev Code § 3107.0614 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children|Chapter 3107 | Adoption|Section 3107.0614 | Validity of Notice.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly|(A) A notice served in accordance with section 3107.067 of the Revised Code on a putative father who is a resident of Ohio is valid regardless of whether the notice is served within or outside Ohio.(B) A notice served in accordance with section 3107.067 of the Revised Code outside Ohio on a putative father who is not a resident of Ohio is valid if the child was conceived:(1) In Ohio; or(2) Outside Ohio, if the laws of the state in which the father is served notice or resides or in which the child was conceived allow a putative father to file an action to determine parentage of the child.