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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.15 | Enforcing Father's Obligation.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) If the existence of the father and child relationship is declared or if paternity or a duty of support has been adjudicated under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code or under prior law, the obligation of the father may be enforced in the same or other proceedings by the mother, the child, or the public authority that has furnished or may furnish the reasonable expenses of pregnancy, confinement, education, support, or funeral, or by any other person, including a private agency, to the extent that any of them may furnish, has furnished, or is furnishing these expenses.
(B) The court may order support payments to be made to the mother, the clerk of the court, or a person or agency designated to administer them for the benefit of the child under the supervision of the court.
(C) Willful failure to obey the judgment or order of the court is a civil contempt of the court.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 1:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.16 | Continuing Jurisdiction.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The court has continuing jurisdiction to modify or revoke a judgment or order issued under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code to provide for future education and support and a judgment or order issued with respect to matters listed in divisions (C) and (D) of section 3111.13 and division (B) of section 3111.15 of the Revised Code, except that a court entering a judgment or order for the purchase of an annuity under division (D) of section 3111.13 of the Revised Code may specify that the judgment or order may not be modified or revoked.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.17 | Determining Mother and Child Relationship.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code that are applicable to the father and child relationship shall apply to an action brought under this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.18 | Preparing New Birth Record.

Effective:
March 16, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 790 - 117th General Assembly
As used in this section, "birth record" has the meaning given in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code.
Upon the order of a court of this state or upon the request of a court of another state, the department of health shall prepare a new birth record consistent with the findings of the court and shall substitute the new record for the original birth record.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.19 | Interfering With Establishment of Paternity.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.20 | Birth Record Defined.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.21 | Notarizing Acknowledgment.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
If the natural mother and alleged father of a child sign an acknowledgment of paternity affidavit prepared pursuant to section 3111.31 of the Revised Code with respect to that child at a child support enforcement agency, the agency shall provide a notary public to notarize or witnesses to witness the acknowledgment.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 4:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.22 | Acknowledgment to Be Sent to Job and Family Services Department.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A child support enforcement agency shall send a signed and notarized or witnessed acknowledgment of paternity to the office of child support in the department of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.23 of the Revised Code. The agency shall send the acknowledgment no later than ten days after it has been signed and notarized or witnessed. If the agency knows a man is presumed under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code to be the father of the child and the presumed father is not the man who signed an acknowledgment with respect to the child, the agency shall not notarize, witness, or send the acknowledgment with respect to the child pursuant to this section.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 4:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.23 | Acknowledgment Filed With Office of Child Support.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The natural mother, the man acknowledging he is the natural father, or the other custodian or guardian of a child, a child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 3111.22 of the Revised Code, a local registrar of vital statistics pursuant to section 3705.091 of the Revised Code, or a hospital staff person pursuant to section 3727.17 of the Revised Code, may file an acknowledgment of paternity with the office of child support in the department of job and family services, acknowledging that the child is the child of the man who signed the acknowledgment. The natural mother, the man acknowledging he is the natural father, and the other custodian or guardian of a child, may file an acknowledgment in person or by mail. A child support enforcement agency, a local registrar of vital statistics, and a hospital staff person may file an acknowledgment electronically, in person, or by mail.
(B) The acknowledgment of paternity shall be:
(1) Made on the affidavit prepared pursuant to section 3111.31 of the Revised Code;
(2) Signed by the natural mother and the man acknowledging that he is the natural father and notarized or witnessed in accordance with division (C) of this section;
(3) Sent to the office not later than ten days after it has been signed and notarized.
(C) Each signature in an acknowledgment of paternity shall be notarized or witnessed by two adult witnesses. The mother and the man acknowledging that he is the natural father may sign and have the signature notarized or witnessed outside of each other's presence. If a person knows a man is presumed under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code to be the natural father of the child described in this section and that the presumed father is not the man who signed an acknowledgment with respect to the child, the person shall not notarize, witness, or file the acknowledgment pursuant to this section.
Last updated August 16, 2023 at 12:16 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.24 | Determining Whether Acknowledgment Is Completed Correctly.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) On the filing of an acknowledgment, the office of child support shall examine the acknowledgment to determine whether it is completed correctly. The office shall make the examination no later than five days after the acknowledgment is filed. If the acknowledgment is completed correctly, the office shall comply with division (B) of this section. If the acknowledgment is not completed correctly, the office shall return it to the person or entity that filed it. The person or entity shall have ten days from the date the office sends the acknowledgment back to correct it and return it to the office. The office shall send, along with the acknowledgment, a notice stating what needs to be corrected and the amount of time the person or entity has to make the corrections and return the acknowledgment to the office.
If the person or entity returns the acknowledgment in a timely manner, the office shall examine the acknowledgment again to determine whether it has been correctly completed. If the acknowledgment has been correctly completed, the office shall comply with division (B) of this section. If the acknowledgment has not been correctly completed the second time or if the acknowledgment is not returned to the office in a timely manner, the acknowledgment is invalid and the office shall return it to the person or entity and shall not enter it into the birth registry. If the office returns an acknowledgment the second time, it shall send a notice to the person or entity stating the errors in the acknowledgment and that the acknowledgment is invalid.
(B) If the office determines an acknowledgment is correctly completed, the office shall enter the information on the acknowledgment into the birth registry pursuant to sections 3111.64 and 3111.65 of the Revised Code. After entering the information in the registry, the office shall send the acknowledgment to the department of health for storage pursuant to section 3705.091 of the Revised Code. The office may request that the department of health send back to the office any acknowledgment that is being stored by the department of health pursuant to that section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.25 | Acknowledgment of Paternity Is Final and Enforceable.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.26 | Effects of Final and Enforceable Acknowledgment.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
After an acknowledgment of paternity becomes final and enforceable, the child is the child of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, as though born to him in lawful wedlock. If the mother is unmarried, the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity may file a complaint requesting the granting of reasonable parenting time with the child under section 3109.12 of the Revised Code and the parents of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, any relative of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, the parents of the mother, and any relative of the mother may file a complaint pursuant to that section requesting the granting of reasonable companionship or visitation rights with the child. Once the acknowledgment becomes final the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity assumes the parental duty of support.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.27 | Rescinding Acknowledgment.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in section 2151.232 or 3111.821 of the Revised Code, for an acknowledgment of paternity filed with the office of child support to be rescinded both of the following must occur:
(1) Not later than sixty days after the date of the latest signature on the acknowledgment, one of the persons who signed it must do both of the following:
(a) Request a determination under section 3111.38 of the Revised Code of whether there is a parent and child relationship between the man who signed the acknowledgment and the child who is the subject of it;
(b) Give the office written notice of having complied with division (A)(1)(a) of this section and include in the notice the name of the child support enforcement agency conducting genetic tests to determine whether there is a parent and child relationship;
(2) An order must be issued under section 3111.46 of the Revised Code determining whether there is a parent and child relationship between the man and the child.
(B) Not later than the end of the business day following the business day on which the office receives a notice under division (A)(1)(b) of this section, it shall contact the agency indicated in the notice to verify that the person sending it has complied with division (A)(1) of this section. If the office verifies compliance, and the notice was sent within the time limit required by this section, the office shall note in its records the date the notice was received and that the acknowledgment to which the notice pertains is subject to recission. The office shall direct the agency to notify the office of the agency's issuance of an order described in division (A)(2) of this section. On receipt from an agency of notice that an order described in division (A)(2) of this section has been issued, the acknowledgment to which the order pertains shall be rescinded as of the date.
If the office is unable to verify compliance with division (A)(1) of this section, it shall note in its records the date the notice under division (A)(1)(b) of this section was received and that compliance with division (A)(1) of this section was not verified.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.28 | Action Rescinding Acknowledgment.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
After an acknowledgment becomes final pursuant to section 2151.232, 3111.25, or 3111.821 of the Revised Code, a man presumed to be the father of the child pursuant to section 3111.03 of the Revised Code who did not sign the acknowledgment, either person who signed the acknowledgment, or a guardian or legal custodian of the child may bring an action to rescind the acknowledgment on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact. The court shall treat the action as an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code. An action pursuant to this section shall be brought no later than one year after the acknowledgment becomes final. The action may be brought in one of the following courts in the county in which the child, the guardian or custodian of the child, or either person who signed the acknowledgment resides: the juvenile court or the domestic relations division of the court of common pleas that has jurisdiction pursuant to section 2101.022 or 2301.03 of the Revised Code to hear and determine cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.29 | Enforcing Support Obligation.

Effective:
February 11, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly
Once an acknowledgment of paternity becomes final under section 3111.25 of the Revised Code, the mother or other custodian or guardian of the child may do either of the following:
(A) 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 or the guardian or legal custodian of the child resides requesting that the court order the father or mother to pay an amount for the support of the child ;
(B) Contact the child support enforcement agency for assistance in obtaining a child support order as defined in section 3119.01 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 24, 2024 at 10:57 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.30 | Preparing New Birth Record.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.32 | Information Pamphlets - Toll-Free Telephone Number.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall prepare pamphlets that discuss the benefit of establishing a parent and child relationship, the proper procedure for establishing a parent and child relationship between a father and his child, and a toll-free telephone number that interested persons may call for more information regarding the procedures for establishing a parent and child relationship.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.33 | Distributing Pamphlets and Forms.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall make available the pamphlets and the acknowledgment of paternity affidavits and statements to the department of health, to each hospital it has a contract with pursuant to section 3727.17 of the Revised Code, and to any individual who requests a pamphlet. The department of job and family services shall make available the affidavit acknowledging paternity to each county child support enforcement agency, the department of health, and any other person or agency that requests copies.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.34 | Evidence Necessary to Complete New Birth Record.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.35 | Implementing Provisions.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement sections 3111.20 to 3111.34 of the Revised Code that are consistent with Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351, 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq., as amended.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.38 | Requesting Administrative Determination of Paternity.

Effective:
February 11, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly
At the request of a person described in division (A) of section 3111.04 of the Revised Code, the child support enforcement agency of the county in which a child resides or in which the guardian or legal custodian of the child resides shall determine the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship between an alleged father and the child 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.
Last updated January 24, 2024 at 11:13 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.39 | Requests Filed With Multiple Agencies.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
If more than one child support enforcement agency receives a request to determine the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship concerning the same child and each agency is an appropriate agency for the filing of the request as provided in section 3111.38 of the Revised Code, the agency that receives the request first shall act on the request. If an agency that receives a request is not the appropriate agency for the filing of the request, the agency shall forward the request to the agency of the county in which the child or the guardian or legal custodian of the child resides, and the latter agency shall proceed with the request.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.41 | Assigning to Administrative Officer - Order for Genetic Testing.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
On receiving a request for a determination of the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship, a child support enforcement agency shall assign an administrative officer to consider the request. The officer shall issue an order requiring the child, mother, and alleged father to submit to genetic testing. The order shall specify the date of the genetic tests for the mother, alleged father, and child, which shall be no later than forty-five days after the date of assignment of the administrative officer. The tests shall be conducted in accordance with the rules adopted by the director of job and family services under section 3111.611 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.42 | Attaching Notice to Order.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
A child support enforcement agency shall attach a notice to each order for genetic testing and send both to the mother and the alleged father. The notice shall state all of the following:
(A) That the agency has been asked to determine the existence of a parent and child relationship between a child and the alleged named father;
(B) The name and birthdate of the child of which the man is alleged to be the natural father;
(C) The name of the mother and the alleged natural father;
(D) The rights and responsibilities of a parent;
(E) That the child, the mother, and the alleged father must submit to genetic testing at the date, time, and place determined by the agency in the order issued pursuant to section 3111.41 of the Revised Code;
(F) The administrative procedure for determining the existence of a parent and child relationship;
(G) That if the alleged father or natural mother willfully fails to submit to genetic testing, or the alleged father, natural mother, or the custodian of the child willfully fails to submit the child to genetic testing, the agency will issue an order that it is inconclusive whether the alleged father is the child's natural father;
(H) That if the alleged father or natural mother willfully fails to submit to genetic testing, or the alleged father, natural mother, or custodian of the child willfully fails to submit the child to genetic testing, they may be found in contempt of court.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.421 | Serving Notice and Order.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The notice and order described in section 3111.42 of the Revised Code shall be sent in accordance with the provisions of the Rules of Civil Procedure that govern service of process, except to the extent that the provisions of the Civil Rules by their nature are clearly inapplicable and except that references in the provisions of the Civil Rules to the court or to the clerk of the court shall be construed as being references to the child support enforcement agency or the administrative officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.43 | Persons to Be Notified - Genetic Testing of Persons Present.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
If a child support enforcement agency is asked to determine the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship, the administrative officer shall provide notice of the request pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure to the natural mother of the child who is the subject of the request, each man presumed under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code to be the father of the child, and each man alleged to be the natural father. If the agency is unable to obtain service of process on the presumed father, alleged father, or natural mother within the time prescribed by section 3111.41 of the Revised Code, the agency shall proceed with genetic testing of all of those persons who are present on the date scheduled for the testing.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.44 | Information Conference.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
After issuing a genetic testing order, the administrative officer may schedule a conference with the mother and the alleged father to provide information. If a conference is scheduled and no other man is presumed to be the father of the child under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code, the administrative officer shall provide the mother and alleged father the opportunity to sign an acknowledgment of paternity affidavit prepared pursuant to section 3111.31 of the Revised Code. If they sign an acknowledgment of paternity, the administrative officer shall cancel the genetic testing order the officer had issued. Regardless of whether a conference is held, if the mother and alleged father do not sign an acknowledgment of paternity affidavit or if an affidavit cannot be notarized or witnessed or filed because another man is presumed under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code to be the father of the child, the child, the mother, and the alleged father shall submit to genetic testing in accordance with the order issued by the administrative officer.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 10:46 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.45 | Test Conducted by Qualified Examiner.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The genetic testing required under an administrative genetic testing order shall be conducted by a qualified examiner authorized by the department of job and family services. On completion of the genetic tests, the examiner shall send a complete report of the test results to the agency.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.46 | Finding Paternity or Nonpaternity.

Effective:
February 11, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly
On receipt of the genetic test results, the administrative officer shall do one of the following:
(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, if the results of the genetic testing show a ninety-nine per cent or greater probability that the alleged father is the natural father of the child, the administrative officer of the agency shall issue an administrative order that the alleged father is the father of the child who is the subject of the proceeding.
(2) If identical siblings are named as the alleged father under division (A)(1) of this section, the administrative officer shall refer the case to the court and shall not issue an administrative order deciding the paternity of the child who is the subject of the proceeding.
(B) If the results of genetic testing show less than a ninety-nine per cent probability that the alleged father is the natural father of the child, the administrative officer shall issue an administrative order that the alleged father is not the father of the child who is the subject of the proceeding.
An order issued pursuant to this section shall be sent to parties in accordance with the Civil Rule governing service and filing of pleadings and other papers subsequent to the original complaint.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.47 | Failure to Submit to Test Results in Inconclusive Finding.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.48 | Information Included in Order.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
An administrative officer shall include in an order issued under section 3111.46 of the Revised Code a notice that contains the information described in section 3111.49 of the Revised Code informing the mother, father, and the guardian or legal custodian of the child of the right to bring an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code and of the effect of failure to timely bring the action.
An agency shall include in an administrative order issued under section 3111.47 of the Revised Code a notice that contains the information described in section 3111.50 of the Revised Code informing the parties of their right to bring an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 10:45 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.49 | Conclusiveness of Order.

Effective:
February 11, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 70 - 132nd General Assembly
The mother, alleged father, and guardian or legal custodian of a child may object to an administrative order determining the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship by bringing, within fourteen days after the date the administrative officer issues the order, an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code in the juvenile court or other court with jurisdiction under section 2101.022 or 2301.03 of the Revised Code in the county in which the child support enforcement agency that employs the administrative officer who issued the order is located. If the action is not brought within the fourteen-day period, the administrative order is final and enforceable by a court and may not be challenged in an action or proceeding under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 10:45 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.50 | Bringing Action Where Order Is Inconclusive.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
If a child support enforcement agency issues an administrative order stating that it is inconclusive as to whether the alleged natural father is the natural father of the child, any of the parties may bring an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code to establish a parent and child relationship.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.51 | Including Names, Addresses and Social Security Numbers of Parents and Child in Order.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
Unless the child support enforcement agency has reason to believe that a person named in the order is a potential victim of domestic violence, any administrative order finding the existence of a parent and child relationship shall contain the full names, addresses, and social security numbers of the mother and father of the child who is the subject of the order and the full name and address of the child.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.52 | Changing Surname of Child.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The child support enforcement agency, as part of an administrative order determining the existence of a parent and child relationship, may order the surname of the child subject to the determination to be changed and order the change to be made on the child's birth record consistent with the order if both the parties agree to the change.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.53 | Administrative Officer.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) A child support enforcement agency, in accordance with the rules adopted by the director of job and family services pursuant to division (B) of this section, shall employ an administrative officer, contract with another entity to provide an administrative officer, or contract with an individual to serve as an administrative officer to issue administrative orders determining the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship, requiring the payment of child support, or both.
(B) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regulating administrative officers who issue administrative orders described in division (A) of this section, including the following:
(1) The qualifications of the administrative officer;
(2) Any other procedures, requirements, or standards necessary for the employment of the administrative officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.54 | Contempt.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.58 | New Birth Record.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
If an administrative order determining the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship includes a finding that the child's father is a man other than the man named in the child's birth record as the father or is otherwise at variance with the child's birth record, the agency that made the determination shall notify the department of health of the determination as soon as any period for objection to the determination provided for in former section 3111.21 or 3111.22 or section 3111.49 of the Revised Code has elapsed.
On receipt of notice under this section or notice from an agency of another state with authority to make paternity determinations that has made a determination of the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship, the department of health shall prepare a new birth record consistent with the agency's determination and substitute the new record for the original birth record.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.61 | Samples and Performance of Genetic Testing.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
If a child support enforcement agency is made a party to an action brought to establish a parent and child relationship under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code and the court orders the parties to the action to submit to genetic testing or the agency orders the parties to submit to genetic testing under section 3111.41 of the Revised Code, the agency shall provide for collection of samples and performance of genetic testing in accordance with generally accepted medical techniques. If a court ordered the genetic testing, the agency shall inform the court of the procedures for collecting the samples and performing the genetic tests, in accordance with the rules governing on-site genetic testing adopted by the director of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.611 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.611 | On-Site Genetic Testing.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code rules governing the establishment by child support enforcement agencies of on-site genetic testing programs to be used in actions under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code and in administrative procedures under sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include provisions relating to the environment in which a blood or buccal cell sample may be drawn, the medical personnel who may draw a sample, the trained personnel who may perform the genetic comparison, the types of genetic testing that may be performed on a sample, and the procedure for notifying the court of the location at which the sample will be drawn, who will draw the sample, and who will perform the genetic testing on the sample, and any other procedures or standards the director determines are necessary for the implementation of on-site genetic testing.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.64 | Birth Registry.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The office of child support in the department of job and family services shall establish and maintain a birth registry that shall contain all of the following information contained in orders determining the existence of a parent and child relationship and acknowledgments of paternity required to be filed with the office:
(A) The names of the parents of the child subject to the order or acknowledgment;
(B) The name of the child;
(C) The resident address of each parent and each parent's social security number.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.65 | Accessing Registry.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The birth registry shall be maintained as part of and be accessible through the automated system created pursuant to section 3125.07 of the Revised Code. The office of child support shall make comparisons of the information in the registry with the information maintained by the department of job and family services pursuant to sections 3107.062 and 3121.894 of the Revised Code. The office shall make the comparisons in the manner and in the time intervals required by the rules adopted pursuant to section 3111.67 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.66 | Filing Orders and Entering Into Registry.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.67 | Birth Registry Rules.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement the requirements of sections 3111.64 to 3111.66 of the Revised Code that are consistent with Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2351, 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq., as amended.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.69 | Locating Absent Parent Using Putative Father Registry.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
The office of child support in the department of job and family services and a child support enforcement agency may examine the putative father registry established under section 3107.062 of the Revised Code to locate an absent parent for the purpose of the office or agency carrying out its duties under the child and spousal support enforcement programs established under Chapter 3125. of the Revised Code. Neither the office nor an agency shall use the information it receives from the registry for any purpose other than child and spousal support enforcement.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.71 | Contracts With Hospitals to Meet With Unmarried Women Giving Birth.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
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
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.72 | Requirements for Contracts With Hospitals to Meet With Unmarried Women Giving Birth.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The contract between the department of job and family services and a local hospital shall require all of the following:
(A) That the hospital provide a staff person to meet with each unmarried mother who gave birth in or en route to the hospital within twenty-four hours of the birth or before the mother is released from the hospital;
(B) That the staff person attempt to meet with the father of the unmarried mother's child if possible;
(C) That the staff person explain to the unmarried mother and the father, if he is present, the benefit to the child of establishing a parent and child relationship between the father and the child and the various proper procedures for establishing a parent and child relationship;
(D) That the staff person present to the unmarried mother and, if possible, the father, the pamphlet or statement regarding the rights and responsibilities of a natural parent that is prepared and provided by the department of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.32 of the Revised Code;
(E) That the staff person provide the mother and, if possible, the father, all forms and statements necessary to voluntarily establish a parent and child relationship, including, but not limited to, the acknowledgment of paternity affidavit prepared by the department of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.31 of the Revised Code;
(F) That the staff person, at the request of both the mother and father, help the mother and father complete any form or statement necessary to establish a parent and child relationship;
(G) That the hospital provide a notary public to notarize, or witnesses to witness, an acknowledgment of paternity affidavit signed by the mother and father;
(H) That the staff person present to an unmarried mother who is not participating in the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code or receiving medicaid an application for Title IV-D services;
(I) That the staff person forward any completed acknowledgment of paternity, no later than ten days after it is completed, to the office of child support in the department of job and family services;
(J) That the department of job and family services pay the hospital twenty dollars for every correctly signed and notarized or witnessed acknowledgment of paternity affidavit from the hospital.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 10:47 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.73 | Annual Report.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
Not later than July 1, 1998, and the first day of each July thereafter, the department of job and family services shall complete a report on the hospitals that have not entered into contracts described in this section. The department shall submit the report to the chairperson and ranking minority member of the committees of the house of representatives and senate with primary responsibility for issues concerning paternity establishment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.74 | Acknowledgment Conflicting With Presumption of Paternity.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
If the hospital knows or determines that a man is presumed under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code to be the father of a child and that the presumed father is not the man who signed or is attempting to sign an acknowledgment with respect to the child, the hospital shall take no further action with regard to the acknowledgment and shall not send the acknowledgment to the office of child support.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children › Chapter 3111 | Parentage › Section 3111.77 | Presumed Father Assuming Duty of Support.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
A man who is presumed to be the natural father of a child pursuant to section 3111.03 of the Revised Code assumes the parental duty of support with respect to the child as provided in section 3103.031 of the Revised Code.