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...marriage for a particular purpose. (B)(1) On and after October 10, 1991, except as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, common law marriages are prohibited in this state, and the marriage of a man and woman may occur in this state only if the marriage is solemnized by a person described in section 3101.08 of the Revised Code and only if the marriage otherwise is in compliance with Chapter 3101. of ...

...es for the causes set forth in section 3105.01 of the Revised Code. The court of common pleas may grant legal separation on a complaint or counterclaim, regardless of whether the parties are living separately at the time the complaint or counterclaim is filed, for the following causes: (1) Either party had a husband or wife living at the time of the marriage from which legal separation is sought; (2) Willful abse...

...erests, and in accordance with section 3109.04 of the Revised Code. (B) Upon the failure of proof of the causes in the complaint, the court may make the order for the disposition, care, and maintenance of any dependent child of the marriage as is in the child's best interest, and in accordance with section 3109.04 of the Revised Code. (C) Any court of common pleas that makes or modifies an order for child support u...

...As used in sections 3105.41 to 3105.54 of the Revised Code: (A) "Collaborative family law communication" means any statement that occurs after the parties sign a collaborative family law participation agreement and before the collaborative family law process is concluded and that is made for the purpose of conducting, participating in, continuing, or reconvening a collaborative law process. (B) "Collaborativ...

..., and include all of the following: (1) A statement of the parties' intent to resolve a matter through a collaborative family law process under sections 3105.41 to 3105.55 of the Revised Code; (2) A description of the nature and scope of the matter; (3) The identity of the collaborative family lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative family law process; (4) A statement by each collaborative fami...

...t a party for the following purposes: (1) To ask a court to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative family law process; (2) To seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interests of a party or of a family or household member of a party if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent the party or family or household member of the party. If a succe...

...(A) Subject to sections 3105.50 and 3105.51 of the Revised Code, a collaborative family law communication is privileged under division (B) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence. (B) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply: (1) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative family law communication. (2) A nonp...

...ce with the provisions of division (D)(1) of section 3109.04 of the Revised Code that govern the review of a pleading or motion requesting shared parenting jointly submitted by both spouses to a marriage. A decree of dissolution of marriage has the same effect upon the property rights of the parties, including rights of dower and inheritance, as a decree of divorce. The court has full power to enforce its decre...

...As used in this section and sections 3105.81 to 3105.90 of the Revised Code: (A) "Alternate payee" means a party in an action for divorce, legal separation, annulment, or dissolution of marriage who is to receive one or more payments from a benefit or lump sum payment under an order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code that is in compliance with sections 3105.81 to 3105.90 of the Revis...

...As used in sections 3107.01 to 3107.20 of the Revised Code: (A) "Adoption" means to create the legal relationship of parent and child between the petitioner and the adopted person, as if the adopted person were a legitimate blood descendant of the petitioner, for all purposes including inheritance and applicability of statutes, documents, and instruments, whether executed before or after the adoption is decreed, an...

...ioner if any of the following apply: (1) The other spouse is a parent of the person to be adopted and consents to the adoption; (2) The petitioner and the other spouse are separated under section 3103.06 or 3105.17 of the Revised Code; (3) The failure of the other spouse to join in the petition or to consent to the adoption is found by the court to be by reason of prolonged unexplained absence, unavailability, ...

...l 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 petit...

...pply 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 children and youth in accordance with section 5153.163 of the Revised Code.

... 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 parents of the minor, including if any of the following apply: (1) The minor was conceived or born while the parents were married; (2) The minor is the child of the parent by adoption; (3) Prior to the date th...

...(A)(1) The department of children and youth 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 ...

...he registry. Division (B) of section 3107.17 of the Revised Code does not apply to this section. (B) If the department of children and youth 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 for...

...nt of children and youth 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 conceive...

...ering 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.

...erved 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)...

...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 na...

...tice 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 ...

...e executed in the following manner: (1) If by the person to be adopted, whether a minor or an adult, in the presence of the court; (2) If by a parent of the person to be adopted, in accordance with section 3107.081 of the Revised Code; (3) If by an agency, by the executive head or other authorized representative, in the presence of a person authorized to take acknowledgments; (4) If by any other person, i...

...on 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, discu...

...shall include all of the following: (1) The adjustment of the minor and the petitioner to the adoptive placement; (2) The present and anticipated needs of the minor and the petitioner, as determined by a review of the minor's medical and social history, for adoption-related services, including assistance under Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501 (1980), 42 U.S.C.A. 670, as amended, or section ...

...ot limited to, all of the following: (1) The least detrimental available alternative for safeguarding the child's growth and development; (2) The age and health of the child at the time the best interest determination is made and, if applicable, at the time the child was removed from the home; (3) The wishes of the child in any case in which the child's age and maturity makes this feasible; (4) The duration o...