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...r would be manifestly incompatible with public policy. (E) The court shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a convention support order.

...this state is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction. (2) A court of this state may not review the merits of the order. (F) A court of this state deciding a contest of a registered convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision. (G) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a convention support order unless there are exce...

...o be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal. (10) The order was made in violation of section 3115.711 of the Revised Code. (C) If a court of this state does not recognize a convention support order under division (B)(2), (4), or (9) of this section, both of the following apply: (1) The court may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establ...

...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.

...t would be manifestly incompatible with public policy. (D) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a court of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds any of the following: (1) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy. (2) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification. (3) The agreement is incompatible with a suppo...

...(A) A court of this state may not modify a convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless one of the following applies: (1) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a court of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity. (2) The fore...

...Personal information gathered or transmitted under sections 3115.701 to 3115.713 of the Revised Code may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.

...A record filed with a court of this state under sections 3115.701 to 3115.713 of the Revised Code must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.

...(A) For purposes of sections 3115.801 to 3115.802 of the Revised Code, "governor" includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter. (B) The governor of this state may do either of the following: (1) Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having fai...

...(A) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that at least sixty days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this chapter or that the proceeding would be of no avail. (B...

... its subject matter among states that enact it.

...This chapter applies to proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2016, to establish a support order or determine parentage of a child or to register, recognize, enforce, or modify a prior support order, determination, or agreement, whenever issued or entered.

...If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

...ubdivision, 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 be...

...Sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code do not govern adoption proceedings or proceedings pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.

... as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., is not subject to sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code to the extent that the proceeding is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. (B) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code. (C) A child custody determination made...

...nation made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code shall be recognized and enforced under sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code. (C) A court of this state need not apply sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code if the law governing child custody determinations of a foreign country...

...ve as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.

...Upon the request of a party to a child custody proceeding that raises a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code, the question shall be given calendar priority and handled expeditiously.

...ted to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective. (B) Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure, or the Rules of Juvenile Procedure, as appropriate, or by the law of the state in which the service is made. (C) Notice is not required if the person submits to the jurisdiction of the court.

...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.

...concerning scheduling, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication. (D) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, a record shall be made of a communication under this section. The parties shall be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record. (E) For the purposes of this section, ...

...(A) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the...

...copy of the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding to the court or law enforcement official of the other state.

... from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state. (2) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction under division (A)(1) of this section or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the basis that this state is the more appropriate forum under section 3127.21 or 3127.22 of the Revised Code, or a similar statute of the other state,...