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...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.

...(A) A consent to adoption is irrevocable and cannot be withdrawn after an interlocutory entry or final decree of adoption. The consent of a minor is not voidable by reason of the minor's age. (B) A consent to adoption may be withdrawn prior to the entry of an interlocutory order or prior to the entry of a final decree of adoption if the court finds after hearing that the withdrawal is in the best interest of the pe...

...(A) The department of children and youth shall prescribe and supply forms for the taking of social and medical histories of the biological parents of a minor available for adoption. (B) An assessor shall record the social and medical histories of the biological parents of a minor available for adoption, unless the minor is to be adopted by the minor's stepparent or grandparent. The assessor shall use the forms pre...

...(A) As used in this section, "biological parent" means a biological parent whose offspring, as a minor, was adopted and with respect to whom a medical and social history was not prepared prior or subsequent to the adoption. (B) A biological parent may request the department of children and youth to provide the biological parent with a copy of the social and medical history forms prescribed by the department pursua...

...vices agency arranging an adoption in a county other than the county where that public children services agency is located, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency, or an attorney arranging an adoption, shall notify the public children services agency in the county in which the prospective adoptive parent resides within ten days after initiation of a home study required under section 3107.031 of ...

...(A) Appeals from the probate court are subject to the Rules of Appellate Procedure and, to the extent not in conflict with those rules, Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code. Unless there is good cause for delay, appeals shall be heard on an expedited basis. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section and subject to the disposition of an appeal, upon the expiration of six months after an adoption decree is i...

...(A) All hearings held under sections 3107.01 to 3107.19 of the Revised Code shall be held in closed court without the admittance of any person other than essential officers of the court, the parties, the witnesses of the parties, counsel, persons who have not previously consented to an adoption but who are required to consent, representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties, and any other per...

...Upon issuance of a final decree of adoption, the court shall notify the child support enforcement agency administering a child support order pertaining to the adopted child. On receipt of that notice, the child support enforcement agency shall, pursuant to section 3119.89 of the Revised Code, terminate any order of support that exists for the child.

...An agency or attorney arranging a child's adoptive placement shall inform the child's birth parent and prospective adoptive parent that the birth parent and prospective adoptive parent may enter into a nonbinding open adoption in accordance with section 3107.63 of the Revised Code.

...s advocacy center to serve at least one county. (B) On receipt of a request made under this section, the board shall review and approve or disapprove the request. (C) If the board disapproves the request, the board shall send to the entity requesting funds written notice of the disapproval that states the reasons for the disapproval. (D) No funds allocated under this section may be used as start-up costs for...

...When a parent seeks to create a power of attorney pursuant to section 3109.52 of the Revised Code, all of the following apply: (A) The power of attorney shall be executed by both parents if any of the following apply: (1) The parents are married to each other and are living as husband and wife. (2) The child is the subject of a shared parenting order issued pursuant to section 3109.04 of the Revised Code. (3) The...

...(A) A power of attorney created under section 3109.52 of the Revised Code terminates on the occurrence of whichever of the following events occurs first: (1) The power of attorney is revoked in writing by the person who created it, and that person gives written notice of the revocation to the grandparent designated as the attorney in fact and to the juvenile court with which the power of attorney was filed. ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if a child is living with a grandparent who has made reasonable attempts to locate and contact both of the child's parents, or the child's guardian or custodian, but has been unable to do so, the grandparent may obtain authority to exercise care, physical custody, and control of the child including authority to enroll the child in school, to discuss with the sc...

...An executed caretaker authorization affidavit shall terminate on the occurrence of whichever of the following comes first: (A) The child ceases to reside with the grandparent. (B) The parent, guardian, or custodian of the child who is the subject of the affidavit acts, in accordance with section 3109.72 of the Revised Code, to negate, reverse, or otherwise disapprove an action or decision of the grandparent w...

...When a caretaker authorization affidavit terminates pursuant to division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3109.70 of the Revised Code, the grandparent shall notify, in writing, the school district in which the child attends school, the child's health care providers, the child's health insurance coverage provider, the court in which the affidavit was filed under section 3109.74 of the Revised Code, and any other...

...ffidavit with the juvenile court of the county in which the grandparent designated as attorney in fact or grandparent who executed the affidavit resides or any other court that has jurisdiction over the child under a previously filed motion or proceeding. The power of attorney or affidavit shall be filed not later than five days after the date it is created or executed and may be sent to the court by certified mail. ...

...tate and to be approved by the board of county commissioners, or, at the option of such sheriff, signed by two or more freeholders having real estate in the value of double the amount of the bond, over and above all encumbrances to the state, and in a sum not less than five thousand nor more than fifty thousand dollars, which sum shall be fixed by the board. The bond shall be conditioned for the faithful performance...

...ff's office shall be maintained at the county seat of justice, or at another location as provided in division (B) of this section, in such rooms as the board of county commissioners provides for that purpose. Such office shall be furnished with all necessary furniture, blankbooks, stationery, and blanks at the expense of the county. (B) With the consent of the sheriff, the board of county commissioners may pr...

... allocations for the agency between the county, the state, and the federal government. (4) If, pursuant to former section 3111.21 or 3111.22 or sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code, the agency has previously conducted genetic tests on the child, child's mother, alleged father, or any other defendant and the current action pursuant to section 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code has been brought to obje...

...(A) In an action under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code, the mother of the child and the alleged father are competent to testify and may be compelled to testify by subpoena. If a witness refuses to testify upon the ground that the testimony or evidence of the witness might tend to incriminate the witness and the court compels the witness to testify, the court may grant the witness immunity from having ...

...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 ...

...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 th...

...If an administrative officer schedules an administrative support hearing in accordance with section 3111.80 of the Revised Code, the administrative officer shall include in the notice described in section 3111.80 of the Revised Code a request that each parent provide the child support enforcement agency, not later than the date scheduled for formally beginning the administrative hearing, all of the following: (A) A...

...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 suppor...

...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...

...l circulation which is published in the county where the association's principal office is situated. (B) The board shall make application to the superintendent of insurance respecting its desire to assume the requirements of the laws governing mutual fire insurance companies organized and doing business under the laws of this state. Such application shall set forth the amount of insurance carried, the number of poli...

...ished and of general circulation in the county where the company's principal place of business is located. Such amendment, if adopted by at least three-fifths vote of the members present and voting at the meeting so called if not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, and of the United States, shall be approved by the attorney general and secretary of state. Such amendment and the certificate of a...

...bonds, bonds of this state, or bonds of county or city of this state, issued in conformity with law, not estimated above their par value, which, before being deposited, shall be registered by the company in favor of "the superintendent of insurance of the state of Ohio in trust for the benefit and security of all the policyholders of said company." The superintendent shall execute his receipt therefor to the deposit...

...newspaper of general circulation in the county where the company's principal place of business is located and in any two of the four cities of greatest population according to the latest United States census in each state in which the company is licensed, or by depositing notice in a United States Post Office, postage prepaid, and addressed to the member at his address according to company records, or by personal del...

...United States or of this state, or of a county, township, or municipal corporation in this state, which bonds shall not be received by the superintendent at a rate above their par value. The securities deposited may be exchanged from time to time for other securities. So long as the company continues solvent and complies with the laws of this state, it may collect the interest on the deposits. The deposit shall be go...

... under the chapter shall be in Franklin county. The association is not required to give an appeal bond in an appeal that relates to a cause of action arising under this chapter. (T) In carrying out its duties in connection with guaranteeing, assuming, reissuing, or reinsuring policies or contracts under division (A) or (B) of this section, the association may issue substitute coverage for a policy or contract that ...

...rintendent and approved by the Franklin county court of common pleas during the five years preceding November 20, 1989, or at any time following November 20, 1989, shall receive a credit against any assessments levied pursuant to this section, whether the assessments are class A assessments or class B assessments, in the amount of the contribution. If the amount of the credit exceeds the amount of assessments levie...

...dge of the court of common pleas of the county in which the individual resides or the entity is located, upon application of the superintendent, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience with respect to the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify in the court. (C) If the superintendent determines that a pharmacy benefit manager lic...

... the court of common pleas of Franklin county for an order authorizing the superintendent to rehabilitate or liquidate a special purpose financial captive insurance company domiciled in this state on one or both of the following grounds: (1) There has been embezzlement, wrongful sequestration, dissipation, or diversion of the assets of the special purpose financial captive insurance company intended to be use...

...ns of this section shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the schools as provided in sections 3315.31 and 3315.32 of the Revised Code. Upon any such conviction the superintendent of insurance shall revoke, for not more than one year, the license of the person, firm, corporation, or association so offending. The superintendent, when he is of the opinion that any company or association writing life insur...

...and brazers; (5) Certify municipal and county building departments to inspect power, refrigerating, hydraulic, heating, and liquefied petroleum gas, oxygen, and other gaseous piping systems and adopt rules governing such certification; (6) Establish the fee to be charged for an inspection made by a general inspector and for the filing and auditing of special inspector reports, and collect all fees established in th...

...al to the court of common pleas of the county in which the party is a resident or in which the elevator affected by such order is located. The court in such case shall not be confined to the record as certified to it by the agency, but any party may produce additional evidence and the court shall hear the matter upon such record and such additional evidence as is introduced by any party. The court shall not af...

...k in a sheltered workshop operated by a county board of developmental disabilities; (2) Minors performing services for a nonprofit organization where the minor receives no compensation, except for any expenses incurred by the minor or except for meals provided to the minor; (3) Minors who are employed in agricultural employment and who do not reside in agricultural labor camps. (C) Division (D) of section 41...

... court of common pleas of an employee's county of residence, for any violation of Section 34a of Article II, Ohio Constitution, or any law or regulation implementing its provisions within three years of the violation or of when the violation ceased if it was of a continuing nature, or within one year after notification to the employee of final disposition by the state of a complaint for the same violation, whichever ...

...ent in the court of common pleas in the county in which the person to whom the subpoena was addressed resides, was served, or transacts business. (4) Create local or statewide advisory agencies and conciliation councils to aid in effectuating the purposes of this chapter. The commission may itself, or it may empower these agencies and councils to, do either or both of the following: (a) Study the problems of di...

.... Any such hearing shall be held in the county in which the alleged unlawful discriminatory practice occurred or is occurring or in which the respondent transacts business, and shall be held not less than thirty days after service of the complaint. After issuing a complaint, the commission may do any of the following: (a) Upon the request of a complainant that the commission receives not later than thirty days befo...

... limitation, any municipal corporation, county, township, school district, state institution of higher learning, any public or special district, or any state agency, authority, commission, board, or other public employer. (B) Where a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor organization contains a successor clause, such clause is binding upon and enforceable against any successor employer who ...

...al of the municipal corporation and the county where the plant closing or mass layoff is to occur. The written notice shall include the same information required under division (E) of this section and all of the following: (1) A description of any action taken or planned to mitigate the impact of the plant closing or mass layoff, including any efforts to secure alternative employment or training for affected employ...

...ion in the court of common pleas of the county where the place of employment is located. (F) As used in this section: (1) "Emergency" means going to, attending to, or coming from a fire, hazardous or toxic materials spill and cleanup, medical emergency, or other situation that poses an imminent threat of loss of life or property to which the fire department or provider of emergency medical services has been or late...

...n with the prosecuting authority of the county or municipal corporation where the violation occurred, with a peace officer, with the inspector general if the violation is within the inspector general's jurisdiction, with the auditor of state's fraud-reporting system under section 117.103 of the Revised Code if applicable, or with any other appropriate public official or agency that has regulatory authority over the e...

...e the state, any municipal corporation, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision, or any agency or instrumentality of any of those entities. (2) "Employee retirement plan" means an employee retirement plan described in section 401(k) or 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or a payroll deduction individual retirement account plan described in section 408 or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code. ...

...Revised Code. (D) "Locality" means the county wherein the physical work upon any public improvement is being performed. (E) "Prevailing wages" means the sum of the following: (1) The basic hourly rate of pay; (2) The rate of contribution irrevocably made by a contractor or subcontractor to a trustee or to a third person pursuant to a fund, plan, or program; (3) The rate of costs to the contractor or subcontracto...

...ate in the court of common pleas of the county in which the public authority is located, to require the public authority or prevailing wage coordinator to comply with this section.

...ate in the court of common pleas of the county in which such person, public authority, or prevailing wage coordinator is located to enjoin the awarding of such contract for a public improvement or if the contract has already been awarded to enjoin further work under the contract until the requirements of such notice are complied with. The court may issue a temporary restraining order without notice to the defendant ...

...ent in the court of common pleas of the county in which the public improvement is performed. The performance of the contract forms the basis of the allegation of a violation. The court in which the complaint is filed shall hear and decide the case and, upon a finding that a violation has occurred, shall void the contract and make any orders that will prevent further violations. The Rules of Civil Procedure govern a...