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... of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

...d's prospective adoptive parent and becomes eligible for adoption pursuant to statutory authority, judgment decree or court order, or as otherwise authorized by law. (H) "Foster caregiver" has the same meaning as in section 5103.02 of the Revised Code. (I) "Identifying information" means any of the following with regard to a person: first name, last name, maiden name, alias, social security number, address, telep...

...parent, a grandparent, adult sibling, a legal custodian, or a guardian, a person seeking to adopt a minor shall utilize an agency or attorney to arrange the adoption. Only an agency or attorney may arrange an adoption. An attorney may not represent with regard to the adoption both the person seeking to adopt and the parent placing a child for adoption. As used in this chapter, "grandparent," "adult sibling," "legal c...

...(A) A foster caregiver may use the application prescribed under division (B) of this section to obtain the services of an agency to arrange an adoption for the foster caregiver if the foster caregiver seeks to adopt the foster caregiver's foster child who resides in the foster caregiver's home. (B) The department of children and youth shall prescribe an application for a foster caregiver to use under division (A) ...

...doption law, adoption assistance available pursuant to section 5153.163 of the Revised Code and Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501, 42 U.S.C.A. 670 (1980), as amended, the types of behavior that the prospective adoptive parents may anticipate from children who have experienced abuse and neglect, suggested interventions and the assistance available if the child exhibits those types of behavior after...

...inning July 1, 2009, a student is eligible under this division only if the supervising licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed professional counselor, independent social worker, social worker, independent marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist, or psychologist has completed training in accordance with rules adopted under section 3107.015 of the Revised Code. (d) A civil service emp...

...nt practice, federal and state adoption assistance programs, and post adoption support services.

...l develop a schedule of training that meets the requirements established in rules adopted pursuant to section 3107.015 of the Revised Code. The schedule shall include enough training to provide all agencies equal access to the training. The department shall distribute the schedule to all agencies.

...clude all background information available on the child. The department shall distribute the form to all agencies.

...f the placement of the person with the petitioner, and the department or court has had an opportunity to observe or investigate the adoptive home, or in the case of adoption by a stepparent, until at least six months after the filing of the petition, or until the child has lived in the home for at least six months. (2) In the case of a foster caregiver adopting a foster child, a person adopting a child to whom the ...

...: (A) A husband and wife together, at least one of whom is an adult; (B) An unmarried adult; (C) A married adult without the other spouse joining as a petitioner 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 ...

...erson seeking to adopt a minor is suitable to adopt. A written report of the home study shall be filed with the court at least ten days before the petition for adoption is heard. A person seeking to adopt a minor who knowingly makes a false statement that is included in the written report of a home study conducted pursuant to this section is guilty of the offense of falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revis...

...107.012 of the Revised Code, shall complete a multiple children assessment during the home study. The multiple children assessment shall evaluate the ability of the person seeking to adopt in meeting the needs of the minor or foster child to be adopted and continuing to meet the needs of the children residing in the home. The assessor shall include the multiple children assessment in the written report of the home st...

...tor of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying both of the following: (A) The manner in which a home study is to be conducted and the information and documents to be included in a home study report, which shall include, pursuant to section 3107.034 of the Revised Code, a summary report of a search of the uniform statewide automated child welfare informati...

...hronological list of abuse and neglect determinations or allegations of which the person seeking to adopt is subject and in regards to which a public children services agency has done one of the following: (1) Determined that abuse or neglect occurred; (2) Initiated an investigation, and the investigation is ongoing; (3) Initiated an investigation and the agency was unable to determine whether abuse or negle...

...tion 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 children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary for the implementation and execution of this section.

...(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 c...

...on 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 pe...

...A petition for adoption shall be subject to the placement requirements set forth in section 5103.16 of the Revised Code.

...aced 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 ...

...er arranges a minor's adoption, shall file with the court a preliminary estimate accounting not later than the time the adoption petition for the minor is filed with the court. The agency or attorney, whichever arranges the adoption, also shall file a final accounting with the court before a final decree of adoption is issued or an interlocutory order of adoption is finalized for the minor. The agency or attorney sha...

...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 the petition was filed, it was de...

...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.

...o 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 ...

...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 depart...