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Section 3107.051 | Time for filing.

Ohio Revised Code
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Title 31 Domestic Relations-Children
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Chapter 3107 Adoption
 
A new version of Section 3107.051 exists that takes effect January 1, 2025View New Version
Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person seeking to adopt a minor, or the agency or attorney arranging the adoption, shall submit a petition for the minor's adoption no later than ninety days after the date the minor is placed 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 of the person adopting the minor;

(3) The minor is a "child with special needs," as defined by the director of job and family services in accordance with section 5153.163 of the Revised Code.

Last updated September 27, 2023 at 1:46 PM

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