Effective: March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
After an acknowledgment of paternity becomes final and enforceable, the child is the child of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, as though born to him in lawful wedlock. If the mother is unmarried, the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity may file a complaint requesting the granting of reasonable parenting time with the child under section 3109.12 of the Revised Code and the parents of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, any relative of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, the parents of the mother, and any relative of the mother may file a complaint pursuant to that section requesting the granting of reasonable companionship or visitation rights with the child. Once the acknowledgment becomes final the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity assumes the parental duty of support.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 31 | Domestic Relations-Children
Section 3111.01 | Parent and Child Relationship Defined.
Section 3111.02 | Establishing Parent and Child Relationship.
Section 3111.03 | Presumption of Paternity.
Section 3111.04 | Standing to Bring Paternity Action.
Section 3111.05 | Statute of Limitations.
Section 3111.06 | Jurisdiction of Courts - Personal Jurisdiction.
Section 3111.07 | Parties to Action - Intervention.
Section 3111.08 | Rules of Civil Procedure Govern Action.
Section 3111.09 | Genetic Tests - DNA Records.
Section 3111.10 | Evidence of Paternity.
Section 3111.11 | Pretrial Hearing.
Section 3111.111 | Temporary Support Order.
Section 3111.12 | Witnesses - Admission of Evidence - Priority of Actions.
Section 3111.13 | Judgment or Order.
Section 3111.14 | Fees and Costs of Action.
Section 3111.15 | Enforcing Father's Obligation.
Section 3111.16 | Continuing Jurisdiction.
Section 3111.17 | Determining Mother and Child Relationship.
Section 3111.18 | Preparing New Birth Record.
Section 3111.19 | Interfering With Establishment of Paternity.
Section 3111.20 | Birth Record Defined.
Section 3111.21 | Notarizing Acknowledgment.
Section 3111.22 | Acknowledgment to Be Sent to Job and Family Services Department.
Section 3111.23 | Acknowledgment Filed With Office of Child Support.
Section 3111.24 | Determining Whether Acknowledgment Is Completed Correctly.
Section 3111.25 | Acknowledgment of Paternity Is Final and Enforceable.
Section 3111.26 | Effects of Final and Enforceable Acknowledgment.
Section 3111.27 | Rescinding Acknowledgment.
Section 3111.28 | Action Rescinding Acknowledgment.
Section 3111.29 | Enforcing Support Obligation.
Section 3111.30 | Preparing New Birth Record.
Section 3111.31 | Acknowledgment of Paternity Affidavit Form.
Section 3111.32 | Information Pamphlets - Toll-Free Telephone Number.
Section 3111.33 | Distributing Pamphlets and Forms.
Section 3111.34 | Evidence Necessary to Complete New Birth Record.
Section 3111.35 | Implementing Provisions.
Section 3111.38 | Requesting Administrative Determination of Paternity.
Section 3111.381 | Request to Precede Court Action - Jurisdiction.
Section 3111.39 | Requests Filed With Multiple Agencies.
Section 3111.40 | Request Contents.
Section 3111.41 | Assigning to Administrative Officer - Order for Genetic Testing.
Section 3111.42 | Attaching Notice to Order.
Section 3111.421 | Serving Notice and Order.
Section 3111.43 | Persons to Be Notified - Genetic Testing of Persons Present.
Section 3111.44 | Information Conference.
Section 3111.45 | Test Conducted by Qualified Examiner.
Section 3111.46 | Finding Paternity or Nonpaternity.
Section 3111.47 | Failure to Submit to Test Results in Inconclusive Finding.
Section 3111.48 | Information Included in Order.
Section 3111.49 | Conclusiveness of Order.
Section 3111.50 | Bringing Action Where Order Is Inconclusive.
Section 3111.52 | Changing Surname of Child.
Section 3111.53 | Administrative Officer.
Section 3111.58 | New Birth Record.
Section 3111.61 | Samples and Performance of Genetic Testing.
Section 3111.611 | On-Site Genetic Testing.
Section 3111.64 | Birth Registry.
Section 3111.65 | Accessing Registry.
Section 3111.66 | Filing Orders and Entering Into Registry.
Section 3111.67 | Birth Registry Rules.
Section 3111.69 | Locating Absent Parent Using Putative Father Registry.
Section 3111.71 | Contracts With Hospitals to Meet With Unmarried Women Giving Birth.
Section 3111.73 | Annual Report.
Section 3111.74 | Acknowledgment Conflicting With Presumption of Paternity.
Section 3111.77 | Presumed Father Assuming Duty of Support.
Section 3111.78 | Enforcing Obligations of Presumed Father.
Section 3111.80 | Hearing to Determine Child Support and Provision for Health Care.
Section 3111.801 | Requests for Information.
Section 3111.81 | Order Concerning Support and Health Care.
Section 3111.82 | Raise Issue of Existence or Nonexistence of Parent and Child Relationship.
Section 3111.821 | Proceedings - Finality of Acknowledgment.
Section 3111.83 | Registering Order Concerning Support and Health Care.
Section 3111.831 | System for Organized Safekeeping and Retrieval of Administrative Support Orders.
Section 3111.832 | Registering Order With Court.
Section 3111.84 | Bringing Action Objecting to Order - Finality of Unchallenged Order.
Section 3111.85 | Administrative Support Orders Issued Prior to 1-1-98.
Section 3111.88 | Non-Spousal Artificial Insemination Definitions.
Section 3111.89 | Coverage of Provisions.
Section 3111.90 | Physician Supervision.
Section 3111.91 | Medical History and Physical Examination of Donor.
Section 3111.92 | Consent by Both Spouses.
Section 3111.93 | Provisions of Consent Form.
Section 3111.94 | Confidentiality.
Section 3111.95 | Husband Considered Natural Father - Child Natural Child.
Section 3111.96 | Noncompliance.
Section 3111.97 | Parentage of Children Resulting From Embryo Donation.