Ohio § 3107.052 [Former R.C. 3107.051, renumbered by H.B. 5, 135th General Assembly, effective 3/20/2025] Timeline for submitting adoption petition

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§ 3107.052 — [Former R.C. 3107.051, renumbered by H.B. 5, 135th General Assembly, effective 3/20/2025] Timeline for submitting adoption petition

Ohio § 3107.052

Title 31Domestic Relations-Children

Ch. 3107Adoption

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3107.052 (2026).

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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 children and youth in accord

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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 children and youth in accordance with section5153.163of the Revised Code.

Last updated March 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM