Ohio § 3107.381 Transfer of releases

Ohio Statutes

§ 3107.381 — Transfer of releases

Ohio § 3107.381

Title 31Domestic Relations-Children

Ch. 3107Adoption

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3107.381 (2026).

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If the file of releases contains one or more  releases that pertain to an adopted person and the department of  health has an adoption file for the adopted person, the department  shall transfer all of the releases pertaining to the adopted  person, including releases for which withdrawals of releases were  filed, to the adopted person's adoption file.

An adopted person or lineal descendant of an adopted person  who obtains the contents of the adopted person's adoption file  pursuant to section3107.38of the Revised Code may use the  releases, along with any contact preference forms placed in the  adoption file pursuant to section3107.39of the Revised Code, in  determining whether and how to contact a biological parent or  biological sibling. Releases are advisory only and therefore  unenf

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If the file of releases contains one or more releases that pertain to an adopted person and the department of health has an adoption file for the adopted person, the department shall transfer all of the releases pertaining to the adopted person, including releases for which withdrawals of releases were filed, to the adopted person's adoption file.

An adopted person or lineal descendant of an adopted person who obtains the contents of the adopted person's adoption file pursuant to section3107.38of the Revised Code may use the releases, along with any contact preference forms placed in the adoption file pursuant to section3107.39of the Revised Code, in determining whether and how to contact a biological parent or biological sibling. Releases are advisory only and therefore unenforceable.