Ohio § 3107.65 Terms prohibited in open adoption

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§ 3107.65 — Terms prohibited in open adoption

Ohio § 3107.65

Title 31Domestic Relations-Children

Ch. 3107Adoption

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3107.65 (2026).

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(A)No open adoption shall do any of the following:

(1)Provide for the birth parent to share with the prospective adoptive parent parental control and authority over the child placed for adoption or in any manner limit the adoptive parent's full parental control and authority over the adopted child;

(2)Deny the adoptive parent or child access to forms pertaining to the social or medical histories of the birth parent if the adoptive parent or child is entitled to them under section3107.17of the Revised Code;

(3)Deny the adoptive parent or child access to a copy of the contents of the child's adoption file if the adoptive parent or child is entitled to them under section3107.47of the Revised Code;

(4)Deny the adoptive parent, child, birth parent, birth sibling, or other relative acce

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(A) No open adoption shall do any of the following:

(1) Provide for the birth parent to share with the prospective adoptive parent parental control and authority over the child placed for adoption or in any manner limit the adoptive parent's full parental control and authority over the adopted child;

(2) Deny the adoptive parent or child access to forms pertaining to the social or medical histories of the birth parent if the adoptive parent or child is entitled to them under section3107.17of the Revised Code;

(3) Deny the adoptive parent or child access to a copy of the contents of the child's adoption file if the adoptive parent or child is entitled to them under section3107.47of the Revised Code;

(4) Deny the adoptive parent, child, birth parent, birth sibling, or other relative access to nonidentifying information that is accessible pursuant to section3107.66of the Revised Code or to materials, photographs, or information that is accessible pursuant to section3107.68of the Revised Code;

(5) Provide for the open adoption to be binding or enforceable.

(B) A probate court may not refuse to approve a proposed placement pursuant to division (D)(1) of section5103.16of the Revised Code or to issue a final decree of adoption or interlocutory order of adoption under section3107.14of the Revised Code on the grounds that the birth parent and prospective adoptive parent have entered into an open adoption unless the court issues a finding that the terms of the open adoption violate division (A) of this section or are not in the best interest of the child. A probate court may not issue a final decree of adoption or interlocutory order of adoption that nullifies or alters the terms of an open adoption unless the court issues a finding that the terms violate division (A) of this section or are not in the best interest of the child.

(C) Subject to divisions (A) and (B) of this section, an open adoption may provide for the exchange of any information, including identifying information, and have any other terms. All terms of an open adoption are voluntary and any person who has entered into an open adoption may withdraw from the open adoption at any time. An open adoption is not enforceable. At the request of a person who has withdrawn from an open adoption, the court with jurisdiction over the adoption shall issue an order barring any other person who was a party to the open adoption from taking any action pursuant to the open adoption.