Ohio § 3127.40 Order to take immediate physical possession of child - additional relief - privileges

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§ 3127.40 — Order to take immediate physical possession of child - additional relief - privileges

Ohio § 3127.40

Title 31Domestic Relations-Children

Ch. 3127Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3127.40 (2026).

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(A)Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to section3127.18of the Revised Code, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes either of the following:

(1)That the child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under section3127.35of the Revised Code and that one of the following circumstances applies:

(a)The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under sections3127.15to3127.24of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state.

(b)The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdictio

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(A) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to section3127.18of the Revised Code, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes either of the following:

(1) That the child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under section3127.35of the Revised Code and that one of the following circumstances applies:

(a) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under sections3127.15to3127.24of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state.

(b) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under sections3127.15to3127.24of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state.

(c) The respondent was entitled to notice of the child custody proceeding for which enforcement is sought, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of section3127.07of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state.

(2) That the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under section3127.35of the Revised Code but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under sections3127.15to3127.24of the Revised Code or a similar statute of another state.

(B) The court shall award the fees, costs, and expenses authorized under section3127.42of the Revised Code, and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and shall set a further hearing to determine whether the additional relief is appropriate.

(C) If a party called to testify in a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination refuses to answer on the basis that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

(D) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this chapter.