Ohio § 3705.091
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 3705.091, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3705.091.
(A) If the natural mother and alleged father of a child sign an acknowledgment of paternity
affidavit prepared pursuant to section 3111.31 of the Revised Code with respect to that child at the office of the local registrar, the local registrar
shall provide a notary public to notarize, or witnesses to witness, the acknowledgment. The local registrar shall send a signed and notarized or witnessed acknowledgment
of paternity to the office of child support in the department of job and family services
pursuant to section 3111.22 of the Revised Code . The local registrar shall send the acknowledgment no later than ten days after it
has been signed and notarized or witnessed. If the local registrar knows a man is presumed under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code to be the father of the child and that the presumed father is not the man who signed
or is attempting to sign an acknowledgment with respect to the child, the local registrar
shall not notarize, witness, or send the acknowledgment pursuant to this section. (B) The local registrar of vital statistics shall provide an acknowledgment of paternity
affidavit described in division (A) of this section to any person that requests it. (C) The department of health shall store all acknowledgments of paternity affidavits
it receives pursuant to section 3111.24 of the Revised Code . The department of health shall send to the office any acknowledgment the department
is storing that the office requests. The department of health shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised
Code to govern the method of storage of the acknowledgments and to implement this
section. (D) The department of health and the department of job and family services shall enter
into an agreement regarding expenses incurred by the department of health in comparing
acknowledgment of paternity affidavits to birth records and storage of acknowledgment
of paternity affidavits.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 3705.091
What does Ohio Revised Code § 3705.091 cover?
Section 3705.091 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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