Ohio Adoption Laws, Page 3

Statute: § 3107.06

Statute: § 3107.06

A child 12 years of age or older must consent, unless the court finds that it is in the child's best interest to waive the requirement.

Statute: § 3107.07

The parent has failed to contact or provide for the child for 1 year.
The putative father has failed to register with the putative father registry within 30 days of the child’s birth.
The putative father is not the actual father or has abandoned the child before or after birth.
The parent has relinquished rights or has had parental rights terminated.
The father or putative father is convicted of a rape that results in the conception of the child.
A guardian or custodian withholds consent unreasonably.
A parent or guardian is in a foreign country and child has been released for adoption pursuant to laws in that country.

Statute: § 3107.08(A)

Statute: § 3107.08

Consent must be executed in the following manner:
- If by the adopted person, in the presence of the court
- If by an agency, before an authorized person
- If by another person, before the court or an authorized person
- If by a court, by an appropriate order

Statute: § 3107.084

A consent is irrevocable except if consent is withdrawn prior to the:
- Entry of the interlocutory order
- Entry of the final decree, when no other order has been entered, after a hearing that finds withdrawal is in the best interest of the adopted person

Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)