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Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.25 (2026)

Filing declaration alleging fatherhood of adult child

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Effective:
October 31, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 85 - 124th General Assembly
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(A) As used in this section and section 2105.26 of the Revised Code:

(1) "Adult child" means a person born in this state who is twenty-three years old or older.

(2) "Genetic test" has the same meaning as in section 3111.09 of the Revised Code.

(B) A man alleging himself to be the father of an adult child, the adult child's mother, and the adult child may appear together before the probate judge of the county in which the man resides and jointly file a declaration stating that the man is the adult child's father and requesting that the court issue an order declaring the man to be the adult child's father. The declaration must state that the adult child's birth certificate does not designate anyone as the adult child's father, the request for the order is made freely and voluntarily by all parties appearing before the court, and genetic test results show the man is the adult child's father. A copy of the birth certificate and the genetic test results must be attached to the declaration.

(C) The man alleging himself to be the adult child's father and the adult child may appear before the court without the adult child's mother and file the declaration if the mother is deceased or has been adjudicated incompetent. If the man alleging himself to be the adult child's father is not a resident of this state, appearance under this section may be made before a probate judge of any county of this state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: Powell v. Williams, 2022 Ohio 526 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
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Powell v. Williams, 2022 Ohio 526 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “A 2Under R.C. 2105.25, a probate court also has authority to review and determine actions by a man alleging himself to the father of an adult child (a person over the age of 23).”
In re Herrin, 2015 Ohio 5374 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 11× “She later supplemented her objections, arguing that the magistrate did not have authority under Section 2105.25 to declare that she is not Mr.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.25(B) — 1 case
In re Herrin, 2015 Ohio 5374 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “She later supplemented her objections, arguing that the magistrate did not have authority under Section 2105.25 to declare that she is not Mr.”
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