Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.06 (2026)

Residence or legal settlement

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Under sections 2151.01 to 2151.54, inclusive, of the Revised Code, a child has the same residence or legal settlement as his parents, legal guardian of his person, or his custodian who stands in the relation of loco parentis.

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Cited in 24 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1958–2025 · leading case: In re R.M., 2013 Ohio 3588 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
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In re R.M., 2013 Ohio 3588 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “R.C. 2151.06; R.C. 2151.27(A)(1), and Juv.”
S. v. Scheu, 2018 Ohio 1440 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “If the child resides in a county of this state and the proceeding is commenced in a court of another county, that court, on its own motion or a motion of a party, may transfer the proceeding to the county of the child’s residence upon the filing of the complaint or after the…”
In re Bonfield, 97 Ohio St. 3d 387 (Ohio 2002). “For example, R.C. 2151.06 was not amended, and it provides that “a child has the same residence or legal settlement as his parents, legal guardian of his person, or his custodian who stands in the relation of loco parentis.”
In re Bonfield, 2002 Ohio 6660 (Ohio 2002). “However, the act did not replace all references to “custody” of a child, or “parent, legal guardian,” or “custodian,” leaving intact those references where the context and scope of the statutory language did not warrant change.”
Comisford v. Erie Ins. Prop. Cas. Co., 2011 Ohio 1373 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See R.C. 2151.06 (“[A] child has the same residence or legal settlement as his parents, legal guardian of his person, or his custodian who stands in the relation of loco parentis.”
Ackerman v. Lucas Cnty. Child. Servs. Bd., 550 N.E.2d 549 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 3× “The first section cited, R.C. 2151.06, states that under the statutory sections dealing with juvenile proceedings, “* * * a child has the same residence or legal settlement as his parents, legal guardian of his person, or his custodian who stands in the relation of loco parentis.”
In re L.R., 2019 Ohio 1152 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “” R.C. 2151.06. Pursuant to R.C. 3109.042(A), “[a]n unmarried female who gives birth to a child is the sole residential parent and legal custodian of the child until a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order designating another person as the residential parent and 5…”
Morris v. Mottern, 2015 Ohio 4523 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “, R.C. 2151.06 and R.C. 2151.362 (for purposes of R.”
In re A.T., 2018 Ohio 5295 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “31, 2002), citing R.C. 2151.06. {¶ 33} Under R.C. 2151.271 and Juv.”
Prouse, Dash & Crouch, L.L.P. v. DiMarco, 116 Ohio St. 3d 167 (Ohio 2007). “02 (members of boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services “shall be residents of the district”); R.C. 2151.06 (“a child has the same residence or legal settlement as his parents”).”
In re Bonfield, 96 Ohio St. 3d 218 (Ohio 2002). “For example, R.C. 2151.06 was not amended, and it provides that “a child has the same residence or legal settlement as his parents, legal guardian of his person, or his custodian who stands in the relation of loco parentis.”
In re Bonfield, 2002 Ohio 4182 (Ohio 2002). “For example, R.C. 2151.06 was not amended, and it provides that “a child has the same residence or legal settlement as his parents, legal guardian of his person, or his custodian who stands in the relation of loco parentis.”
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