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Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.4116 (2026)

Intensive efforts required for locating and engaging kinship caregiver

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September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
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A public children services agency or private child placing agency shall make intensive efforts to identify and engage an appropriate and willing kinship caregiver for the care of a child who is in one of following:

(A) Temporary custody of the agency;

(B) A planned permanent living arrangement with the agency.

Last updated September 15, 2021 at 6:12 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (21 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: In re L.R.-L., 2023 Ohio 2071 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
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In re L.R.-L., 2023 Ohio 2071 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 8× “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). {¶ 12} Once a child is in an agency’s temporary custody, the juvenile court must determine at every hearing regarding the child whether the agency has satisfied its duty to use intensive efforts to identify and engage an…”
In re A.M., 2024 Ohio 1164 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 5× “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). This law requires the juvenile court to determine at every court hearing “whether the public children services agency * * * has continued intensive efforts to identify and engage appropriate and willing caregivers for the…”
In re M.K., 2023 Ohio 3786 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 4× “THE AGENCY FAILED TO MAKE INTENSIVE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE A KINSHIP CAREGIVER FOR [THE CHILD] AS REQUIRED BY R.C. 2151.4116. {¶24} This case comes to us on the expedited calendar and shall be considered in compliance with App.”
In re B.D., 2022 Ohio 1832 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “R.C. 2151.4116, which became effective on September 30, 2021, requires the agency to “make intensive efforts to identify and engage an appropriate and willing kinship caregiver for the care of a child who is in * * * [t]emporary custody of the agency[.”
In re A.S., 2025 Ohio 2621 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “Specifically, R.C. 2151.4116(A) provides that “[a] public children services agency .”
In re O.V., 2024 Ohio 2620 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “28(L), requiring the magistrate to make express findings of fact and conclusions of law relating to any finding of dependency; and that CSB failed to comply with R.C. 2151.4116, requiring the agency to “make intensive efforts to identify and engage an appropriate and willing…”
In re N.S., 2023 Ohio 4285 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 10× “{¶ 43} Mother also cites R.C. 2151.4116—enacted in 2021 along with related sections R.”
In re B.T., 2025 Ohio 3019 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). Mother and Father did not raise the Kinship Caregiver Act below or on appeal.”
In re C.Z., 2025 Ohio 1699 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). {¶33} Once a child is in an agency’s temporary custody, the juvenile court must determine at every hearing regarding the child whether the agency has satisfied its duty to use intensive efforts to identify and engage an…”
In re C.D., 2024 Ohio 446 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “” R.C. 2151.4116(A). Under R.C. 2151.4117(A), the court is directed “[a]t every court hearing” to determine whether FCCS has “continued intensive efforts to identify and engage appropriate and willing caregivers for the child.”
In re E.C.-A., 2024 Ohio 2152 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “Code 5101:2-42- 05(A); R.C. 2151.4116(A) (requiring the agency to make efforts to locate a suitable kinship placement for a child in its temporary custody, if one is available).”
In Re M.a.l.-c., 2022 Ohio 1845 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Kinship Search Obligations In the first assignment of error, Mother argues the juvenile court abused its discretion in granting temporary custody to CCDCFS after it admitted that it did not perform a kinship search as required by R.C. 2151.4116. R.C. 2151.4116, which was enacted…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.4116(A) — 16 cases
In re L.R.-L., 2023 Ohio 2071 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). {¶ 12} Once a child is in an agency’s temporary custody, the juvenile court must determine at every hearing regarding the child whether the agency has satisfied its duty to use intensive efforts to identify and engage an…”
In re A.S., 2025 Ohio 2621 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “Specifically, R.C. 2151.4116(A) provides that “[a] public children services agency .”
In re B.D., 2022 Ohio 1832 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “R.C. 2151.4116, which became effective on September 30, 2021, requires the agency to “make intensive efforts to identify and engage an appropriate and willing kinship caregiver for the care of a child who is in * * * [t]emporary custody of the agency[.”
In re A.M., 2024 Ohio 1164 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). This law requires the juvenile court to determine at every court hearing “whether the public children services agency * * * has continued intensive efforts to identify and engage appropriate and willing caregivers for the…”
In re B.T., 2025 Ohio 3019 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). Mother and Father did not raise the Kinship Caregiver Act below or on appeal.”
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