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Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.06 (2026)

Jurisdiction of courts - personal jurisdiction

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B), (C), or (D) of section 3111.381 of the Revised Code, an action authorized under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code may be brought in the juvenile court or other court with jurisdiction under section 2101.022 or 2301.03 of the Revised Code of the county in which the child, the child's mother, or the alleged father resides or is found or, if the alleged father is deceased, of the county in which proceedings for the probate of the alleged father's estate have been or can be commenced, or of the county in which the child is being provided support by the county department of job and family services of that county. An action pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code to object to an administrative order issued pursuant to former section 3111.21 or 3111.22 or sections 3111.38 to 3111.54 of the Revised Code determining the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship that has not become final and enforceable, may be brought only in the juvenile court or other court with jurisdiction of the county in which the child support enforcement agency that issued the order is located. If an action for divorce, dissolution, or legal separation has been filed in a court of common pleas, that court of common pleas has original jurisdiction to determine if the parent and child relationship exists between one or both of the parties and any child alleged or presumed to be the child of one or both of the parties.

(B) A person who has sexual intercourse in this state submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as to an action brought under sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code with respect to a child who may have been conceived by that act of intercourse. In addition to any other method provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure, personal jurisdiction may be acquired by personal service of summons outside this state or by certified mail with proof of actual receipt.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 52 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Morris v. Mottern, 2015 Ohio 4523 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
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Morris v. Mottern, 2015 Ohio 4523 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 16× “18 of the Revised Code unless the person has requested an administrative determination under section 3111.”
Gatt v. Gedeon, 485 N.E.2d 1059 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 10× “Therefore, since appellant was not in privity to the divorce proceedings, the judgment of the domestic relations court was not res judicata as to any action appellant may file now in juvenile court pursuant to R.C. 3111.06(A). Furthermore, even if privity had existed between…”
In re S.K.L., 2016 Ohio 2826 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 7× “06(A). {¶15} “Original jurisdiction” should not be confused with “exclusive original jurisdiction.”
Carnes v. Kemp, 2004 Ohio 7107 (Ohio 2004). · cites it 2× “{¶ 6} R.C. 3111.06 provides a juvenile court with jurisdiction to hear parentage actions.”
Payne v. Cartee, 676 N.E.2d 946 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “06 action in the juvenile court, the domestic relations court did not have the necessary jurisdiction to hear the paternity action because the divorce proceeding was no longer pending. Thus, the court determined that under such circumstances, the statute instructs the parent to…”
Nelson v. Pleasant, 597 N.E.2d 1137 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991). “See R.C. 3111.06. 4 . The provisions of R.C. 3111.”
State Ex Rel. Smith v. Smith, 674 N.E.2d 398 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “*339 In their second assignment of error, appellants contend that the juvenile court had jurisdiction pursuant to R.C. 3111.06(A) to resolve the within paternity action.”
Brookbank v. Gray, 74 Ohio St. 3d 279 (Ohio 1996). · cites it 2× “In addition, R.C. 3111.06(A), 2 in prescribing where an action may be brought, suggests that an action for establishing parentage may be brought even “if the alleged father is deceased.”
Fitzpatrick v. Fitzpatrick, 710 N.E.2d 778 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “On appeal, Joseph assigns a single assignment of error: “The trial court erred to the prejudice of the appellant in finding that the domestic relations court did not have continuing jurisdiction to decide paternity pursuant to a guardian ad litem’s motion to intervene under…”
State ex rel. Furnas v. Monnin, 898 N.E.2d 573 (Ohio 2008). · cites it 2× “18 of the Revised Code”); R.C. 3111.06 (“an action authorized under sections 3111.”
Standifer v. Arwood, 479 N.E.2d 304 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “II The issue presented for review by-appellant’s second assignment of error is whether R.C. 3111.06, which confers original jurisdiction on the juvenile court, renders the trial court without power to hear this case due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”
Park v. Ambrose, 619 N.E.2d 469 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “R.C. 3111.06. The provisions of R.C. 3111.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.06(A) — 30 cases
Gatt v. Gedeon, 485 N.E.2d 1059 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984). “Therefore, since appellant was not in privity to the divorce proceedings, the judgment of the domestic relations court was not res judicata as to any action appellant may file now in juvenile court pursuant to R.C. 3111.06(A). Furthermore, even if privity had existed between…”
Morris v. Mottern, 2015 Ohio 4523 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “18 of the Revised Code unless the person has requested an administrative determination under section 3111.”
In re S.K.L., 2016 Ohio 2826 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “06(A). {¶15} “Original jurisdiction” should not be confused with “exclusive original jurisdiction.”
Payne v. Cartee, 676 N.E.2d 946 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “06 action in the juvenile court, the domestic relations court did not have the necessary jurisdiction to hear the paternity action because the divorce proceeding was no longer pending. Thus, the court determined that under such circumstances, the statute instructs the parent to…”
State Ex Rel. Smith v. Smith, 674 N.E.2d 398 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “*339 In their second assignment of error, appellants contend that the juvenile court had jurisdiction pursuant to R.C. 3111.06(A) to resolve the within paternity action.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.06(B) — 7 cases
Massey-Norton v. Trammel, 572 N.E.2d 821 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989).
State ex rel. Stone v. Court of Common Pleas, 470 N.E.2d 899 (Ohio 1984).
Hudgins v. Hudgins, 610 N.E.2d 582 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992).
Van Pham v. Redle, 504 N.E.2d 1147 (Ohio Ct. App. 1985).
Gaisford v. Swanson, 615 N.E.2d 266 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992).
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