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Ohio Rev. Code § 3111.26 (2026)

Effects of final and enforceable acknowledgment

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Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
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After an acknowledgment of paternity becomes final and enforceable, the child is the child of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, as though born to him in lawful wedlock. If the mother is unmarried, the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity may file a complaint requesting the granting of reasonable parenting time with the child under section 3109.12 of the Revised Code and the parents of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, any relative of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, the parents of the mother, and any relative of the mother may file a complaint pursuant to that section requesting the granting of reasonable companionship or visitation rights with the child. Once the acknowledgment becomes final the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity assumes the parental duty of support.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2010–2019 · leading case: Jesse B. v. Tylee H., 883 N.W.2d 1 (Neb. 2016).
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Jesse B. v. Tylee H., 883 N.W.2d 1 (Neb. 2016). “§ 43-1406 Precludes Disestablishing a Legal Father’s Paternity Through an A doption [25] Adoption terminates the parent-child relationship.”
Genhart v. David, 2011-Ohio-6732. “R.C. 3111.26. The determination of reasonable -12- parenting rights or other rights sought by the father who has acknowledged paternity is made pursuant to sections (D), (C), (K) and (L) of R.”
State ex rel. C.W. v. Boros, 2019-Ohio-4388. “R.C. 3111.26. {¶14} As noted, an acknowledgment of paternity can be rescinded.”
Angus v. Angus, 2014-Ohio-4225. “Angus's name appeared on the birth certificate, the child bore his name, and he was eventually married to the child's mother.”
In re Guardianship of Elliot, 2010-Ohio-5405. “{¶20} Section R.C. 3111.26 of the revised code provides that “[a]fter an acknowledgment of paternity becomes final and enforceable, the child is the child of the man who signed the acknowledgment of paternity, as though born to him in lawful wedlock.”
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