Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.14 (2026)

Supplemental report for given name

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When a living child's birth is recorded without a given name, a supplemental report of such given name may be completed and presented within one year after the birth to the local registrar in the registration district where the birth occurred or to the office of vital statistics.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1965–1991 · leading case: Lemley v. Kaiser, 452 N.E.2d 1304 (Ohio 1983).
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Lemley v. Kaiser, 452 N.E.2d 1304 (Ohio 1983). · cites it 2× “, must have signed the child’s birth certificate as provided in R.C. 3705.14, legitimized the child pursuant tó R.”
Bobo v. Jewell, 528 N.E.2d 180 (Ohio 1988). “In Ohio, an illegitimate child must be given the surname of its mother at birth unless both parents sign the birth certificate as informants and both the mother and father designate that the child is to be given the father’s surname.”
Morrow v. Fam. & Cmty. Servs. of Catholic Charities, Inc., 504 N.E.2d 2 (Ohio 1986). · cites it 2× “of the Revised Code at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner; “(2) Has acknowledged the child in a writing sworn to before a notary public at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner; “(3) Has signed the birth…”
In re Adoption of Hart, 577 N.E.2d 77 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1989). · cites it 2× “19 of the Revised Code at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner; “(2) Has acknowledged the child in a writing sworn to before a notary public at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner; “(3) Has signed the birth…”
In re Adoption of Hudnall, 594 N.E.2d 45 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1991). “Chapter 3111 prior to the placement of Baby Hudnall in the home of the petitioning adoptive parents, that appellant acknowledged the child in a sworn notarized writing prior to placement, or that he signed Baby Hudnall’s birth certificate in accordance with R.C. 3705.14.…”
In re Adoption of Toth, 515 N.E.2d 950 (Ohio Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “of the Revised Code at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner; “(2) Has acknowledged the child in a writing sworn to before a notary public at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner; “(3) Has signed the birth…”
McMullen v. Muir, 517 N.E.2d 1381 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1986). “Furthermore, R.C. 3705.14 requires that both the father and the mother of a child born out of wedlock must sign the birth certificate as informants.”
In re Smith, 474 N.E.2d 632 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 1984). “A person who has signed the birth certifícate of the child as informant as provided in R.C. 3705.14 must consent to an adoption of the minor child unless consent is not required under R.”
In re McTaggart, 212 N.E.2d 663 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1965). · cites it 2× “sed Code, provides in part: “ (A) Following the entry of each final decree of adoption granted in this state, * * * the department shall issue a new birth certificate using the child’s adopted name and the names of and data concerning the adoptive parents and such new birth…”
In re Adoption of Hall, 595 N.E.2d 473 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1991). · cites it 2× “19 of the Revised Code at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner; “(2) Has acknowledged the child in a writing sworn to before a notary public at any time before the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner; “(3) Has signed the birth…”
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