2014 Ohio Revised Code
Title [31] XXXI DOMESTIC RELATIONS - CHILDREN
Chapter 3109 - CHILDREN.
Section 3109.042 - [Effective Until 3/23/2015] Custody rights of unmarried mother.
An 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 legal custodian. A court designating the residential parent and legal custodian of a child described in this section shall treat the mother and father as standing upon an equality when making the designation.
Effective Date: 01-01-1998
Note: This section is set out twice. See also § 3109.042 , as amended by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 207, §1, eff. 3/23/2015.
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