Ohio Code § 3107.062

§ 3107.062.

(A)(1) The department of children and youth shall establish a putative father registry.  To register, a putative father must complete a registration form prescribed under section 3107.065 of the Revised Code and submit it to the department.  The registration form shall include the putative father's name;  the name of the

mother of the person he claims as his child;  and the address or telephone number

at which he wishes to receive, pursuant to section 3107.11 of the Revised Code , notice of any petition that may be filed to adopt a minor he claims as his child. (2) A putative father may register at any time.  For the purpose of preserving the requirement of his consent to an adoption, a putative

father shall register before or not later than fifteen days after the birth of the

child.  No fee shall be charged for registration. (B) On receipt of a completed registration form, the department shall indicate on the

form the date of receipt and file it in the putative father registry.  The department shall maintain registration forms in a manner that enables it to

access a registration form using either the name of the putative father or of the

mother. (C) The department of children and youth shall grant the office of child support in the

department of job and family services and a child support enforcement agency access

to the putative father registry for purposes of section 3111.69 of the Revised Code .