Ohio Code § 3109.501
Ohio Code § 3109.501. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3109.501.
(A) Except as provided in division (C) and subject to division (D) of this section, a
person who is the victim of rape or sexual battery for which a child was conceived
as a result may bring an action to declare the person who was convicted of or pleaded
guilty to the offense to be the parent of the child conceived as a result of rape
or sexual battery committed by the other person. (B) In an action seeking a declaration described in division (A) of this section, a court
may issue an order declaring that the other person is the parent of a child conceived
as a result of rape or sexual battery committed by the other person if all of the
following are established by clear and convincing evidence: (1) The other person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the rape or sexual battery. (2) The person bringing the action was the victim of the rape or sexual battery. (3) The child was conceived as a result of the rape or sexual battery. (4) Both persons are the parents of the child established pursuant to genetic testing
conducted in different places or at different times or as provided in Chapter 3111.
of the Revised Code. (C) A person to whom the following apply may seek a declaration described in division
(A) of this section only pursuant to a proceeding for divorce, dissolution, legal
separation, or annulment: (1) The person is the victim of a rape or sexual battery for which a child was conceived
as a result. (2) The person is married to the person who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the
rape or sexual battery. (D) An action seeking a declaration under division (A) of this section shall be filed
in a court with jurisdiction over juvenile matters if the parents of the child are
not married and in a court with jurisdiction over domestic relations matters, pursuant
to a proceeding for divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or annulment, if the parents
of the child are married.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3109.501
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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