Section 3127.21 | Jurisdiction Declined – Forum Non Conveniens.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly (A) A court of this state that has jurisdiction under this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a […]
Section 3127.22 | Jurisdiction Declined – Unjustifiable Conduct – Remedy – Assessment of Expenses.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code or another law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this chapter because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, […]
Section 3127.23 | Contents of Pleading or Affidavit.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly (A) Each party in a child custody proceeding, in the party’s first pleading or in an affidavit attached to that pleading, shall give information if reasonably ascertainable under oath as to the child’s present address or whereabouts, the places where the child […]
Section 3127.24 | Order to Appear – Costs.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly (A) The court may order any party to a child custody proceeding who is in this state to appear personally before the court with or without the child. The court may order any person who is in this state and who has […]
Section 3127.31 | Definitions – Petitioner and Respondent.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly As used in sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code: (A) “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of […]
Section 3127.32 | Enforcement of Order for Return of Child Under Hague Convention.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly Under this chapter, and subject to sections 2101.022 and 2301.03 of the Revised Code, a juvenile court or other court with appropriate jurisdiction may enforce an order for the return of a child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects […]
Section 3127.33 | Recognition of Custody Determination of Non-Ohio Court.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly (A) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if that state exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional […]
Section 3127.10 | Testimony of Out-of State Witnesses.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly (A) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable […]
Section 3127.11 | Requests to or From Non-Ohio Court – Expenses – Forwarding of Copies.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly (A) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (3) Order […]
Section 3127.15 | Jurisdictional Basis for Initial Custody Determination.
Effective: April 11, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 125th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3127.18 of the Revised Code, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination in a child custody proceeding only if one of the following applies: (1) This state is the home […]