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OH SB171
Bill
Status
8/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Nina Turner
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AI Summary
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Permits victims of rape, sexual battery, or unlawful sexual conduct (or parents of minor victims of felony unlawful sexual conduct) to file a complaint requesting termination of the defendant's parental rights to any child conceived from the offense.
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Requires courts to terminate the defendant's custody rights, parenting time/visitation rights, and adoption consent rights if the defendant was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or is determined beyond a reasonable doubt to have committed the offense.
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Establishes a court hearing process where the plaintiff must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the sexual offense if no prior conviction or guilty plea exists.
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Prohibits courts from granting the defendant any of the terminated parental rights in any subsequent civil action.
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Adds new section 3107.07(M) to adoption law allowing parents whose adoption-related parental rights have been terminated under this section to be excluded from adoption consent requirements.
Legislative Description
To permit a victim of rape, sexual battery, or unlawful sexual conduct, or a parent of a minor who was the victim of a felony violation of unlawful sexual conduct to file a complaint to terminate specified parental rights of the defendant with regard to a minor conceived as a result of the offense, to require the court to terminate the parental rights named in the complaint if the court determines that the defendant was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense or determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offense, and to prohibit a court from granting in any subsequent civil action the defendant any of the terminated parental rights.
Terminate parental rights of defendant- sex offense caused conception
Last Action
To Criminal Justice
8/5/2013