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OH SB311

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/28/2014

Primary Sponsor

Charleta Tavares

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Origin

Senate

130th General Assembly (2013-2014)

AI Summary

  • Creates "temporary physical care power of attorney" allowing parents, guardians, or custodians to temporarily transfer physical care rights and responsibilities for children to another adult, with restrictions on matters like marriage, adoption, abortion, military enlistment, and foster/group home placement.

  • Temporary physical care powers of attorney are limited to one year unless extended by juvenile court petition, and must be notarized, filed with the juvenile court, and comply with notice requirements to the non-residential parent.

  • Prohibits use of powers of attorney, caretaker authorization affidavits, or temporary physical care powers of attorney for school enrollment purposes to participate in academic or athletic programs.

  • Allows certified private child placing agencies, certified private noncustodial agencies, and public children services agencies to advertise adoption services; permits prospective adoptive parents and attorneys to advertise adoption-related services without restrictions; and requires license/documentation verification before media publication.

  • Establishes penalties for violations, including fines up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment up to nine months for violations of temporary physical care power of attorney provisions and adoption advertising restrictions.

Legislative Description

To revise the child custody law to include temporary physical care powers of attorney for children and to permit certain entities to advertise the adoption of children.

Child custody law

Last Action

To Civil Justice

3/28/2014

Full Bill Text

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