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S. B. No. 144 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Senators Skindell, Grendell
A BILL
To amend sections 3105.65, 3109.03, 3109.04,
3109.041, 3109.043, 3109.051, 3109.09, 3109.56,
3119.022, 3119.24, 3313.98, and 5120.653 of the
Revised Code to ensure that court orders and
decrees that allocate parental rights and
responsibilities with respect to the care of and
access to children provide for equality between
the parents except where clear and convincing
evidence shows that equal legal and physical
access would be harmful to the children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3105.65, 3109.03, 3109.04, 3109.041,
3109.043, 3109.051, 3109.09, 3109.56, 3119.022, 3119.24, 3313.98,
and 5120.653 be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3105.65. (A) If, at the time of the hearing, either
spouse is not satisfied with the separation agreement or does not
wish a dissolution of the marriage and if neither spouse files a
motion pursuant to division (C) of this section to convert the
action to an action for divorce, the court shall dismiss the
petition and refuse to validate the proposed separation agreement.
(B) If, upon review of the testimony of both spouses and of
the report of the investigator pursuant to the Rules of Civil
Procedure, the court approves the separation agreement and any
amendments to it agreed upon by the parties, it shall grant a
decree of dissolution of marriage that incorporates the separation
agreement. If the separation agreement contains a plan for the
exercise of shared parenting equal legal and physical access by
the spouses, the court shall review the plan in accordance with
the provisions of division (D)(1) of section 3109.04 of the
Revised Code that govern the review of a pleading or motion
requesting shared parenting equal legal and physical access
jointly submitted by both spouses to a marriage. A decree of
dissolution of marriage has the same effect upon the property
rights of the parties, including rights of dower and inheritance,
as a decree of divorce. The court has full power to enforce its
decree and retains jurisdiction to modify all matters pertaining
to the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the
care of the children, to the designation of a residential parent
and legal custodian of the children, to child support, to
parenting time of parents with the children, and to visitation for
persons who are not the children's parents. The court, only in
accordance with division (E)(2) of section 3105.18 of the Revised
Code, may modify the amount or terms of spousal support. The court
may modify the division of property provided in the separation
agreement only upon the express written consent or agreement of
both spouses.
(C) At any time before a decree of dissolution of marriage
has been granted under division (B) of this section, either spouse
may convert the action for dissolution of marriage into a divorce
action by filing a motion with the court in which the action for
dissolution of marriage is pending for conversion of the action
for dissolution of marriage. The motion shall contain a complaint
for divorce that contains grounds for a divorce and that otherwise
complies with the Rules of Civil Procedure and this chapter. The
divorce action then shall proceed in accordance with the Rules of
Civil Procedure in the same manner as if the motion had been the
original complaint in the action, including, but not limited to,
the issuance and service of summons pursuant to Civil Rules 4 to
4.6, except that no court fees shall be charged upon conversion of
the action for dissolution of marriage into a divorce action under
this division.
Sec. 3109.03. When husband and wife are living separate and
apart from each other, or are divorced, and the question as to the
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of their
children and the place of residence and legal custodian of their
children is brought before a court of competent jurisdiction, they
shall stand upon an equality as to the parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of their children and the place of
residence and legal custodian of their children, so far as
parenthood is involved.
Except as otherwise provided in section 3109.04 of the
Revised Code, in making at any stage of a proceeding any order or
decree that allocates parental rights and responsibilities
regarding the care of and access to the children of the parents, a
court shall grant equal legal and physical access to the parents
unless it finds by clear and convincing evidence that equal legal
and physical access would be harmful to the children. Whenever a
court makes an order or decree that does not provide for equal
legal and physical access, it shall explain in writing the reasons
for its determination.
Sec. 3109.04. (A) In any divorce, legal separation, or
annulment proceeding and in any proceeding pertaining to the
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of
a child, upon hearing the testimony of either or both parents and
considering any mediation report filed pursuant to section
3109.052 of the Revised Code and in accordance with sections
3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code, the court shall allocate
the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor
children of the marriage. Subject to in accordance with division
(D)(2) of this section, the court may allocate the parental rights
and responsibilities for the care of the children in either of the
following ways:
(1) If neither parent files a pleading or motion in
accordance with division (G) of this section, if at least one
parent files a pleading or motion under that division but no
parent who filed a pleading or motion under that division also
files a plan for shared parenting, or if at least one parent files
both a pleading or motion and a shared parenting plan under that
division but no plan for shared parenting is in the best interest
of the children, the court, in a manner consistent with the best
interest of the children, shall allocate the parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of the children primarily to one of
the parents, designate that parent as the residential parent and
the legal custodian of the child, and divide between the parents
the other rights and responsibilities for the care of the
children, including, but not limited to, the responsibility to
provide support for the children and the right of the parent who
is not the residential parent to have continuing contact with the
children.
(2) If at least one parent files a pleading or motion in
accordance with division (G) of this section and a plan for shared
parenting pursuant to that division and if a plan for shared
parenting is in the best interest of the children and is approved
by the court in accordance with division (D)(1) of this section,
the court may allocate the parental rights and responsibilities
for the care of the children to both parents and issue a shared
parenting order requiring the parents to share all or some of the
aspects of the physical and legal care of the children in
accordance with the approved plan for shared parenting. If
If the court issues a shared parenting an order for equal
legal and physical access under this division section and it is
necessary for the purpose of receiving public assistance, the
court shall designate which one of the parents' residences is to
serve as the child's home. This designation shall be for the sole
purpose of receiving public assistance and shall not affect the
designation under division (K)(6) of this section of each parent
as the "residential parent," the "residential parent and legal
custodian," or the "custodial parent" of the child. The child
support obligations of the parents under a shared parenting an
order for equal legal and physical access issued under this
division section shall be determined in accordance with Chapters
3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code and shall grant
appropriate child support deviations to account for equal legal
and physical access as provided in section 3119.24 of the Revised
Code.
(B)(1) When making the allocation of the parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of the children under this section
in an original proceeding or in any proceeding for modification of
a prior order of the court making the allocation, the court shall
take into account that which would be in the best interest of the
children. In determining the child's best interest for purposes of
making its allocation of the parental rights and responsibilities
for the care of the child and for purposes of resolving any issues
related to the making of that allocation, the court, in its
discretion, may and, upon the request of either party, shall
interview in chambers any or all of the involved children
regarding their wishes and concerns with respect to the
allocation.
(2) If the court interviews any child pursuant to division
(B)(1) of this section, all of the following apply:
(a) The court, in its discretion, may and, upon the written
motion of either parent, shall may appoint a guardian ad litem for
the child.
If the court appoints a guardian ad litem, the court
shall order that the costs of the guardian ad litem be divided
equally between the parties.
(b) The court first shall determine the reasoning ability of
the child. If the court determines that the child does not have
sufficient reasoning ability to express the child's wishes and
concern with respect to the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of the child, it shall not determine
the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the allocation. If
the court determines that the child has sufficient reasoning
ability to express the child's wishes or concerns with respect to
the allocation, it then shall determine whether, because of
special circumstances, it would not be in the best interest of the
child to determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to
the allocation exist. If the court determines that, because of
special circumstances, it would not be in the best interest of the
child to determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to
the allocation, it shall not determine the child's wishes and
concerns with respect to the allocation and shall enter its
written findings of fact and opinion in the journal. If the court
determines that it would be in the best interests of the child to
determine the child's wishes and concerns with respect to the
allocation, it shall proceed to make that determination.
(c) The interview shall be conducted in chambers, and no
person other than the child, the child's attorney, the judge, any
necessary court personnel, and, in the judge's discretion, the
attorney of each parent shall be permitted to be present in the
chambers during the interview.
(3) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain from a child
a written or recorded statement or affidavit setting forth the
child's wishes and concerns regarding the allocation of parental
rights and responsibilities concerning the child. No court, in
determining the child's best interest for purposes of making its
allocation of the parental rights and responsibilities for the
care of the child or for purposes of resolving any issues related
to the making of that allocation, shall accept or consider a
written or recorded statement or affidavit that purports to set
forth the child's wishes and concerns regarding those matters.
(C) Prior to trial, the court may cause an investigation to
be made as to the character, family relations, past conduct,
earning ability, and financial worth of each parent and may order
the parents and their minor children to. If either party files a
written motion requesting that the parties submit to medical,
psychological, and psychiatric examinations, the court, in its
discretion, may order the examinations to be conducted and may
divide the costs of the examinations equally between the parties
or tax the costs to the moving party. The report of the
investigation and examinations shall be made available to either
parent or the parent's counsel of record not less than five
fifteen days before trial, upon written request. The report shall
be signed by the investigator, and the investigator shall be
subject to cross-examination by either parent concerning the
contents of the report. The court may tax as costs all or any part
of the expenses for each investigation.
An investigator shall
conduct any investigation independent of the court.
If the court determines that either parent previously has
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense
involving any act that resulted in a child being a neglected
child, that either parent previously has been determined to be the
perpetrator of the neglectful act that is the basis of an
adjudication that a child is a neglected child, or that there is
reason to believe that either parent has acted in a manner
resulting in a child being a neglected child, the court shall
consider that fact against naming that parent the residential
parent and against granting a shared parenting an equal legal and
physical access decree. When the court allocates parental rights
and responsibilities for the care of children or determines
whether to grant shared parenting equal legal and physical access
in any proceeding, it shall consider whether either parent or any
member of the household of either parent has been convicted of or
pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised
Code or a sexually oriented offense involving a victim who at the
time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family
or household that is the subject of the proceeding, has been
convicted of or pleaded guilty to any sexually oriented offense or
other offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission
of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the
subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim
in the commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the
perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an
adjudication that a child is an abused child. If the court
determines that either parent has been convicted of or pleaded
guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code or a
sexually oriented offense involving a victim who at the time of
the commission of the offense was a member of the family or
household that is the subject of the proceeding, has been
convicted of or pleaded guilty to any sexually oriented offense or
other offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission
of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the
subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim
in the commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the
perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an
adjudication that a child is an abused child, it may designate
that parent as the residential parent and may issue a shared
parenting an equal legal and physical access decree or order only
if it determines that it is in the best interest of the child to
name that parent the residential parent or to issue a shared
parenting an equal legal and physical access decree or order and
it makes specific written findings of fact to support its
determination.
(D)(1)(a) Upon the filing of a pleading or motion by either
parent or both parents, in accordance with division (G) of this
section, requesting shared parenting and the filing of a shared
parenting plan in accordance with that division, the The court
shall
comply with division (D)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this
section, whichever is applicable allocate parental rights and
responsibilities as follows:
(i) If, under division (G) of this section, both parents
jointly make the request equal legal and physical access in their
pleadings or jointly file the a motion for equal legal and
physical access and also jointly file the a plan for equal legal
and physical access, the court shall review the parents' plan to
determine if it is in the best interest of the children. If the
court determines that the plan is in the best interest of the
children, the court shall approve it. If the court determines that
the plan or any part of the plan is not in the best interest of
the children, the court shall require the parents to make
appropriate changes to the plan to meet the court's objections to
it. If changes to the plan are made to meet the court's
objections, and if the new plan is in the best interest of the
children, the court shall approve the plan. If changes to the plan
are not made to meet the court's objections, or if the parents
attempt to make changes to the plan to meet the court's
objections, but the court determines that the new plan or any part
of the new plan still is not in the best interest of the children,
the court may reject the portion of the parents' pleadings or deny
their motion requesting shared parenting of the children and
proceed as if the request in the pleadings or the motion had not
been made. The court shall not approve a plan under this division
unless it determines that the plan is in the best interest of the
children approve the plan. If the court, prior to approving the
plan, finds by clear and convincing evidence that equal legal and
physical access would be harmful to the children, the court shall
proceed in accordance with division (D)(1)(a)(v) of this section.
If the court approves the plan or rejects the plan and proceeds in
accordance with division (D)(1)(a)(v) of this section, the court
shall enter in the record of the case findings of fact and
conclusions of law as to the reasons for the approval or rejection
of the plan.
(ii) If, under division (G) of this section, each parent
makes a request in the parent's pleadings or files a motion and
each also files a separate plan, the court shall review each plan
filed to determine if either is in the best interest of the
children. If the court determines that one of the filed plans is
in the best interest of the children provides for more equality
with regard to the rights and responsibilities for the care of and
access to the children, the court may shall approve the that plan.
If the court determines that neither filed plan
is in the best
interest of the children provides equal legal and physical access,
the court may order each parent to submit appropriate changes to
the parent's plan or both of the filed plans to meet the court's
objections, or may select one of the filed plans and order each
parent to submit appropriate changes to the selected plan to meet
the court's objections. If changes to the plan or plans are
submitted to meet the court's objections, and if any of the filed
plans with the changes is in the best interest of provides for
equal legal and physical access to the children, the court may
shall approve the that plan with the changes. If changes to the
plan or plans are not submitted to meet the court's objections, or
if the parents submit changes to the plan or plans to meet the
court's objections but the court determines that none of the filed
plans with the submitted changes is in the best interest of the
children, the court may reject the portion of the parents'
pleadings or deny their motions requesting shared parenting of the
children and proceed as if the requests in the pleadings or the
motions had not been made If the court, prior to approving the
plan, finds by clear and convincing evidence that equal legal and
physical access would be harmful to the children, the court shall
proceed in accordance with division (D)(1)(a)(v) of this section.
If
If the court approves a plan under this division, either as
originally filed or with submitted changes, or if the court
rejects the portion of the parents' pleadings or denies their
motions requesting shared parenting equal legal and physical
access under this division (D)(1)(a)(ii) of this section and
proceeds as if the requests in the pleadings or the motions had
not been made in accordance with division (D)(1)(a)(v) of this
section, the court shall enter in the record of the case findings
of fact and conclusions of law as to the reasons for the approval
or the rejection or denial. Division (D)(1)(b) of this section
applies in relation to the approval or disapproval of a plan under
this division.
(iii) If, under division (G) of this section, each parent
makes a request for equal legal and physical access in the
parent's pleadings or files a motion for equal legal and physical
access but only one parent files a plan for equal legal and
physical access, or if only one parent makes a request in the
parent's pleadings or files a motion and also files a plan, the
court in the best interest of the children may order the other
parent to file a plan for shared parenting equal legal and
physical access in accordance with division (G) of this section.
The court shall review each plan filed to determine if any plan is
in the best interest of the children. If the court determines that
one of the filed plans is in the best interest of the children
provides for more equality with regard to the rights and
responsibilities for the care of and access to the children, the
court may shall approve the plan. If the court determines that no
filed plan is in the best interest of the children provides for
equal legal and physical access, the court may order each parent
to submit appropriate changes to the parent's plan or both of the
filed plans to meet the court's objections or may select one filed
plan and order each parent to submit appropriate changes to the
selected plan to meet the court's objections. If changes to the
plan or plans are submitted to meet the court's objections, and if
any of the filed plans with the changes is in the best interest of
the children provides for equal legal and physical access, the
court may shall approve the plan with the changes. If changes to
the plan or plans are not submitted to meet the court's
objections, or if the parents submit changes to the plan or plans
to meet the court's objections but the court determines that none
of the filed plans with the submitted changes is in the best
interest of the children, the court may reject the portion of the
parents' pleadings or deny the parents' motion or reject the
portion of the parents' pleadings or deny their motions requesting
shared parenting of the children and proceed as if the request or
requests or the motion or motions had not been made the court,
prior to approving the plan, finds by clear and convincing
evidence that equal legal and physical access would be harmful to
the children, the court shall proceed in accordance with division
(D)(1)(a)(v) of this section. If
If the court approves a plan under this division, either as
originally filed or with submitted changes, or if the court
rejects the portion of the pleadings or denies the motion or
motions requesting shared parenting equal legal and physical
access under this division (D)(1)(a)(iii) of this section and
proceeds as if the request or requests or the motion or motions
had not been made in accordance with division (D)(1)(a)(v) of this
section, the court shall enter in the record of the case findings
of fact and conclusions of law as to the reasons for the approval
or the rejection or denial. Division (D)(1)(b) of this section
applies in relation to the approval or disapproval of a plan under
this division.
(iv) If only one parent files a pleading or motion in
accordance with division (G) of this section and a plan for equal
legal and physical access, the court shall approve the plan unless
the court determines that the plan does not provide for equal
legal and physical access. If the court determines that the plan
does not provide for equal legal and physical access, the court
may order the parent to submit appropriate changes to the plan to
meet the court's objections. If changes to the plan are submitted
to meet the court's objections and if the filed plan with changes
provides for equal legal and physical access, the court shall
approve the plan with the changes. If the court prior to approving
the plan finds by clear and convincing evidence that equal legal
and physical access would be harmful to the children, the court
shall proceed in accordance with division (D)(1)(a)(v) of this
section.
If the court approves the plan under this division either as
originally filed or with submitted changes or if the court rejects
the portion of the pleadings or denies the motion or motions
requesting equal legal and physical access under division
(D)(1)(a)(iv) of this section and proceeds in accordance with
division (D)(1)(a)(v) of this section, the court shall enter in
the record of the case findings of fact and conclusions of law as
to the reasons for the approval or the rejection or denial.
Division (D)(1)(b) of this section applies to the approval or
disapproval of a plan under this division.
(v) If neither parent files a pleading or motion in
accordance with division (G) of this section or if the court finds
by clear and convincing evidence that equal legal and physical
access would be harmful to the children, the court shall allocate
parental rights and responsibilities in a manner consistent with
the best interests of the children.
The court shall enter into the record all findings of fact
and conclusions of law related to the allocation of parental
rights and responsibilities under division (D)(1)(a)(v) of this
section.
(b) The approval of a plan under division (D)(1)(a)(ii) or
(iii) of this section is discretionary with the court. The court
shall not approve more than one plan under either division and
shall not approve a plan under either division unless it
determines that the plan is in the best interest of the children.
If the court, under either division, does not determine that any
filed plan or any filed plan with submitted changes is in the best
interest of the children, the court shall not approve any plan
(D)(1)(a)(ii) or (iii) of this section.
(c) Whenever possible, the The court shall require that a
shared parenting plan for equal legal and physical access approved
under division (D)(1)(a)(i), (ii),
or (iii), or (iv) of this
section ensure the opportunity for both parents to have frequent
and continuing contact with the child, unless frequent and
continuing contact with any parent would not be in the best
interest of the child, to the greatest extent possible, that
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of and access to
the children are allocated to the parents on an equal basis.
(d) If a court approves a shared parenting plan for equal
legal and physical access under division (D)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or
(iii), or (iv) of this section, the approved plan shall be
incorporated into a final shared parenting equal legal and
physical access decree granting the parents the shared parenting
of equal legal and physical access to the children. Any final
shared parenting equal legal and physical access decree shall be
issued at the same time as and shall be appended to the final
decree of dissolution, divorce, annulment, or legal separation
arising out of the action out of which the question of the
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of
the children arose.
No provisional shared parenting decree shall be issued in
relation to any shared parenting plan approved under division
(D)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section. A final shared
parenting decree issued under this division has immediate effect
as a final decree on the date of its issuance, subject to
modification or termination as authorized by this section.
(2) If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence, with
respect to any child under eighteen years of age, that it is in
the best interest of the child for neither parent to be designated
the residential parent and legal custodian of the child, it may
temporarily commit the child to a relative of the child or and
shall certify a copy of its findings, together with as much of the
record and the further information, in narrative form or
otherwise, that it considers necessary or as the juvenile court
requests, to the juvenile court for further proceedings, and, upon
the certification, the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction.
(E)(1)(a) The court shall not modify a prior decree
allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of
children unless it finds, based on facts that have arisen since
the prior decree or that were unknown to the court at the time of
the prior decree, that a substantial change has occurred in the
circumstances of the child, the child's residential parent, or
either of the parents
subject to a shared parenting decree, and
that the modification is necessary to serve the best interest of
the child.
In applying these standards, the court shall retain the
residential parent designated by the prior decree or the prior
shared parenting decree, unless a modification is in the best
interest of the child and one of the following applies:
(i) The residential parent agrees to a change in the
residential parent or both parents under a shared parenting decree
agree to a change in the designation of residential parent.
(ii) The child, with the consent of the residential parent or
of both parents under a shared parenting decree, has been
integrated into the family of the person seeking to become the
residential parent.
(iii) The harm likely to be caused by a change of environment
is outweighed by the advantages of the change of environment to
the child.
(b) One or both of the parents under a prior decree
allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of
children that is not a shared parenting an equal legal and
physical access decree may file a motion requesting that the prior
decree be modified to give both parents
shared rights and
responsibilities for the care of equal legal and physical access
to the children. The motion shall include both a request for
modification of the prior decree and a request for a shared
parenting an order for equal legal and physical access that
complies with division (G) of this section. Upon the filing of the
motion, if the court determines that a modification of the prior
decree is authorized under division (E)(1)(a) of this section, the
court may modify the prior decree to grant a shared parenting an
order for equal legal and physical access, provided that the court
shall not modify the prior decree to grant a shared parenting an
order for equal legal and physical access unless the court
complies with divisions (A) and (D)(1) of this section and, in
accordance with those divisions, approves the submitted shared
parenting plan for equal legal and physical access and determines
that shared parenting equal legal and physical access would be in
the best interest of the children.
(c) If the court allocates parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of and access to the children under
division (E)(1) of this section in an unequal manner on the
grounds that one of the parents is unsuitable for equal legal and
physical access, the court shall create a plan to allow that
parent to eliminate the reasons for the unsuitability. When the
unsuitable parent removes the grounds for the finding of
unsuitability, the court, upon a motion by that parent, shall
modify its order or decree to provide for equal legal and physical
access.
(2) In addition to a modification authorized under division
(E)(1) of this section:
(a) Both parents under a shared parenting an equal legal and
physical access decree jointly may modify the terms of the plan
for shared parenting equal legal and physical access approved by
the court and incorporated by it into the shared parenting equal
legal and physical access decree. Modifications under this
division may be made at any time. The modifications to the plan
shall be filed jointly by both parents with the court, and the
court shall include them in the plan, unless they are not in the
best interest of the children. If the modifications are not in the
best interests of the children, the court, in its discretion, may
reject the modifications or make modifications to the proposed
modifications or the plan that are in the best interest of the
children. Modifications jointly submitted by both parents under a
shared parenting an equal legal and physical access decree shall
be effective, either as originally filed or as modified by the
court, upon their inclusion by the court in the plan.
Modifications to the plan made by the court shall be effective
upon their inclusion by the court in the plan.
(b) The court may modify the terms of the plan for shared
parenting equal legal and physical access approved by the court
and incorporated by it into the
shared parenting equal legal and
physical access decree upon its own a motion by one or both of the
parents at any time if the court determines that the modifications
are in the best interest of the children or upon the request of
one or both of the parents under the decree. Modifications under
this division may be made at any time. The court shall not make
any modification to the plan under this division, unless the
modification is in the best interest of the children.
(c) The court may terminate a prior final shared parenting
equal legal and physical access decree that includes a shared
parenting plan for equal legal and physical access approved under
division (D)(1)(a)(i) of this section upon the request of one or
both of the parents or whenever it determines by clear and
convincing evidence that shared parenting equal legal and physical
access is not in the best interest of the children. The court may
terminate a prior final shared parenting equal legal and physical
access decree that includes a shared parenting plan for equal
legal and physical access approved under division (D)(1)(a)(ii) or
(iii) of this section if it determines, upon its own motion or
upon the request of one or both parents, that shared parenting
equal legal and physical access is not in the best interest of the
children. If modification of the terms of the plan for shared
parenting equal legal and physical access approved by the court
and incorporated by it into the final shared parenting equal legal
and physical access decree is attempted under division (E)(2)(a)
of this section and the court rejects the modifications, it may
terminate the final shared parenting equal legal and physical
access decree if it determines that shared parenting equal legal
and physical access is not in the best interest of the children.
(d) Upon the termination of a prior final shared parenting
equal legal and physical access decree under division (E)(2)(c) of
this section, the court shall proceed and issue a modified decree
for the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the
care of the children under the standards applicable under
divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section as if no decree for
shared parenting equal legal and physical access had been granted
and as if no request for shared parenting equal legal and physical
access ever had been made.
(e) If the court allocates parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of and access to the children under
division (E)(2) of this section in an unequal manner on the
grounds that one of the parents is unsuitable for equal legal and
physical access, and that parent removes the grounds for the
finding of unsuitability, the court, upon a motion by that parent,
shall modify its order or decree to provide for equal legal and
physical access.
(F)(1) In all determinations concerning the allocation of
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of and access to
children, there shall be a presumption that an equal allocation
between the parents of rights and responsibilities for the care of
and access to the children is in the best interest of the
children. In the absence of clear and convincing evidence that an
equal allocation would be harmful to the children, the court shall
allocate parental rights and responsibilities for the care of and
access to the children in a way that is equal. In determining the
best interest of a child pursuant to this section when there is
clear and convincing evidence that an equal allocation would be
harmful to the children, whether on an original decree allocating
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children or a
modification of a decree allocating those rights and
responsibilities, the court shall consider all relevant factors,
including, but not limited to:
(a) The wishes of the child's parents regarding the child's
care;
(b) If the court has interviewed the child in chambers
pursuant to division (B) of this section regarding the child's
wishes and concerns as to the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities concerning the child, the wishes and concerns of
the child, as expressed to the court;
(c) The child's interaction and interrelationship with the
child's parents, siblings, and any other person who may
significantly affect the child's best interest;
(d) The child's adjustment to the child's home, school, and
community;
(e) The mental and physical health of all persons involved in
the situation;
(f) The parent more likely to honor and facilitate
court-approved parenting time rights or visitation and
companionship rights;
(g) Whether either parent has failed to make all child
support payments, including all arrearages, that are required of
that parent pursuant to a child support order under which that
parent is an obligor and whether that parent had the ability to
pay the support ordered;
(h) Whether either parent or any member of the household of
either parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty
to any criminal offense involving any act that resulted in a child
being an abused child or a neglected child; whether either parent,
in a case in which a child has been adjudicated an abused child or
a neglected child, previously has been determined to be the
perpetrator of the abusive or neglectful act that is the basis of
an adjudication; whether either parent or any member of the
household of either parent previously has been convicted of or
pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised
Code or a sexually oriented offense involving a victim who at the
time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family
or household that is the subject of the current proceeding;
whether either parent or any member of the household of either
parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any
offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of
the offense was a member of the family or household that is the
subject of the current proceeding and caused physical harm to the
victim in the commission of the offense; and whether there is
reason to believe that either parent has acted in a manner
resulting in a child being an abused child or a neglected child;
(i) Whether the residential parent or one of the parents
subject to a shared parenting an equal legal and physical access
decree has continuously and willfully denied the other parent's
right to parenting time in accordance with an order of the court;
(j) Whether either parent has established a residence, or is
planning to establish a residence, outside this state.
(2) In determining whether shared parenting equal legal and
physical access is in the best interest of the children, the court
shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited
to, the factors enumerated in division (F)(1) of this section, the
factors enumerated in section 3119.23 of the Revised Code, and all
of the following factors:
(a) The ability of the parents to cooperate and make
decisions jointly, with respect to the children;
(b) The ability of each parent to encourage the sharing of
love, affection, and contact between the child and the other
parent;
(c) Any clear and convincing evidence of a history of, or
potential for, child abuse, spouse abuse, other domestic violence,
or parental kidnapping by either parent;
(d) The geographic proximity of the parents to each other, as
the proximity relates to the practical considerations of
shared
parenting equal legal and physical access;
(e) The recommendation of the guardian ad litem of the child,
if the child has a guardian ad litem.
(3) When allocating parental rights and responsibilities for
the care of children, the court shall not give preference to a
parent because of that parent's financial status or condition.
(G) Either parent or both parents of any children may file a
pleading or motion with the court requesting the court to grant
both parents shared parental rights and responsibilities for the
care of equal legal and physical access to the children in a
proceeding held pursuant to division (A) of this section. If a
pleading or motion requesting shared parenting equal legal and
physical access is filed, the parent or parents filing the
pleading or motion also shall file with the court a plan for the
exercise of shared parenting equal legal and physical access by
both parents. If each parent files a pleading or motion requesting
shared parenting equal legal and physical access but only one
parent files a plan or if only one parent files a pleading or
motion requesting
shared parenting equal legal and physical access
and also files a plan, the other parent as ordered by the court
shall file with the court a plan for the exercise of shared
parenting equal legal and physical access by both parents. The
plan for shared parenting equal legal and physical access shall be
filed with the petition for dissolution of marriage, if the
question of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of
the children arises out of an action for dissolution of marriage,
or, in other cases, at a time at least thirty days prior to the
hearing on the issue of the parental rights and responsibilities
for the care of the children. A plan for shared parenting equal
legal and physical access shall include provisions covering all
factors that are relevant to the care of the children, including,
but not limited to, provisions covering factors such as physical
living arrangements, child support obligations, provision for the
children's medical and dental care, school placement, and the
parent with which the children will be physically located during
legal holidays, school holidays, and other days of special
importance.
(H) If an appeal is taken from a decision of a court that
grants or modifies a decree allocating parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of children, the court of appeals
shall give the case calendar priority and handle it expeditiously.
(I) Upon receipt of an order to active military service in
the uniformed services, a parent who is subject to an order
allocating parental rights and responsibilities or in relation to
whom an action to allocate parental rights and responsibilities is
pending and who is ordered to active military service shall notify
the other parent who is subject to the order or in relation to
whom the case is pending of the order to active military service
within three days of receiving the military service order. Either
parent may apply to the court for a hearing to expedite an
allocation or modification proceeding. The application shall
include the date on which the active military service begins.
The court shall schedule a hearing upon receipt of the
application and hold the hearing not later than thirty days after
receipt of the application, except that the court shall give the
case calendar priority and handle the case expeditiously if
exigent circumstances exist in the case.
The court shall not modify a prior decree allocating parental
rights and responsibilities unless the court determines that there
has been a change in circumstances of the child, the child's
residential parent, or either of the parents subject to a shared
parenting an equal legal and physical access decree, and that
modification is necessary to serve the best interest of the child.
The court may consider active military service in the uniformed
services in determining whether a change in circumstances exists
under this section and shall make specific written findings of
fact to support any modification under this division.
Upon application by either parent, the court may modify a
prior decree allocating parental rights and responsibilities after
the parent's active military service has been terminated, hearing
testimony and making specific written findings of fact to support
the modification.
Nothing in this division shall prevent a court from issuing a
temporary order allocating or modifying parental rights and
responsibilities for the duration of the parent's active military
service.
(J) As used in this section:
(1) "Abused child" has the same meaning as in section
2151.031 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Active military service" means the performance of active
military duty by a member of the uniformed services for a period
of more than thirty days.
(3) "Neglected child" has the same meaning as in section
2151.03 of the Revised Code.
(4) "Sexually oriented offense" has the same meaning as in
section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.
(5) "Uniformed services" means the United States armed
forces, army national guard and air national guard when engaged in
active duty for training, or the commissioned corps of the United
States public health service.
(K) As used in the Revised Code, "shared parenting equal
legal and physical access" means that the parents share equally in
the legal and physical custody of the children, in the manner set
forth in the plan for
shared parenting equal legal and physical
access that is approved by the court under division (D)(1) and
described in division (L)(6) of this section, all or some of the
aspects of physical and legal care of their children.
(L) For purposes of the Revised Code:
(1) A parent who is granted the care, custody, and control of
a child under an order that was issued pursuant to this section
prior to April 11, 1991, and that does not provide for
shared
parenting equal legal and physical access has "custody of the
child" and "care, custody, and control of the child" under the
order, and is the "residential parent," the "residential parent
and legal custodian," or the "custodial parent" of the child under
the order.
(2) A parent who primarily is allocated the parental rights
and responsibilities for the care of a child and who is designated
as the residential parent and legal custodian of the child under
an order that is issued pursuant to this section on or after April
11, 1991, and that does not provide for shared parenting equal
legal and physical access has "custody of the child" and "care,
custody, and control of the child" under the order, and is the
"residential parent," the "residential parent and legal
custodian," or the "custodial parent" of the child under the
order.
(3) A parent who is not granted custody of a child under an
order that was issued pursuant to this section prior to April 11,
1991, and that does not provide for shared parenting equal legal
and physical access is the "parent who is not the residential
parent," the "parent who is not the residential parent and legal
custodian," or the "noncustodial parent" of the child under the
order.
(4) A parent who is not primarily allocated the parental
rights and responsibilities for the care of a child and who is not
designated as the residential parent and legal custodian of the
child under an order that is issued pursuant to this section on or
after April 11, 1991, and that does not provide for shared
parenting equal legal and physical access is the "parent who is
not the residential parent," the "parent who is not the
residential parent and legal custodian," or the "noncustodial
parent" of the child under the order.
(5) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, if an
order is issued by a court pursuant to this section and the order
provides for shared parenting of equal legal and physical access
to a child, both parents have "equal custody of the child" or
"equal care, custody, and control of the child" under the order,
to the extent and in the manner specified in the order.
(6) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise and except
as otherwise provided in the order, if an order is issued by a
court pursuant to this section and the order provides for
shared
parenting of equal legal and physical access to a child, each
parent, regardless of where the child is physically located or
with whom the child is residing at a particular point in time, as
specified in the order, is the "residential parent," the
"residential parent and legal custodian," or the "custodial
parent" of the child.
(7) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise and except
as otherwise provided in the order, a designation in the order of
a parent as the residential parent for the purpose of determining
the school the child attends, as the custodial parent for purposes
of claiming the child as a dependent pursuant to section 152(e) of
the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A.
1, as amended, or as the residential parent for purposes of
receiving public assistance pursuant to division (A)(2) of this
section, does not affect the designation pursuant to division
(L)(6) of this section of each parent as the "residential parent,"
the "residential parent and legal custodian," or the "custodial
parent" of the child.
(M) The court shall require each parent of a child to file an
affidavit attesting as to whether the parent, and the members of
the parent's household, have been convicted of or pleaded guilty
to any of the offenses identified in divisions (C) and (F)(1)(h)
of this section.
Sec. 3109.041. (A) Parties to any custody decree issued
pursuant to section 3109.04 of the Revised Code prior to April 11,
1991, the effective date of this amendment may file a motion with
the court that issued the decree requesting the issuance of a
shared parenting an equal legal and physical access decree in
accordance with division (G) of section 3109.04 of the Revised
Code. Upon the filing of the motion, the court shall determine
whether to grant the parents shared equal rights and
responsibilities for the care of the children in accordance with
divisions (A), (D)(1), (E)(1), and (I) of section 3109.04 of the
Revised Code.
(B) A custody decree issued pursuant to section 3109.04 of
the Revised Code prior to
April 11, 1991, the effective date of
this amendment that granted joint care, custody, and control of
the children to the parents or granted shared parenting shall not
be affected or invalidated by, and shall not be construed as being
affected or invalidated by, the provisions of section 3109.04 of
the Revised Code relative related to the granting of a shared
parenting an equal legal and physical access decree or a decree
allocating parental rights and responsibilities for the care of
children on and after April 11, 1991 the effective date of this
amendment. The decree issued prior to
April 11, 1991 the
effective date of this amendment shall remain in full force and
effect, subject to modification or termination pursuant to section
3109.04 of the Revised Code as that section exists on and after
April 11, 1991 the effective date of this amendment.
(C) As used in this section, "joint custody," and "joint
care, custody, and control," and "shared parenting" have the same
meaning as "shared parenting equal legal and physical access."
Sec. 3109.043. In any proceeding pertaining to the allocation
of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of a child,
when requested in the complaint, answer, or counterclaim, or by
motion served with the pleading, upon satisfactory proof by
affidavit duly filed with the clerk of the court, the court,
without oral hearing and for good cause shown, may shall make a
temporary order regarding the allocation of parental rights and
responsibilities for the care of the child while the action is
pending. When determining the temporary allocation of parental
rights and responsibilities, there is a presumption that equal
parenting is in the best interest of the children, and the court
shall set parenting time as equally as possible for both parents
unless clear and convincing evidence can be presented as to the
unfitness of either parent or the parents have agreed to an
alternate schedule.
If a parent and child relationship has not already been
established pursuant to section 3111.02 of the Revised Code, the
court may shall take into consideration when determining whether
to award parenting time, visitation rights, or temporary custody
to for a putative father that whether the putative father is named
on the birth record of the child, the child has the putative
father's surname, or a clear pattern of a parent and child
relationship between the child and the putative father exists. The
putative father shall stand as an equal to the mother in all
custody determinations unless clear and convincing evidence can be
presented as to the unfitness of either parent.
Sec. 3109.051. (A) If a divorce, dissolution, legal
separation, or annulment proceeding involves a child and if the
court has not issued a shared parenting an equal legal and
physical access decree, the court shall consider any mediation
report filed pursuant to section 3109.052 of the Revised Code and,
in accordance with division (C) of this section, shall make a just
and reasonable order or decree permitting each parent who is not
the residential parent to have parenting time with the child at
the time and under the conditions that the court directs, unless
the court determines that it would not be in the best interest of
the child to permit that parent to have parenting time with the
child and includes in the journal its findings of fact and
conclusions of law. Whenever possible, the order or decree
permitting the parenting time shall ensure the opportunity for
both parents to have frequent and continuing contact with the
child, unless frequent and continuing contact by either parent
with the child would not be in the best interest of the child. The
court shall include in its final decree a specific schedule of
parenting time for that parent. Except as provided in division
(E)(6) of section 3113.31 of the Revised Code, if the court,
pursuant to this section, grants parenting time to a parent or
companionship or visitation rights to any other person with
respect to any child, it shall not require the public children
services agency to provide supervision of or other services
related to that parent's exercise of parenting time or that
person's exercise of companionship or visitation rights with
respect to the child. This section does not limit the power of a
juvenile court pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code to
issue orders with respect to children who are alleged to be
abused, neglected, or dependent children or to make dispositions
of children who are adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent
children or of a common pleas court to issue orders pursuant to
section 3113.31 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) In a divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, annulment, or child support proceeding that involves a
child, the court may grant reasonable companionship or visitation
rights to any grandparent, any person related to the child by
consanguinity or affinity, or any other person other than a
parent, if all of the following apply:
(a) The grandparent, relative, or other person files a motion
with the court seeking companionship or visitation rights.
(b) The court determines that the grandparent, relative, or
other person has an interest in the welfare of the child.
(c) The court determines that the granting of the
companionship or visitation rights is in the best interest of the
child.
(2) A motion may be filed under division (B)(1) of this
section during the pendency of the divorce, dissolution of
marriage, legal separation, annulment, or child support proceeding
or, if a motion was not filed at that time or was filed at that
time and the circumstances in the case have changed, at any time
after a decree or final order is issued in the case.
(C) When determining whether to grant parenting time rights
to a parent pursuant to this section or section 3109.12 of the
Revised Code or to grant companionship or visitation rights to a
grandparent, relative, or other person pursuant to this section or
section 3109.11 or 3109.12 of the Revised Code, when establishing
a specific parenting time or visitation schedule, and when
determining other parenting time matters under this section or
section 3109.12 of the Revised Code or visitation matters under
this section or section 3109.11 or 3109.12 of the Revised Code,
the court shall consider any mediation report that is filed
pursuant to section 3109.052 of the Revised Code and shall
consider all other relevant factors, including, but not limited
to, all of the factors listed in division (D) of this section. In
considering the factors listed in division (D) of this section for
purposes of determining whether to grant parenting time or
visitation rights, establishing a specific parenting time or
visitation schedule, determining other parenting time matters
under this section or section 3109.12 of the Revised Code or
visitation matters under this section or under section 3109.11 or
3109.12 of the Revised Code, and resolving any issues related to
the making of any determination with respect to parenting time or
visitation rights or the establishment of any specific parenting
time or visitation schedule, the court, in its discretion, may
interview in chambers any or all involved children regarding their
wishes and concerns. If the court interviews any child concerning
the child's wishes and concerns regarding those parenting time or
visitation matters, the interview shall be conducted in chambers,
and no person other than the child, the child's attorney, the
judge, any necessary court personnel, and, in the judge's
discretion, the attorney of each parent shall be permitted to be
present in the chambers during the interview. No person shall
obtain or attempt to obtain from a child a written or recorded
statement or affidavit setting forth the wishes and concerns of
the child regarding those parenting time or visitation matters. A
court, in considering the factors listed in division (D) of this
section for purposes of determining whether to grant any parenting
time or visitation rights, establishing a parenting time or
visitation schedule, determining other parenting time matters
under this section or section 3109.12 of the Revised Code or
visitation matters under this section or under section 3109.11 or
3109.12 of the Revised Code, or resolving any issues related to
the making of any determination with respect to parenting time or
visitation rights or the establishment of any specific parenting
time or visitation schedule, shall not accept or consider a
written or recorded statement or affidavit that purports to set
forth the child's wishes or concerns regarding those parenting
time or visitation matters.
(D) In determining whether to grant parenting time to a
parent pursuant to this section or section 3109.12 of the Revised
Code or companionship or visitation rights to a grandparent,
relative, or other person pursuant to this section or section
3109.11 or 3109.12 of the Revised Code, in establishing a specific
parenting time or visitation schedule, and in determining other
parenting time matters under this section or section 3109.12 of
the Revised Code or visitation matters under this section or
section 3109.11 or 3109.12 of the Revised Code, the court shall
consider all of the following factors:
(1) The prior interaction and interrelationships of the child
with the child's parents, siblings, and other persons related by
consanguinity or affinity, and with the person who requested
companionship or visitation if that person is not a parent,
sibling, or relative of the child;
(2) The geographical location of the residence of each parent
and the distance between those residences, and if the person is
not a parent, the geographical location of that person's residence
and the distance between that person's residence and the child's
residence;
(3) The child's and parents' available time, including, but
not limited to, each parent's employment schedule, the child's
school schedule, and the child's and the parents' holiday and
vacation schedule;
(4) The age of the child;
(5) The child's adjustment to home, school, and community;
(6) If the court has interviewed the child in chambers,
pursuant to division (C) of this section, regarding the wishes and
concerns of the child as to parenting time by the parent who is
not the residential parent or companionship or visitation by the
grandparent, relative, or other person who requested companionship
or visitation, as to a specific parenting time or visitation
schedule, or as to other parenting time or visitation matters, the
wishes and concerns of the child, as expressed to the court;
(7) The health and safety of the child;
(8) The amount of time that will be available for the child
to spend with siblings;
(9) The mental and physical health of all parties;
(10) Each parent's willingness to reschedule missed parenting
time and to facilitate the other parent's parenting time rights,
and with respect to a person who requested companionship or
visitation, the willingness of that person to reschedule missed
visitation;
(11) In relation to parenting time, whether either parent
previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal
offense involving any act that resulted in a child being an abused
child or a neglected child; whether either parent, in a case in
which a child has been adjudicated an abused child or a neglected
child, previously has been determined to be the perpetrator of the
abusive or neglectful act that is the basis of the adjudication;
and whether there is reason to believe that either parent has
acted in a manner resulting in a child being an abused child or a
neglected child;
(12) In relation to requested companionship or visitation by
a person other than a parent, whether the person previously has
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense
involving any act that resulted in a child being an abused child
or a neglected child; whether the person, in a case in which a
child has been adjudicated an abused child or a neglected child,
previously has been determined to be the perpetrator of the
abusive or neglectful act that is the basis of the adjudication;
whether either parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded
guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code
involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the
offense was a member of the family or household that is the
subject of the current proceeding; whether either parent
previously has been convicted of an offense involving a victim who
at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the
family or household that is the subject of the current proceeding
and caused physical harm to the victim in the commission of the
offense; and whether there is reason to believe that the person
has acted in a manner resulting in a child being an abused child
or a neglected child;
(13) Whether the residential parent or one of the parents
subject to a shared parenting an equal legal and physical access
decree has continuously and willfully denied the other parent's
right to parenting time in accordance with an order of the court;
(14) Whether either parent has established a residence or is
planning to establish a residence outside this state;
(15) In relation to requested companionship or visitation by
a person other than a parent, the wishes and concerns of the
child's parents, as expressed by them to the court;
(16) Any other factor in the best interest of the child.
(E) The remarriage of a residential parent of a child does
not affect the authority of a court under this section to grant
parenting time rights with respect to the child to the parent who
is not the residential parent or to grant reasonable companionship
or visitation rights with respect to the child to any grandparent,
any person related by consanguinity or affinity, or any other
person.
(F)(1) If the court, pursuant to division (A) of this
section, denies parenting time to a parent who is not the
residential parent or denies a motion for reasonable companionship
or visitation rights filed under division (B) of this section and
the parent or movant files a written request for findings of fact
and conclusions of law, the court shall state in writing its
findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Civil
Rule 52.
(2) On or before July 1, 1991, each court of common pleas, by
rule, shall adopt standard parenting time guidelines. A court
shall have discretion to deviate from its standard parenting time
guidelines based upon factors set forth in division (D) of this
section.
(G)(1) If the residential parent intends to move to a
residence other than the residence specified in the parenting time
order or decree of the court, the parent shall file a notice of
intent to relocate with the court that issued the order or decree.
Except as provided in divisions (G)(2), (3), and (4) of this
section, the court shall send a copy of the notice to the parent
who is not the residential parent. Upon receipt of the notice, the
court, on its own motion or the motion of the parent who is not
the residential parent, may schedule a hearing with notice to both
parents to determine whether it is in the best interest of the
child to revise the parenting time schedule for the child.
(2) When a court grants parenting time rights to a parent who
is not the residential parent, the court shall determine whether
that parent has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation
of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code involving a victim who at
the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the
family or household that is the subject of the proceeding, has
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any other offense involving
a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a
member of the family or household that is the subject of the
proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim in the
commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the
perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an
adjudication that a child is an abused child. If the court
determines that that parent has not been so convicted and has not
been determined to be the perpetrator of an abusive act that is
the basis of a child abuse adjudication, the court shall issue an
order stating that a copy of any notice of relocation that is
filed with the court pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section
will be sent to the parent who is given the parenting time rights
in accordance with division (G)(1) of this section.
If the court determines that the parent who is granted the
parenting time rights has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a
violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code involving a
victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a
member of the family or household that is the subject of the
proceeding, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any other
offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of
the offense was a member of the family or household that is the
subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim
in the commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the
perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an
adjudication that a child is an abused child, it shall issue an
order stating that that parent will not be given a copy of any
notice of relocation that is filed with the court pursuant to
division (G)(1) of this section unless the court determines that
it is in the best interest of the children to give that parent a
copy of the notice of relocation, issues an order stating that
that parent will be given a copy of any notice of relocation filed
pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section, and issues specific
written findings of fact in support of its determination.
(3) If a court, prior to April 11, 1991, issued an order
granting parenting time rights to a parent who is not the
residential parent and did not require the residential parent in
that order to give the parent who is granted the parenting time
rights notice of any change of address and if the residential
parent files a notice of relocation pursuant to division (G)(1) of
this section, the court shall determine if the parent who is
granted the parenting time rights has been convicted of or pleaded
guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code
involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the
offense was a member of the family or household that is the
subject of the proceeding, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty
to any other offense involving a victim who at the time of the
commission of the offense was a member of the family or household
that is the subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to
the victim in the commission of the offense, or has been
determined to be the perpetrator of the abusive act that is the
basis of an adjudication that a child is an abused child. If the
court determines that the parent who is granted the parenting time
rights has not been so convicted and has not been determined to be
the perpetrator of an abusive act that is the basis of a child
abuse adjudication, the court shall issue an order stating that a
copy of any notice of relocation that is filed with the court
pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section will be sent to the
parent who is granted parenting time rights in accordance with
division (G)(1) of this section.
If the court determines that the parent who is granted the
parenting time rights has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a
violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code involving a
victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a
member of the family or household that is the subject of the
proceeding, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any other
offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of
the offense was a member of the family or household that is the
subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim
in the commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the
perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an
adjudication that a child is an abused child, it shall issue an
order stating that that parent will not be given a copy of any
notice of relocation that is filed with the court pursuant to
division (G)(1) of this section unless the court determines that
it is in the best interest of the children to give that parent a
copy of the notice of relocation, issues an order stating that
that parent will be given a copy of any notice of relocation filed
pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section, and issues specific
written findings of fact in support of its determination.
(4) If a parent who is granted parenting time rights pursuant
to this section or any other section of the Revised Code is
authorized by an order issued pursuant to this section or any
other court order to receive a copy of any notice of relocation
that is filed pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section or
pursuant to court order, if the residential parent intends to move
to a residence other than the residence address specified in the
parenting time order, and if the residential parent does not want
the parent who is granted the parenting time rights to receive a
copy of the relocation notice because the parent with parenting
time rights has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation
of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code involving a victim who at
the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the
family or household that is the subject of the proceeding, has
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any other offense involving
a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a
member of the family or household that is the subject of the
proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim in the
commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the
perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an
adjudication that a child is an abused child, the residential
parent may file a motion with the court requesting that the parent
who is granted the parenting time rights not receive a copy of any
notice of relocation. Upon the filing of the motion, the court
shall schedule a hearing on the motion and give both parents
notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing. If the
court determines that the parent who is granted the parenting time
rights has been so convicted or has been determined to be the
perpetrator of an abusive act that is the basis of a child abuse
adjudication, the court shall issue an order stating that the
parent who is granted the parenting time rights will not be given
a copy of any notice of relocation that is filed with the court
pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section or that the
residential parent is no longer required to give that parent a
copy of any notice of relocation unless the court determines that
it is in the best interest of the children to give that parent a
copy of the notice of relocation, issues an order stating that
that parent will be given a copy of any notice of relocation filed
pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section, and issues specific
written findings of fact in support of its determination. If it
does not so find, it shall dismiss the motion.
(H)(1) Subject to section 3125.16 and division (F) of section
3319.321 of the Revised Code, a parent of a child who is not the
residential parent of the child is entitled to access, under the
same terms and conditions under which access is provided to the
residential parent, to any record that is related to the child and
to which the residential parent of the child legally is provided
access, unless the court determines that it would not be in the
best interest of the child for the parent who is not the
residential parent to have access to the records under those same
terms and conditions. If the court determines that the parent of a
child who is not the residential parent should not have access to
records related to the child under the same terms and conditions
as provided for the residential parent, the court shall specify
the terms and conditions under which the parent who is not the
residential parent is to have access to those records, shall enter
its written findings of facts and opinion in the journal, and
shall issue an order containing the terms and conditions to both
the residential parent and the parent of the child who is not the
residential parent. The court shall include in every order issued
pursuant to this division notice that any keeper of a record who
knowingly fails to comply with the order or division (H) of this
section is in contempt of court.
(2) Subject to section 3125.16 and division (F) of section
3319.321 of the Revised Code, subsequent to the issuance of an
order under division (H)(1) of this section, the keeper of any
record that is related to a particular child and to which the
residential parent legally is provided access shall permit the
parent of the child who is not the residential parent to have
access to the record under the same terms and conditions under
which access is provided to the residential parent, unless the
residential parent has presented the keeper of the record with a
copy of an order issued under division (H)(1) of this section that
limits the terms and conditions under which the parent who is not
the residential parent is to have access to records pertaining to
the child and the order pertains to the record in question. If the
residential parent presents the keeper of the record with a copy
of that type of order, the keeper of the record shall permit the
parent who is not the residential parent to have access to the
record only in accordance with the most recent order that has been
issued pursuant to division (H)(1) of this section and presented
to the keeper by the residential parent or the parent who is not
the residential parent. Any keeper of any record who knowingly
fails to comply with division (H) of this section or with any
order issued pursuant to division (H)(1) of this section is in
contempt of court.
(3) The prosecuting attorney of any county may file a
complaint with the court of common pleas of that county requesting
the court to issue a protective order preventing the disclosure
pursuant to division (H)(1) or (2) of this section of any
confidential law enforcement investigatory record. The court shall
schedule a hearing on the motion and give notice of the date,
time, and location of the hearing to all parties.
(I) A court that issues a parenting time order or decree
pursuant to this section or section 3109.12 of the Revised Code
shall determine whether the parent granted the right of parenting
time is to be permitted access, in accordance with section
5104.011 of the Revised Code, to any child day-care center that
is, or that in the future may be, attended by the children with
whom the right of parenting time is granted. Unless the court
determines that the parent who is not the residential parent
should not have access to the center to the same extent that the
residential parent is granted access to the center, the parent who
is not the residential parent and who is granted parenting time
rights is entitled to access to the center to the same extent that
the residential parent is granted access to the center. If the
court determines that the parent who is not the residential parent
should not have access to the center to the same extent that the
residential parent is granted such access under division (C) of
section 5104.011 of the Revised Code, the court shall specify the
terms and conditions under which the parent who is not the
residential parent is to have access to the center, provided that
the access shall not be greater than the access that is provided
to the residential parent under division (C) of section 5104.011
of the Revised Code, the court shall enter its written findings of
fact and opinions in the journal, and the court shall include the
terms and conditions of access in the parenting time order or
decree.
(J)(1) Subject to division (F) of section 3319.321 of the
Revised Code, when a court issues an order or decree allocating
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of a child, the
parent of the child who is not the residential parent of the child
is entitled to access, under the same terms and conditions under
which access is provided to the residential parent, to any student
activity that is related to the child and to which the residential
parent of the child legally is provided access, unless the court
determines that it would not be in the best interest of the child
to grant the parent who is not the residential parent access to
the student activities under those same terms and conditions. If
the court determines that the parent of the child who is not the
residential parent should not have access to any student activity
that is related to the child under the same terms and conditions
as provided for the residential parent, the court shall specify
the terms and conditions under which the parent who is not the
residential parent is to have access to those student activities,
shall enter its written findings of facts and opinion in the
journal, and shall issue an order containing the terms and
conditions to both the residential parent and the parent of the
child who is not the residential parent. The court shall include
in every order issued pursuant to this division notice that any
school official or employee who knowingly fails to comply with the
order or division (J) of this section is in contempt of court.
(2) Subject to division (F) of section 3319.321 of the
Revised Code, subsequent to the issuance of an order under
division (J)(1) of this section, all school officials and
employees shall permit the parent of the child who is not the
residential parent to have access to any student activity under
the same terms and conditions under which access is provided to
the residential parent of the child, unless the residential parent
has presented the school official or employee, the board of
education of the school, or the governing body of the chartered
nonpublic school with a copy of an order issued under division
(J)(1) of this section that limits the terms and conditions under
which the parent who is not the residential parent is to have
access to student activities related to the child and the order
pertains to the student activity in question. If the residential
parent presents the school official or employee, the board of
education of the school, or the governing body of the chartered
nonpublic school with a copy of that type of order, the school
official or employee shall permit the parent who is not the
residential parent to have access to the student activity only in
accordance with the most recent order that has been issued
pursuant to division (J)(1) of this section and presented to the
school official or employee, the board of education of the school,
or the governing body of the chartered nonpublic school by the
residential parent or the parent who is not the residential
parent. Any school official or employee who knowingly fails to
comply with division (J) of this section or with any order issued
pursuant to division (J)(1) of this section is in contempt of
court.
(K) If any person is found in contempt of court for failing
to comply with or interfering with any order or decree granting
parenting time rights issued pursuant to this section or section
3109.12 of the Revised Code or companionship or visitation rights
issued pursuant to this section, section 3109.11 or 3109.12 of the
Revised Code, or any other provision of the Revised Code, the
court that makes the finding, in addition to any other penalty or
remedy imposed, shall assess all court costs arising out of the
contempt proceeding against the person and require the person to
pay any reasonable attorney's fees of any adverse party, as
determined by the court, that arose in relation to the act of
contempt, and may award reasonable compensatory parenting time or
visitation to the person whose right of parenting time or
visitation was affected by the failure or interference if such
compensatory parenting time or visitation is in the best interest
of the child. Any compensatory parenting time or visitation
awarded under this division shall be included in an order issued
by the court and, to the extent possible, shall be governed by the
same terms and conditions as was the parenting time or visitation
that was affected by the failure or interference.
(L) Any parent who requests reasonable parenting time rights
with respect to a child under this section or section 3109.12 of
the Revised Code or any person who requests reasonable
companionship or visitation rights with respect to a child under
this section, section 3109.11 or 3109.12 of the Revised Code, or
any other provision of the Revised Code may file a motion with the
court requesting that it waive all or any part of the costs that
may accrue in the proceedings. If the court determines that the
movant is indigent and that the waiver is in the best interest of
the child, the court, in its discretion, may waive payment of all
or any part of the costs of those proceedings.
(M) The juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction to enter
the orders in any case certified to it from another court.
(N) As used in this section:
(1) "Abused child" has the same meaning as in section
2151.031 of the Revised Code, and "neglected child" has the same
meaning as in section 2151.03 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Record" means any record, document, file, or other
material that contains information directly related to a child,
including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(a) Records maintained by public and nonpublic schools;
(b) Records maintained by facilities that provide child care,
as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, publicly funded
child care, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, or
pre-school services operated by or under the supervision of a
school district board of education or a nonpublic school;
(c) Records maintained by hospitals, other facilities, or
persons providing medical or surgical care or treatment for the
child;
(d) Records maintained by agencies, departments,
instrumentalities, or other entities of the state or any political
subdivision of the state, other than a child support enforcement
agency. Access to records maintained by a child support
enforcement agency is governed by section 3125.16 of the Revised
Code.
(3) "Confidential law enforcement investigatory record" has
the same meaning as in section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3109.09. (A) As used in this section, "parent" means
one of the following:
(1) Both parents unless division (A)(2) or (3) of this
section applies;
(2) The parent designated the residential parent and legal
custodian pursuant to an order issued under section 3109.04 of the
Revised Code that is not a shared parenting an equal legal and
physical access order;
(3) The custodial parent of a child born out of wedlock with
respect to whom no custody order has been issued.
(B) Any owner of property, including any board of education
of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school
district, may maintain a civil action to recover compensatory
damages not exceeding ten thousand dollars and court costs from
the parent of a minor if the minor willfully damages property
belonging to the owner or commits acts cognizable as a "theft
offense," as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code,
involving the property of the owner. The action may be joined with
an action under Chapter 2737. of the Revised Code against the
minor, or the minor and the minor's parent, to recover the
property regardless of value, but any additional damages recovered
from the parent pursuant to this section shall be limited to
compensatory damages not exceeding ten thousand dollars, as
authorized by this section. A finding of willful destruction of
property or of committing acts cognizable as a theft offense is
not dependent upon a prior finding that the child is a delinquent
child or upon the child's conviction of any criminal offense.
(C)(1) If a court renders a judgment in favor of a board of
education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational
school district in an action brought pursuant to division (B) of
this section, if the board of education agrees to the parent's
performance of community service in lieu of full payment of the
judgment, and if the parent who is responsible for the payment of
the judgment agrees to voluntarily participate in the performance
of community service in lieu of full payment of the judgment, the
court may order the parent to perform community service in lieu of
providing full payment of the judgment.
(2) If a court, pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section,
orders a parent to perform community service in lieu of providing
full payment of a judgment, the court shall specify in its order
the amount of the judgment, if any, to be paid by the parent, the
type and number of hours of community service to be performed by
the parent, and any other conditions necessary to carry out the
order.
(D) This section shall not apply to a parent of a minor if
the minor was married at the time of the commission of the acts or
violations that would otherwise give rise to a civil action
commenced under this section.
(E) Any action brought pursuant to this section shall be
commenced and heard as in other civil actions.
(F) The monetary limitation upon compensatory damages set
forth in this section does not apply to a civil action brought
pursuant to section 2307.70 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3109.56. When a parent seeks to create a power of
attorney pursuant to section 3109.52 of the Revised Code, all of
the following apply:
(A) The power of attorney shall be executed by both parents
if any of the following apply:
(1) The parents are married to each other and are living as
husband and wife.
(2) The child is the subject of a shared parenting an equal
legal and physical access decree or order issued pursuant to
section 3109.04 of the Revised Code.
(3) The child is the subject of a custody order issued
pursuant to section 3109.04 of the Revised Code unless one of the
following is the case:
(a) The parent who is not the residential parent and legal
custodian is prohibited from receiving a notice of relocation in
accordance with section 3109.051 of the Revised Code.
(b) The parental rights of the parent who is not the
residential parent and legal custodian have been terminated by
order of a juvenile court pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised
Code.
(c) The parent who is not the residential parent and legal
custodian cannot be located with reasonable efforts.
(B) In all other cases, the power of attorney may be executed
only by one of the following persons:
(1) The parent who is the residential parent and legal
custodian of the child, as determined by court order or as
provided in section 3109.042 of the Revised Code;
(2) The parent with whom the child is residing the majority
of the school year in cases in which no court has issued an order
designating a parent as the residential parent and legal custodian
of the child or section 3109.042 of the Revised Code is not
applicable.
Sec. 3119.022. When a court or child support enforcement
agency calculates the amount of child support to be paid pursuant
to a child support order in a proceeding in which one parent is
the residential parent and legal custodian of all of the children
who are the subject of the child support order or in which the
court issues a shared parenting an equal legal and physical access
order, the court or agency shall use a worksheet identical in
content and form to the following:
CHILD SUPPORT COMPUTATION WORKSHEET
SOLE RESIDENTIAL PARENT OR SHARED PARENTING EQUAL LEGAL AND
PHYSICAL ACCESS ORDER
Name of parties ................................................
Case No. .......................................................
Number of minor children .......................................
The following parent was designated as residential parent and
legal custodian: ...... mother ...... father ...... shared
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(Include in Col. I and/or Col. II the average of the three years or the year 1 amount, whichever is less, if there exists a reasonable expectation that the total earnings from overtime and/or bonuses during the current calendar year will meet or exceed the amount that is the lower of the average of the three years or the year 1 amount. If, however, there exists a reasonable expectation that the total earnings from overtime/bonuses during the current calendar year will be less than the lower of the average of the 3 years or the year 1 amount, include only the amount reasonably expected to be earned this year.) |
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5.6% of adjusted gross income or the actual marginal difference between the actual rate paid by the self-employed individual and the F.I.C.A. rate |
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Adjustment for minor children born to or adopted by either parent and another parent who are living with this parent; adjustment does not apply to stepchildren (number of children times federal income tax exemption less child support received, not to exceed the federal tax exemption) |
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Basic combined child support obligation (refer to schedule, first column, locate the amount nearest to the amount on line 15, Col. III, then refer to column for number of children in this family. If the income of the parents is more than one sum but less than another, you may calculate the difference.) |
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ADJUSTMENTS TO CHILD SUPPORT WHEN HEALTH INSURANCE IS PROVIDED: |
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Additions: line 16a times the sum of amounts shown on line 19, Col. II and line 20a, Col. II |
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Additions: line 16b times the sum of amounts shown on line 19, Col. I and line 20a, Col. I |
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Subtractions: line 16a times sum of amounts shown on line 19, Col. II and line 20a, Col. II |
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Any non-means-tested benefits, including social security and veterans' benefits, paid to and received by a child or a person on behalf of the child due to death, disability, or retirement of the parent |
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Additions: line 16b times the sum of the amounts shown on line 19, Col. I and line 20b, Col. I |
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Deviation from shared parenting equal legal and physical access order: (see sections 3119.23 and 3119.24 of the Revised Code.) (Specific facts including amount of time children spend with each parent, ability of each parent to maintain adequate housing for children, and each parent's expenses for children must be stated to justify deviation.) |
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Worksheet Has Been Reviewed and Agreed To:
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Sec. 3119.24. (A)(1) A court that issues a shared parenting
an equal legal and physical access order in accordance with
section 3109.04 of the Revised Code shall order an amount of child
support to be paid under the child support order that is
calculated in accordance with the schedule and with the worksheet
set forth in section 3119.022 of the Revised Code, through the
line establishing the actual annual obligation, except that, if
that amount would be unjust or inappropriate to the children or
either parent and would not be in the best interest of the child
because of the extraordinary circumstances of the parents or
because of any other factors or criteria set forth in section
3119.23 of the Revised Code, the court may deviate from that
amount.
(2) The court shall consider extraordinary circumstances and
other factors or criteria if it deviates from the amount described
in division (A)(1) of this section and shall enter in the journal
the amount described in division (A)(1) of this section its
determination that the amount would be unjust or inappropriate and
would not be in the best interest of the child, and findings of
fact supporting its determination.
(B) For the purposes of this section, "extraordinary
circumstances of the parents" includes all of the following:
(1) The amount of time the children spend with each parent;
(2) The ability of each parent to maintain adequate housing
for the children;
(3) Each parent's expenses, including child care expenses,
school tuition, medical expenses, dental expenses, and any other
expenses the court considers relevant;
(4) Any other circumstances the court considers relevant.
Sec. 3313.98. Notwithstanding division (D) of section
3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code,
the provisions of this section and sections 3313.981 to 3313.983
of the Revised Code that apply to a city school district do not
apply to a joint vocational or cooperative education school
district unless expressly specified.
(A) As used in this section and sections 3313.981 to 3313.983
of the Revised Code:
(1) "Parent" means either of the natural or adoptive parents
of a student, except under the following conditions:
(a) When the marriage of the natural or adoptive parents of
the student has been terminated by a divorce, dissolution of
marriage, or annulment or the natural or adoptive parents of the
student are living separate and apart under a legal separation
decree and the court has issued an order allocating the parental
rights and responsibilities with respect to the student, "parent"
means the residential parent as designated by the court except
that "parent" means either parent when the court issues a shared
parenting an equal legal and physical access decree.
(b) When a court has granted temporary or permanent custody
of the student to an individual or agency other than either of the
natural or adoptive parents of the student, "parent" means the
legal custodian of the child.
(c) When a court has appointed a guardian for the student,
"parent" means the guardian of the student.
(2) "Native student" means a student entitled under section
3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code to attend school in a
district adopting a resolution under this section.
(3) "Adjacent district" means a city, exempted village, or
local school district having territory that abuts the territory of
a district adopting a resolution under this section.
(4) "Adjacent district student" means a student entitled
under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code to attend
school in an adjacent district.
(5) "Adjacent district joint vocational student" means an
adjacent district student who enrolls in a city, exempted village,
or local school district pursuant to this section and who also
enrolls in a joint vocational school district that does not
contain the territory of the district for which that student is a
native student and does contain the territory of the city,
exempted village, or local district in which the student enrolls.
(6) "Formula amount" has the same meaning as in section
3317.02 of the Revised Code.
(7) "Adjusted formula amount" means the sum of the formula
amount plus the per pupil amount of the base funding supplements
specified in divisions (C)(1) to (4) of section 3317.012 of the
Revised Code for fiscal year 2009.
(8) "Poverty line" means the poverty line established by the
director of the United States office of management and budget as
revised by the director of the office of community services in
accordance with section 673(2) of the "Community Services Block
Grant Act," 95 Stat. 1609, 42 U.S.C.A. 9902, as amended.
(9) "IEP" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the
Revised Code.
(10) "Other district" means a city, exempted village, or
local school district having territory outside of the territory of
a district adopting a resolution under this section.
(11) "Other district student" means a student entitled under
section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code to attend school in
an other district.
(12) "Other district joint vocational student" means a
student who is enrolled in any city, exempted village, or local
school district and who also enrolls in a joint vocational school
district that does not contain the territory of the district for
which that student is a native student in accordance with a policy
adopted under section 3313.983 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) The board of education of each city, local, and
exempted village school district shall adopt a resolution
establishing for the school district one of the following
policies:
(a) A policy that entirely prohibits the enrollment of
students from adjacent districts or other districts, other than
students for whom tuition is paid in accordance with section
3317.08 of the Revised Code;
(b) A policy that permits enrollment of students from all
adjacent districts in accordance with policy statements contained
in the resolution;
(c) A policy that permits enrollment of students from all
other districts in accordance with policy statements contained in
the resolution.
(2) A policy permitting enrollment of students from adjacent
or from other districts, as applicable, shall provide for all of
the following:
(a) Application procedures, including deadlines for
application and for notification of students and the
superintendent of the applicable district whenever an adjacent or
other district student's application is approved.
(b) Procedures for admitting adjacent or other district
applicants free of any tuition obligation to the district's
schools, including, but not limited to:
(i) The establishment of district capacity limits by grade
level, school building, and education program;
(ii) A requirement that all native students wishing to be
enrolled in the district will be enrolled and that any adjacent or
other district students previously enrolled in the district shall
receive preference over first-time applicants;
(iii) Procedures to ensure that an appropriate racial balance
is maintained in the district schools.
(C) Except as provided in section 3313.982 of the Revised
Code, the procedures for admitting adjacent or other district
students, as applicable, shall not include:
(1) Any requirement of academic ability, or any level of
athletic, artistic, or other extracurricular skills;
(2) Limitations on admitting applicants because of
disability, except that a board may refuse to admit a student
receiving services under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, if the
services described in the student's IEP are not available in the
district's schools;
(3) A requirement that the student be proficient in the
English language;
(4) Rejection of any applicant because the student has been
subject to disciplinary proceedings, except that if an applicant
has been suspended or expelled by the student's district for ten
consecutive days or more in the term for which admission is sought
or in the term immediately preceding the term for which admission
is sought, the procedures may include a provision denying
admission of such applicant.
(D)(1) Each school board permitting only enrollment of
adjacent district students shall provide information about the
policy adopted under this section, including the application
procedures and deadlines, to the superintendent and the board of
education of each adjacent district and, upon request, to the
parent of any adjacent district student.
(2) Each school board permitting enrollment of other district
students shall provide information about the policy adopted under
this section, including the application procedures and deadlines,
upon request, to the board of education of any other school
district or to the parent of any student anywhere in the state.
(E) Any school board shall accept all credits toward
graduation earned in adjacent or other district schools by an
adjacent or other district student or a native student.
(F)(1) No board of education may adopt a policy discouraging
or prohibiting its native students from applying to enroll in the
schools of an adjacent or any other district that has adopted a
policy permitting such enrollment, except that:
(a) A district may object to the enrollment of a native
student in an adjacent or other district in order to maintain an
appropriate racial balance.
(b) The board of education of a district receiving funds
under 64 Stat. 1100 (1950), 20 U.S.C.A. 236 et seq., as amended,
may adopt a resolution objecting to the enrollment of its native
students in adjacent or other districts if at least ten per cent
of its students are included in the determination of the United
States secretary of education made under section 20 U.S.C.A.
238(a).
(2) If a board objects to enrollment of native students under
this division, any adjacent or other district shall refuse to
enroll such native students unless tuition is paid for the
students in accordance with section 3317.08 of the Revised Code.
An adjacent or other district enrolling such students may not
receive funding for those students in accordance with section
3313.981 of the Revised Code.
(G) The state board of education shall monitor school
districts to ensure compliance with this section and the
districts' policies. The board may adopt rules requiring uniform
application procedures, deadlines for application, notification
procedures, and record-keeping requirements for all school boards
that adopt policies permitting the enrollment of adjacent or other
district students, as applicable. If the state board adopts such
rules, no school board shall adopt a policy that conflicts with
those rules.
(H) A resolution adopted by a board of education under this
section that entirely prohibits the enrollment of students from
adjacent and from other school districts does not abrogate any
agreement entered into under section 3313.841 or 3313.92 of the
Revised Code or any contract entered into under section 3313.90 of
the Revised Code between the board of education adopting the
resolution and the board of education of any adjacent or other
district or prohibit these boards of education from entering into
any such agreement or contract.
(I) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit or
require the board of education of a city, exempted village, or
local school district to exclude any native student of the
district from enrolling in the district.
Sec. 5120.653. An inmate's participation in the prison
nursery program may be terminated by the department of
rehabilitation and correction if one of the following occurs:
(A) The inmate fails to comply with the agreement entered
into under division (A) of section 5120.652 of the Revised Code.
(B) The inmate's child becomes seriously ill, cannot meet
medical criteria established by the department of rehabilitation
and correction for the program, or otherwise cannot safely
participate in the program.
(C) A court issues an order that designates a person other
than the inmate as the child's residential parent and legal
custodian.
(D) A juvenile court, in an action brought pursuant to
division (A)(2) of section 2151.23 of the Revised Code, grants
custody of the child to a person other than the inmate.
(E) An order is issued pursuant to section 3109.04 of the
Revised Code granting shared parenting equal legal and physical
access to both parents of the child.
(F) An order of disposition regarding the child is issued
pursuant to division (A)(2), (3), or (4) of section 2151.353 of
the Revised Code granting temporary, permanent, or legal custody
of the child to a person, other than the inmate, or to a public
children services agency or private child placing agency.
(G) The inmate is released from imprisonment.
Section 2. That existing sections 3105.65, 3109.03, 3109.04,
3109.041, 3109.043, 3109.051, 3109.09, 3109.56, 3119.022, 3119.24,
3313.98, and 5120.653 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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