In re Adoption of J.T.S.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 951

Syllabus

The probate court erred in granting appellee-intervenor's motion to intervene in an adoption proceeding and concluding that appellee was entitled to notice and to withhold his consent in the adoption. Appellee was not entitled to notice of the adoption petition under R.C. 3107.11, nor was his consent required under R.C. 3107.06(B) or 3107.06(A)(3). Appellee had not timely registered with the Ohio Putative Father Registry as required under R.C. 3107.07(B)(1). And although appellee filed a parentage action in the juvenile court nine days before the adoption petition was filed, prior to the petition's filing, no judicial proceeding had determined that a parent-child relationship existed between appellee and the child. Judgment reversed and remanded.