Obtain Registration Form for Fathers:
Return it by personal delivery or mail to:
Ohio Putative Father Registry;
255 East Main St., 3rd Floor;
Columbus, OH 43215-5222
Tel: 1-888-313-3100 or (614) 466-9274. Fax: (614) 728-2604
Notarization required?:
YesCost:
NoneFurther Information:
Ignorance of the pregnancy is no excuse for not signing the registry. The sexual act itself lets the adoption proceed without the putative father’s consent if he has not signed the registry within 30 days after the child’s birth or legally established fatherhood. O.R.C 3107.061, & 3107(B).*An asterisk (*) means that the state, by statute, regards a putative father’s ignorance of the pregnancy or the birth as no excuse for not registering with the putative father registry. Other states may imply similar theory through their case law, even if the statutes do not mention it.Return to the National Directory of Putative Father Registries.
