Joesph Matthew Jazz
Feb 19, 2007 7lbs 3oz 20in

Ohio - Putative Father Registry

Obtain Registration Form (OHDS 1694) from, and 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. Cost: None.

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).



Return to national putative father index


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