In re Adoption of Zschach

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This court has already determined that in order to contest an adoption, “a putative father who has signed the birth certificate of a child must file a written objection to the adoption with the court, Department of Human Services, or the agency having custody of the ehild[.]” In re Adoption of Greer (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 293, 638 N.E.2d 999, paragraph three of the syllabus. In this case, we determine that a putative father’s attempt to condition his consent to adoption upon his retention of permanent visitation rights is not the equivalent of a written objection as required under R.C.…