Legal Opinion
In re Adoption of Sunderhaus
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 1992No. Nos. 90-2333 and 90-2334PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
The present controversy concerns the circumstances under which a probate court may dispense with the requirement that the parent of a child consent to her adoption by another. The consent requirement is prescribed by R.C. 3107.06, which provides in relevant part:
“Unless consent is not required under section 3107.07 of the Revised Code, a petition to adopt a minor may be granted only if written consent to the adoption has been executed by all of the following:
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“(B) The father of the minor, if the minor was conceived or born while the father was married to the mother, if the minor is his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Little v. StreaterSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- In re Adoption of HolcombOhio Supreme Court · 1985
- Gaines v. Preterm-Cleveland, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In re Adoption of PushcarOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- In re Adoption of GreerOhio Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. WilsonOhio Court of Appeals · 2018
- State v. TaylorOhio Court of Appeals · 2013
- In re Adoption of B.I. (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2019
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