2151.3519 Emergency hearing to determine whether child is deserted child. - Ohio Statutes

2151.3519 Emergency hearing to determine whether child is deserted child.

When a public children services agency files a motion pursuant to division (E) of section 2151.3518 of the Revised Code, the juvenile court shall hold an emergency hearing as soon as possible to determine whether the child is a deserted child. The court is required to give notice to the parents of the child only if the court has knowledge of the names of the parents. If the court determines at the initial hearing or at any other hearing that a child is a deserted child, the court shall adjudicate the child a deserted child and enter its findings in the record of the case.

Effective Date: 04-09-2001