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Common law marriages are only recognized in Ohio if they occurred before October 10, 1991. For the requirements of common law marriage, see Ohio Revised Code 3105.12
Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples: Explains significance of a domestice partnership registry. Provides a list of cities with domestic partner registries.
Human Rights Campaign: Quick Referecnce and Resources.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Wording of Ohio's gay-marriage ban called sweeping, by Jim Siegel, Saturday, October 9, 2004
Domestic partners may want to create a durable power of attorney for health care. The power of attorney grants one partner the right to make medical decisions for the other if the other becomes incapacitated or comatose. See Ohio Revised Code 1337.12-1337.17. R.C. 1337.17 contains a form for a durable power of attorney for health care.
Ohio State Bar Article: Discusses the rights of unmarried couples under the law, both same-sex and heterosexual. Provides information about domestic partner benefits provided by some employers, for same sex or heterosexual couples. Describes how cohabitation agreements can benefit domestic partners.
Property Rights of Unmarried Couples FAQ by Findlaw.
Findlaw Marriage and Living Together: Contains numerous helpful articles.
Property Rights of Unmarried Couples by Nolo.com.
Living Together Contracts by Nolo.com.
"Coownership Agreements Between Unmarried Persons" by Mark C. Young, Probate & Property, July/August 1991, page 16-20.
Domestic Violence laws apply to a couple who is cohabitating. See Ohio Revised Code 2919.25
If the partners own property together as co-tenants, and can not agree how to divide the property, a partition action may be filed. See Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5307
Juvenile Court: Contact Information for Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.
Establishment of Parent and Child Relationships/Paternity Actions: See Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3111.
Child Support:
See Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2151, especially Section 2151.231 Child Support Order Without Regard to Marital Status of Parents; Section 2151.232 Action for Child Support where Acknowledgment is Not Yet Final; Section 2151.36 Support of Child.
Child Custody:
See Ohio Revised Code 3109, especially Ohio Revised Code 3109.042: Custody rights of unmarried mother.
See Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati Article: Unmarried Mothers Have Legal Custody.
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