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Ohio bill would create rebuttable 50/50 custody presumption for children of unmarried parents
Summary
Sponsors said House Bill 256 would modernize Ohio law by creating a rebuttable presumption of equal parenting time when paternity is established; committee members pressed on interactions with the putative father registry, abuse exceptions and surrogacy cases. The bill received sponsor testimony and committee questions; no vote was taken.
Representative Josh Williams and co-sponsor Representative LaRae opened the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing on House Bill 256, saying the measure aims to update Ohio law so children born to unmarried parents begin on equal footing.
"This bill ensures that fathers who meet Ohio standards of an established parent and child relationship or whose names appear on their child's birth certificate are granted equal rights and responsibilities," Williams told the committee, urging a rebuttable…
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