Judgment Entry Finding Consent Not Required {18.4}

PROBATE COURT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO ADOPTION OF: ___________________________________________________________________ (Name after adoption) CASE NO. ______________________ JUDGMENT ENTRY FINDING CONSENT NOT REQUIRED (R.C. 3107.07) The Court finds all parties properly before the Court by waiver of notice or by proper service and after hearing the testimony of witnesses, and the evidence, finds that the consent of __________________________________________________ is not required because: That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner. That person is a parent who has failed without justifiable cause to provide for the maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner. State other grounds under R.C. 3107.07 (includes putative father of the minor born prior to January 1, 1997). ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ It is ordered that the consent of the above named person is not required. IT IS SO ORDERED. JUDGE ELINORE MARSH STORMER Form 18.4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com