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Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Ohio
Statute: § 2151.419
As determined by the court
When Reasonable Efforts Are Required
Statute: § 2151.419
To prevent removal of the child from the home
To eliminate the continued removal of the child
from home
To make it possible for the child to return
safely home
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When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required
Statute: § 2151.419
The parent has been convicted of murder or voluntary manslaughter of another child in the household
The parent has been convicted of assault,
endangering children, rape, sexual battery,
corruption of a minor, or sexual imposition of
the child or another child in the household
The parent has repeatedly withheld medical
treatment or food from the child
The parent has placed the child at substantial
risk of harm due to drug or alcohol abuse and has
rejected treatment 2 or more times
The parent has abandoned the child
Parental rights to another child have been
terminated involuntarily
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