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Chapter 3105: DIVORCE, ALIMONY, ANNULMENT, DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
The court of common pleas may grant divorces for the following causes:
(C) Adultery;
2103.05 Adultery a bar to dower.
A husband or wife who leaves the other and dwells in adultery will be barred from dower in the real property of the other, unless the offense is condoned by the injured consort.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
Chapter 2103: DOWER
As used in sections 2103.01 to 2103.09 of the Revised Code, unless the context shows that another sense is intended, "property" includes real property and money, choses in action, evidences of debt, and other personal property.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.52, SB 124, §1, eff. 1/13/2012.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
A spouse who has not relinquished or been barred from it shall be endowed of an estate for life in one third of the real property of which the consort was seized as an estate of inheritance at any time during the marriage. Such dower interest shall terminate upon the death of the consort except:
(A) To the extent that any such real property was conveyed by the deceased consort during the marriage, the surviving spouse not having relinquished or been barred from dower therein;
(B) To the extent that any such real property during the marriage was encumbered by the deceased consort by mortgage, judgment, lien, except tax lien, or otherwise or aliened by involuntary sale, the surviving spouse not having relinquished or been barred from dower therein. If such real property was encumbered or aliened prior to decease, the dower interest of the surviving spouse therein shall be computed on the basis of the amount of the encumbrance at the time of the death of such consort or at the time of such alienation, but not upon an amount exceeding the sale price of such property.
In lieu of such dower interest which terminates pursuant to this section, a surviving spouse shall be entitled to the distributive share provided by section 2105.06 of the Revised Code.
Dower interest shall terminate upon the granting of an absolute divorce in favor of or against such spouse by a court of competent jurisdiction within or without this state.
Wherever dower is referred to in Chapters 2101. to 2131., inclusive, of the Revised Code, it means the dower to which a spouse is entitled by this section.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
From:
http://www.freedomtomarry.org/pages/marriage-rulings-in-the-courts
Henry v. Himes
4/14/14 • Federal Court Ruling
Federal court decision declaring that marriages between same-sex couples legally performed in other states must be respected for all purposes in OH. Ruling on hold pending appeal to 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Obergefell v. Wymyslo
12/23/13 • Federal Court Ruling
Federal court decision declaring that marriages performed between same-sex couples in other states must be respected for the purpose of listing surviving spouses on death certificates in OH. Ruling on hold pending appeal to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
March 24, 2005: Two judges rule that Ohio's 25-year-old domestic violence law cannot be used against unmarried heterosexual couples because of Ohio's new constitutional definition of marriage.
December 12, 2005: The Twelfth District Ohio Court of Appeals overturns the lower court rulings.
Texts :
Ohio Constitution - Article XV. Miscellaneous - section 11 Marriage Amendment
Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.
Ohio Revised Code - Title XXXI Domestic Relations - Children
§ 3101.01. Persons who may be joined in marriage; minor to obtain consent; public policy of state concerning same-sex marriage and extension of certain benefits to nonmarital relationships.
(A) ... A marriage may only be entered into by one man and one woman. ...
(B) ...
(C) (1) Any marriage between persons of the same sex is against the strong public policy of this state. Any marriage between persons of the same sex shall have no legal force or effect in this state and, if attempted to be entered into in this state, is void ab initio and shall not be recognized by this state.
(2) Any marriage entered into by persons of the same sex in any other jurisdiction shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force or effect in this state and shall not be recognized by this state.
(3) The recognition or extension by the state of the specific statutory benefits of a legal marriage to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is against the strong public policy of this state. Any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of this state, as defined in section 9.82 of the Revised Code, that extends the specific statutory benefits of legal marriage to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes is void ab initio. Nothing in division (C)(3) of this section shall be construed to do either of the following:
(a) Prohibit the extension of specific benefits otherwise enjoyed by all persons, married or unmarried, to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes, including the extension of benefits conferred by any statute that is not expressly limited to married persons, which includes but is not limited to benefits available under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code;
(b) Affect the validity of private agreements that are otherwise valid under the laws of this state.
(4) Any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, country, or other jurisdiction outside this state that extends the specific benefits of legal marriage to nonmarital relationships between persons of the same sex or different sexes shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force or effect in this state and shall not be recognized by this state.
No marriage license or recognition, no other relationship or its recognition from other jurisdictions for same-sex couples.
A decision by Judge Black on April 14, 2014 strikes down a ban preventing the recognition of out of state marriages in Ohio. This decision will not go into effect until the appeals process carries itself out.