Section 3107.051 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Time for filing(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person seeking to adopt a minor, or the agency or attorney arranging the adoption, shall submit a petition for the minor's adoption no later than ninety days after the date the minor is placed in the person's home. Failure to file a petition within the time provided by this division does not affect a court's jurisdiction to hear the petition and is not grounds for denying the petition.(B) This section does not apply if any of the following apply: (1) The person seeking to adopt the minor is the minor's stepparent;(2) The minor was not originally placed in the person's home with the purpose of the person adopting the minor;(3) The minor is a "child with special needs," as defined by the director of children and youth in accordance with section 5153.163 of the Revised Code.Amended by 135th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 33,§130.12, eff. 1/1/2025.Effective Date: 7/1/2000 .This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.