Section 3107.051 - [Effective Until 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 job and family services in accordance with section 5153.163 of the Revised Code.Effective Date: 7/1/2000 .This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.