Have to search Ohio statutes for that one. Good luck! ------Original Message------ From: nelhatch Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Any lawyers in our group?? Sent: Dec 7, 2009 2:55 PM HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Julia, Yes, I'm referring to 1857 OH. In colonial days, the law allowed the use of the father's name only if the father admitted paternity. I just don't know how long that law existed. Nel ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent on the Now Network� from my Sprint® BlackBerry