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Jordan
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.
McCarthy
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ohiohouse
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Date
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To Luiza
McQueen
<
luizamcqueen
@
gmail
.
com
>;
Ray
Lautenschlager
<
ma
5
hie
@
hotmail
.
com
>
Luiza
and
Ray
,
Thank
you
for
following
up
and
clarifying
those
questions
!
I
spoke
to
LS
C
and
they
are
working
on
finishing
the
draft
.
Once
I
have
it
back
I
will
share
it
with
you
to
ensure
that
it
aligns
with
our
intentions
.
B
est
,
Jordan McCarthy
Legislative
A
ide
to
Representative
B
ird
Ohio
H
ouse
of
Representatives
77
S
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igh
Street
|
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4
th
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loor
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olumbus
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jordan
.
mccarthy
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From: Luiza McQueen
<luizamcqueen@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 5:52 PM
To: Ray Lautenschlager <ma5hie@hotmail.com>
Cc: McCarthy, Jordan <Jordan.McCarthy@ohiohouse.gov>
Sub
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ect: Re: Sibling Rights Bill
H
i
Jordan
Was
following
up
on
the
responses
to
your
questions
.
Please
let
me
know
if
you
need
clarity
.
Thank
you
Luiza
McQueen
On
Wed
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Jun
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Ray
Lautenschlager
<
ma
5
hie
@
hotmail
.
com
>
wrote
:
Luiza asked me to answer these ques
+
ons for her since I am the one who wrote the proposal and
have more experience with the issue.
To answer the ques
+
ons:
#1 - Their presump
+
on would be correct, and that is where and how this would be used.
#2 – A next best friend filing is when someone files on behalf of a minor. Those under 18 cannot
file on their own. If a child wants to file and lives with the parent who is causing the problem, that
parent will not file this for them. This becomes their only legal op
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on to see their stepbrother or
sister.
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#3 – Paren
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ng Act is an oops on my part. This was originally wri9en for Nebraska, and that is what
they label their laws that deal with family issues.
I corrected the proposal and have a9ached it.
I also corrected it in the Family Involvement Act, which was supposed to be sent to LSC also.
From: Luiza McQueen <luizamcqueen
@
gmail.com
>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 10:28 AM
To: Ray Lautenschlager <ma5hie
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McCarthy, Jordan
<
Jordan
.
Mc
C
arth
y
@
ohiohouse
.
gov
>
D
ate
:
Tue
,
Jun
1
7,
2
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2
5, 9:
1
3 A
M
Subject
:
Sibling
Rights
B
ill
To
:
luizamcqueen
@
gmail
.
com
<
luizamcqueen
@
gmail
.
com
>
Good
morning
,
I
heard
back
from
LSC
and
they
have
a
few
questions
regarding
the
sibling
rights
bill
that
is
being
drafted
.
Do
you
have
any
suggestions
regarding
the
following
questions
?
1
.
I’m
not
sure
I
understand
the
scenarios
described
in
division
(
1
)(
a
)
and
(
b
)
of
the
provided
language
. B
elow
is
my
understanding
of
the
described
scenarios
;
please
correct
me
as
needed
:
1
.
The
child’s
parent
is
deceased
and
the
child
is
not
living
with
/
under
the
custody
or
guardianship
of
the
stepparent
who
was
married
to
the
deceased
parent
,
and
the
child
is
not
being
allowed
to
visit
the
child’s
stepsiblings
who
are
also
the
children
of
that
stepparent
.
2
.
The
child
has
siblings
and
/
or
stepsiblings
from
the
parents’
(
or
parent
and
stepparent’s
)
marriage
,
but
the
parents
have
separated
(
divorce
/
dissolution
pending
).
The
parents
are
living
separately
and
the
siblings
/
stepsiblings
have
been
split
up
and
are
being
denied
visits
with
one
another
.
2
. D
ivision
(
2
)
allows
a
petition
for
sibling
visitation
to
be
filed
by
“a
next
best
friend
on
behalf
of
the
minor
child
.
”
C
an
you
explain
what
is
intended
here
?
3. D
ivision
(7)(
a
)
refers
to
“the
Parenting
A
ct
.
”
C
an
you
clarify
what
is
meant
here
?
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Thanks
!
Jordan McCarthy
Legislative
Aide
to
Representative
Bird
Ohio
House
of
Representatives
77
S
.
Hi
gh
Street
|
1
4
th
Floor
|
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,
OH
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5
O
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4
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:
jordan
.
mccarth
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.
gov
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