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Title 21, Title 21. Courts-Probate-Juvenile

25 chapters · 998 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 21998 Ch 2151, Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court206 Ch 2108, Chapter 2108 | Human Bodies Or Parts…80 Ch 2113, Chapter 2113 | Executors And Adminis…77 Ch 2109, Chapter 2109 | Fiduciaries70 Ch 2107, Chapter 2107 | Wills65 Ch 2111, Chapter 2111 | Guardians; Conservato…65 Ch 2101, Chapter 2101 | Probate Court - Juris…58 Ch 2152, Chapter 2152 | Delinquent Children; …55 Ch 2127, Chapter 2127 | Sale Of Lands44 Ch 2117, Chapter 2117 | Presentment Of Claims…36 Ch 2105, Chapter 2105 | Descent And Distribution34 Ch 2129, Chapter 2129 | Ancillary Administration29 Ch 2133, Chapter 2133 | Modified Uniform Righ…22 Ch 2131, Chapter 2131 | Miscellaneous20

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.01 Probate division - location - equipment - employees
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(A) A probate division of the court of common pleas shall be held at the county seat in each county in an office furnished by the board of county commissioners, in which the books, records, and papers pertaining to the probate division shall be deposited and safely kept by the pr…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.02 Judge of probate division - election - term
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Every six years, in each county having a separate judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas, one probate judge shall be elected who is qualified as required by section 2301.01 of the Revised Code. The probate judge shall hold office for six years, commencing on t…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.021 One additional probate judge for Cuyahoga county
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There shall be one additional probate judge for the probate court of Cuyahoga County. The additional judge shall be elected at the general election to be held in 1954 and every six years thereafter, for a term of six years commencing on the first day of January next following the…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.022 Jurisdiction of Marion county probate judge - clerk of probate division
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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or of any other provision of the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003, the judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of Marion county who is elected in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.023 Adding judge to Erie County Court of Common Pleas

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The judge of the court of common pleas of Erie county who is elected in 2008, and successors, is the successor to the judge of the probate division of that court whose term expires on February 8, 2009, shall be designated as a judge of the court of common pleas, general division,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.024 Family court division of the Logan County court of common pleas

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Effective January 2, 2005, the probate judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county shall have all the powers relating to the family court division of the court of common pleas of Logan county, as established pursuant to division (CC)(1) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.025 Jurisdiction of Champaign county probate judge

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Effective February 9, 2009, the probate judge of the court of common pleas of Champaign county shall have all the powers relating to the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of the court of common pleas of Champaign county, as established pursuant to division (DD)(1) of s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.026 Franklin county probate court mental health fund

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(A) The probate court of Franklin county may accept funds or other program assistance from, or charge fees for services described in division (B) of this section rendered to, individuals, corporations, agencies, or organizations, including, but not limited to, the board of alcoho…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.027 Hardin County court of common pleas judgeships

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(A) From January 1, 2023, through February 8, 2027, the probate judge of the court of common pleas of Hardin county shall have all the powers relating to the general division of the court of common pleas of Hardin county, shall be the clerk of the probate court, and shall exercis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.03 Bond of probate judge

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Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, the probate judge shall give a bond to the state in a sum not less than five thousand dollars. The bond shall have sufficient surety, shall be approved by the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.04 Rules of practice submitted to supreme court

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The judge or judges of the probate court shall make rules regulating the practice and conducting the business of the court, and the judge or judges shall submit those rules to the supreme court. In order to maintain regularity and uniformity in the proceedings of all the probate …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.05 Oaths and depositions

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A probate judge may administer oaths, take acknowledgment of instruments in writing required to be acknowledged, and take depositions.Depositions taken according to sections 2319.05 to 2319.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to be used on the trial of civil cases, may be taken a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.06 Master commissioners - appointment and bond - duties

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The probate judge, upon the motion of a party or the judge's own motion, may appoint a special master commissioner in any matter pending before the judge. The commissioner shall be an attorney at law and shall be sworn faithfully to discharge the commissioner's duties. When reque…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.07 Master commissioners - powers - fees

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A special master commissioner of the probate court may administer all oaths required in the discharge of the commissioner's duties, may summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses, may compel the production of books and papers, and may grant adjournments the same as the court,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.08 Appointment of court reporters

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The probate judge may appoint court reporters and fix their compensation in the manner provided for the court of common pleas in sections 2301.18 to 2301.26 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.09 Liability of sheriffs, coroners, and constables for failure to serve and return process

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When required by the probate judge, sheriffs, coroners, and constables shall attend the judge's court and shall serve and return process directed and delivered to them by the judge. No officer of that type shall neglect or refuse to serve and return any process as required by thi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.10 Liability of sheriffs, coroners, and constables for failure to pay over moneys

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No sheriff, coroner, or constable shall refuse to pay moneys collected by that officer to the probate judge or other person, when so directed by the judge. For refusal to pay over moneys collected, the officer shall be summoned as provided in section 2101.09 of the Revised Code a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.11 Court records - investigators - bond

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(A)(1)(a) The probate judge shall have the care and custody of the files, papers, books, and records belonging to the probate court. The probate judge is authorized to perform the duties of clerk of the judge's court. The probate judge may appoint deputy clerks, court reporters, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.12 Records to be kept - indexes

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The following records shall be kept by the probate court:(A) An administration docket, showing the grant of letters of administration or letters testamentary, the name of the decedent, the amount of bond and names of sureties in the bond, and the date of filing and a brief note o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.121 Record-keeping methods

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(A) A probate court may keep and maintain records that are required by section 2101.12 or another section of the Revised Code by record-keeping methods other than bound volumes of paper pages. These record-keeping methods include, but are not limited to, photography, microphotogr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.13 Probate judge shall make entries omitted by his predecessor

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When a probate judge, whether elected or appointed, enters upon the discharge of the judge's official duties, the judge shall make, in the books and other record-keeping materials of the judge's office, the proper records, entries, and indexes omitted by the judge's predecessors …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.14 Care and preservation of papers - time stamp

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All pleadings, accounts, vouchers, and other papers in each estate, trust, assignment, guardianship, or other proceeding, ex parte or adversary, which are filed in the probate court shall be kept together, and upon the final termination or settlement of the case, cause, or procee…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.141 Record disposal

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The vouchers, proof, or other evidence filed in support of the expenditures or distribution stated in an account, which has been filed in the probate court, may be ordered destroyed or otherwise disposed of five years after the account with which it was filed has been approved or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.15 Probate judge to file itemized account of fees with county auditor

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In each case, examination, or proceeding, the probate judge shall file an itemized account of fees received or charged by the judge. Not later than the fifteenth day of January, in each year, the judge shall file with the county auditor an account, certified by the judge, of all …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.16 Fees

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(A) Except as provided in section 2101.164 of the Revised Code, the fees enumerated in this division shall be charged and collected, if possible, by the probate judge and shall be in full for all services rendered in the respective proceedings:(1)Account, in addition to advertisi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.161 Deposit of prepaid and unearned costs

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The probate court may order that prepaid and unearned costs be deposited with a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state or of the United States. The order shall be entered on the journal of the cou…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.162 Computerizing court of paying cost of computerized legal research

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(A)(1) The probate judge may determine that, for the efficient operation of the probate court, additional funds are required to computerize the court, make available computerized legal research services, or to do both. Upon making a determination that additional funds are require…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.163 Dispute resolution procedures in probate court

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(A) A probate judge may establish by rule procedures for the resolution of disputes between parties to any civil action or proceeding that is within the jurisdiction of the probate court. Any procedures so adopted shall include, but are not limited to, mediation. If the probate j…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.164 Fees waived for combat zone military casualties

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(A) As used in this section, "combat zone" means an area that the president of the United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26 U.S.C. 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United States or the national guard are engaging or have engaged in combat. (B) A p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.165 Cancellation of uncollectible debts

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If at any time the court finds that an amount owing to the court is due and uncollectible, in whole or in part, the court may direct the clerk of the court to cancel all or part of the claim. The clerk shall then effect the cancellation.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.17 Fees from county treasury

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The fees enumerated in this section shall be paid to the probate court from the county treasury upon the warrant of the county auditor which shall issue upon the certificate of the probate judge and shall be in full for all services rendered in the respective proceedings as follo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.18 Fees for other services

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For services for which compensation is not provided but subject to section 2101.27 of the Revised Code insofar as the probate judge solemnizes marriages, the probate judge shall be allowed the same fees as are allowed the clerk of the court of common pleas for similar services.Th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.19 Limitation of charges by probate judge - probate court conduct of business fund

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(A) No probate judge or probate judge's deputy clerk shall sell or offer for sale for more than one dollar any merchandise to be used in connection with any license, order, or document issued by the probate court, or make any charge in connection with the issuance of any license,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.20 Reduction of fees

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When the aggregate amount of fees and allowances collected by the probate judge in any calendar year exceeds by more than ten per cent the amount necessary to pay the salaries of the judge and the employees of the probate court, including court constables, for the same calendar y…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.21 Fiduciary - payment of costs in advance

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Before appointing any person as a fiduciary, the probate court may require payment of the costs incident to such appointment.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.22 Process

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The probate judge shall issue any process, notices, commissions, rules, and orders that are necessary to carry into effect the powers granted to the judge.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.23 Contempt

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The probate judge may keep order in the judge's court and has authority throughout the state to compel performance of any duty incumbent upon any fiduciary appointed by or accounting to the judge. The probate judge may punish any contempt of the judge's authority as that contempt…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.24 Jurisdiction of probate court

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(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the probate court has exclusive jurisdiction: (a) To take the proof of wills and to admit to record authenticated copies of wills executed, proved, and allowed in the courts of any other state, territory, or country. If the probate judg…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.25 Optional jurisdiction of probate judge

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When any action for the appropriation of property or any appeal in a road case, in a sewer district case, or in any county water supply system case is filed in the probate court, the judge may certify such cause to the court of common pleas of the county, together with all the pa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.26 Referring information as to abuse, exploitation or theft to law enforcement agency

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If the probate judge receives information of the alleged abuse or financial exploitation of a person of advanced age or of an incompetent or minor under guardianship, or receives information of an alleged theft from the estate of a decedent, the judge may refer the information to…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.27 Probate judge has authority to solemnize marriage within county

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(A) A probate judge has jurisdiction and authority to solemnize marriages within the county and may charge a fee for providing the service in accordance with division (B) of this section. The fee charged is subject to disposition in accordance with division (C) of this section. (…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.30 Jury - drawing

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Whenever a jury is required in the probate court, the probate judge shall notify the commissioners of jurors, who shall cause to be drawn from the annual jury list the names of sixteen jurors. Additional names may be drawn if required. The clerk of the court of common pleas or on…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.31 Determination of questions of fact

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All questions of fact shall be determined by the probate judge, unless the judge orders those questions of fact to be tried before a jury or refers those questions of fact to a special master commissioner as provided in sections 2101.06 and 2101.07 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.32 Rules and procedure of court of common pleas to govern - power to award and tax costs

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The probate judge shall have the powers and perform the duties provided for, and shall be governed by the sections of the Revised Code and rules that apply to, the courts of common pleas and the judges of those courts. The Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern actions and proceed…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.33 Vacation and modification of judgments

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The probate court has the same power as the court of common pleas to vacate or modify its orders or judgments.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.34 Judgments by confession

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If the judges of the court of common pleas are absent from the county or are under a disability, the probate judge of the county may enter judgments by confession in cases pending in the court of common pleas of the judge's county.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.35 Execution

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Orders for the payment of money may be enforced as judgments in the court of common pleas. Such execution shall be directed to the sheriff, or, in the sheriff's absence or disability, to the coroner.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.37 Judge of court of common pleas to act as probate judge - compensation

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When the probate judge of any county is absent, or is unable to attend court, or the volume of work in the judge's office necessitates it, the judge may call upon a judge of the court of common pleas having jurisdiction in that county to act in the probate judge's place or in con…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.38 Administration when the probate judge is interested

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Letters testamentary, of administration, or of guardianship shall not be issued to a person after the person's election to the office of probate judge and before the expiration of the person's term. If a probate judge is interested as heir, legatee, devisee, or other manner in an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2101.39 Affidavit of disqualification

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If a probate judge allegedly has a bias or prejudice for or against a party or a party's counsel in a proceeding pending before the judge, allegedly otherwise is interested in a proceeding pending before the judge, or allegedly is disqualified to preside in the proceeding and if …