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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. § 2111.51 County indigent guardianship fund
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Each county shall establish in the county treasury an indigent guardianship fund. All revenue that the general assembly appropriates to the indigent guardianship fund for a county, thirty dollars of the thirty-five-dollar fee collected pursuant to division (A)(34) of section 2101…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2111.52 County probate court guardianship services fund; multicounty probate court guardianship services fund
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(A) A probate court may accept funds or other program assistance from, or charge fees for services described in division (C) of this section rendered to, individuals, corporations, agencies, or organizations, including, but not limited to, a county board of alcohol, drug addictio…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.01 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: (A) "Adult" means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older.(B) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code.(C) "Guardian of the person" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the support,…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.011 Short title
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Chapter 2112. of the Revised Code may be cited as the Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.02 International application of chapter

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A probate court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this chapter.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.03 Communication between courts

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(A) A probate court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The probate court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the proba…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.04 Cooperation between courts

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(A) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a probate court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing;(2) Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursua…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.05 Taking testimony in another state

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(A) In a guardianship proceeding or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, the testimony of a witness who is located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. T…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.21 Jurisdiction

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(A) A probate court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if any of the following applies: (1) This state is the respondent's home state.(2) On the date that the application is filed, this state is a significant-connecti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.22 Special jurisdiction

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(A) A probate court of this state lacking jurisdiction under section 2112.21 of the Revised Code has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: (1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a respondent who is physically present in this state;(2) Issue a protective order in an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.23 Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction

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Except as otherwise provided in section 2112.22 of the Revised Code, a probate court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this chapter has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the probate court o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.24 Appropriate forum

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(A) A probate court of this state having jurisdiction under section 2112.21 of the Revised Code to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise the court's jurisdiction if the probate court determines at any time that a court of another state is a more a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.25 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct

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(A) If at any time a probate court of this state determines that the probate court has acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because of unjustifiable conduct, the probate court may do any of the following: (1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction;(2)…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.26 Notice of proceeding

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If an application for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date that the application was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of this state, the a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.27 Proceedings in more than one state

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Except for an application for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order in an emergency, if an application for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in this state and in another state and neither application…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.31 Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state

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(A) A guardian appointed in this state may petition the probate court to transfer the guardianship to another state. (B) Notice of a petition under division (A) of this section must be given by the guardian to the persons that would be entitled to notice of an application in this…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.32 Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state

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(A) To confirm transfer of a guardianship transferred to this state under provisions similar to section 2112.31 of the Revised Code, the guardian shall petition the probate court in this state to accept the guardianship of the person, guardianship of the estate, or both. The peti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.41 Registration of guardianship orders

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If a guardian has been appointed in another state and an application for the appointment of a guardian of the person is not pending in this state, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the gua…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.42 Registration of guardianship orders

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If a guardian of the estate has been appointed in another state and an application for the appointment of a guardian of the estate is not pending in this state, the guardian of the estate appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2112.43 Effect of registration

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(A) Upon the registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian may exercise in this state all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of this state, including maintaining actions and proceedings in this s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.01 What court shall grant letters

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Upon the death of a resident of this state who dies intestate, letters of administration of the decedent's estate shall be granted by the probate court of the county in which the decedent was a resident at the time of death. If the will of any person is admitted to probate in thi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.03 Court may order estate released from administration

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(A) Subject to division (I) of this section, an estate may be released from administration under division (B) of this section if either of the following applies: (1) The value of the assets of the estate is thirty-five thousand dollars or less.(2) The value of the assets of the e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.031 Summary release from administration

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Financial institution" has the same meaning as in section 5725.01 of the Revised Code. "Financial institution" also includes a credit union and a fiduciary that is not a trust company but that does trust business.(2) "Funeral and burial expenses" …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.032 Application for release of medical and billing records

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Any person who is eligible to be appointed as a personal representative of an estate under the law of this state or named as executor in a will may file an application with the probate court in the county in which the decedent resided seeking the release of the decedent's medical…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.04 Payment of wages of deceased employee without administration

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(A) Any employer, including the state or a political subdivision, at any time after the death of an employee, may pay all wages or personal earnings due to the deceased employee to the following, preference being given in the order named, without requiring letters testamentary or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.041 Request to financial institution to release account proceed to recover costs of services

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(A) The administrator of the medicaid estate recovery program established pursuant to section 5162.21 of the Revised Code may present an affidavit to a financial institution requesting that the financial institution release account proceeds to recover the cost of services correct…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.05 Letters testamentary shall issue

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When a will is approved and allowed, the probate court shall issue letters testamentary to the executor named in the will or to the executor nominated by holders of a power as described in section 2107.65 of the Revised Code, or to the executor named in the will and to a coexecut…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.06 To whom letters of administration shall be granted

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(A) Administration of the estate of an intestate shall be granted to persons mentioned in this division, in the following order: (1) To the surviving spouse of the deceased, if resident of the state;(2) To one of the next of kin of the deceased, resident of the state. (B) If the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.07 Application for appointment as executor or administrator

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Before being appointed executor or administrator, every person shall make and file an application that shall contain the names of the surviving spouse and all the next of kin of the deceased known to the applicant, their addresses of usual residence if known, a statement in gener…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.11 Notice when deceased was an alien

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Upon the filing of an application for appointment as executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased alien with surviving heirs residing in a foreign country, or as soon thereafter during the administration of the estate as the probate court ascertains that the deceased was…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.12 Procedure if executor renounces

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If a person named as executor in the will of a decedent, or nominated as an executor by holders of a power as described in section 2107.65 of the Revised Code, refuses to accept the trust, or, if after being served notice for that purpose, neglects to appear and accept, or if the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.13 Minority of an executor

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When a person nominated as executor is under the age of eighteen years at the time of admitting the will to probate, administration may be granted with the will annexed during the nominee's minority, unless there is another executor who will accept the trust. If there is that oth…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.14 Executor of an executor not to administer

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The executor of an executor has no authority, as such, to administer the estate of the first testator. On the death of the sole or surviving executor of a will, administration of that part of the estate of the first testator not already administered may be granted, with the will …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.15 Special administrator

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When there is delay in granting letters testamentary or of administration, the probate court may appoint a special administrator to collect and preserve the effects of the deceased and grant the special administrator any other authority that the court considers appropriate. The s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.16 Termination of powers of special administrator

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Upon granting of letters testamentary or of administration, the power of a special administrator appointed under section 2113.15 of the Revised Code shall terminate and the special administrator shall transfer to the executor or administrator all the assets of the deceased in the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.17 Creditor's claims before Special Administrator

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A creditor's claim may be presented in accordance with section 2117.06 of the Revised Code to a special administration appointed under section 2113.15 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.18 Removal of executor or administrator

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(A) The probate court may remove any executor or administrator if there are unsettled claims existing between the executor or administrator and the estate that the court thinks may be the subject of controversy or litigation between the executor or administrator and the estate or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.19 Administrator de bonis non

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When a sole executor or administrator dies without having fully administered the estate, the probate court shall grant letters of administration, with the will annexed or otherwise as the case requires, to some suitable person pursuant to section 2113.05 or 2113.06 of the Revised…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.20 Will proved after administration as of an intestate

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If a will of a deceased is proved and allowed after letters of administration have been granted as of an intestate estate, the first administration shall be revoked, unless before the revocation a complaint contesting the probate of the will is filed in the probate court. If a co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.21 Powers of executors, administrators, and testamentary trustees during a will contest

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(A) When a will is contested, the executor, the administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, or the testamentary trustee may, during the contest, do the following: (1) Control all the real property and all the personal property of the testator not administered before the co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.22 Proceedings against former executor or administrator

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An executor or administrator appointed in the place of an executor or administrator who has resigned or been removed, whose letters have been revoked, or whose authority has been extinguished is entitled to the possession of all the unadministered personal effects and assets of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.23 Sales of former executor or administrator valid

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When letters of administration are revoked, when an executor or administrator, or administrator with the will annexed, is removed, resigns, or dies, when a will is declared invalid, or when an election to take under section 2105.06 of the Revised Code is made by or for a survivin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.25 Time frame for collection of assets and administration of estate; extensions

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The executor or administrator of an estate shall collect the assets and complete the administration of that estate within six months after the date of appointment unless an extension of the time to file a final and distributive account is authorized under division (B) of section …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.26 Examination of executor or administrator

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The court, upon application of any interested party, may authorize the examination of the executor or administrator under oath in open court on any matter relating to the administration of the estate.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.30 Continuing decedent's business

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(A) Except as otherwise directed by the decedent in the decedent's will, an executor or administrator, without personal liability for losses incurred, may continue the decedent's business during four months next following the date of the appointment of that executor or administra…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.31 Responsibility of executor or administrator

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Every executor or administrator is chargeable with all assets of the deceased that come into the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator and are to be administered, although not included in the inventory required by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code. Th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.311 Management and rental of real property by executor or administrator

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(A) If, within a reasonable time after the appointment of the executor or administrator, no one in authority has taken over the management and rental of any real property of which the decedent died seized, the executor or administrator, or an heir or devisee may, unless the will …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.32 Executors and administrators not to profit

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No profits shall be made by executors or administrators by the increase of any part of an estate, nor shall they sustain any loss by the decrease or destruction of such estate without their fault.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.33 Not responsible for bad debts

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An executor or administrator is not accountable for debts inventoried as due to the decedent, if it appears to the probate court that, without the executor's or administrator's fault, they remain uncollected.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.34 Chargeable with property consumed

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If an executor or administrator neglects to sell personal property that is required to be sold, and retains, consumes, or disposes of it for the executor's or administrator's own benefit, the executor or administrator shall be charged with the personal property at double the valu…