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... 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 annexed, to the person that the probate court appoints.

... the deceased and preserve them for the executor or administrator who thereafter is appointed. For that purpose the special administrator may begin, maintain, or defend suits as administrator and also sell any assets the court orders sold. The special administrator shall be allowed the compensation for the special administrator's services that the court thinks reasonable, if the special administrator faithfully...

... or refuses to transfer the assets and estate to the executor or administrator, the probate court may compel the transfer by citation and attachment. The executor or administrator also may proceed, by civil action, to recover the value of the assets from the special administrator and the special administrator's sureties.

...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.

... 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 persons interested in the estate. (B) The probate court may remove any executor or administrator upon motion of the surviving spouse, children, or other next of kin of the deceased person whose estate is administered by the executor or adm...

... 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 Code. That person shall administer the assets of the deceased not previously administered.

...dministration and the appointment of an executor or administrator with the will annexed, that executor or administrator shall be admitted to prosecute or defend any suit, proceeding, or matter begun by or against the original administrator, in the same manner as an administrator de bonis non is authorized to prosecute or defend a suit commenced by a former executor or administrator.

...ce or borrow money on the credit of the estate for the repairs, taxes, and insurance that shall be a charge on the estate; (7) Receive and receipt for a distributive share of an estate or trust to which the testator would have been entitled, if living. (B) The court may require additional bonds that from time to time seem proper.

...ered personal effects and assets of the estate and all other funds collected and unaccounted for by the former executor or administrator, and may maintain a suit against the former executor or administrator and the former executor's or administrator's sureties on the administration bond to recover those effects, assets, and funds and for all damages arising from the maladministration or omissions of the former ...

...wful acts done in the settlement of the estate or execution of the will shall be valid as to such executor, administrator, administrator with the will annexed, purchasers for value in good faith, lessees for value in good faith, encumbrancers for value in good faith, all other parties dealing with said fiduciary for value in good faith, and all parties lawfully claiming by, through or under any of them. But the sums ...

...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 2109.301 of the Revised Code. For good cause shown, the court may grant an extension of the time to file the inventory and accounts.

... relating to the administration of the estate.

...ontracts entered into shall involve the estate beyond the assets used in that business immediately prior to the death of the decedent without first obtaining the approval of the court. During the time the business is continued, the executor or administrator shall file monthly reports in the court, setting forth the receipts and expenses of the business for the preceding month and any other pertinent information...

...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. The executor or administrator is also chargeable with all the proceeds of personal property and real property sold for the payment of de...

... accounts of the administration of the estate, but in a separate schedule. If any share of the net rents remains unclaimed, it may be disposed of in the same manner as provided for unclaimed money under section 2113.64 of the Revised Code. (G) The authority granted under this section shall terminate upon the transfer of the real property to the heirs or devisees in accordance with section 2113.61 of the Revise...

...ators 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.

...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.

...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 value affixed to the property by the appraisers.

...able for purposes of computing the Ohio estate tax, except joint and survivorship property, had the decedent died on December 31, 2012, so that section 5731.02 of the Revised Code applied to the estate. (C) The basis of valuation for the allowance of the fees on real property sold shall be the gross proceeds of sale, and for all other property the fair market value of the other property as of the date of death of th...

... employed in the administration of the estate, reasonable attorney fees paid by the executor or administrator shall be allowed as a part of the expenses of administration. The court may at any time during administration fix the amount of those fees and, on application of the executor or administrator or the attorney, shall fix the amount of the fees. If provision is made by the will of the deceased for compens...

...n which the deceased is buried: (A) An executor; (B) An administrator; (C) A person with the right of disposition under section 2108.70 or 2108.81 of the Revised Code. It is not incumbent on such a person to procure a tombstone or monument or to pay any sum into such fund.

...tee to be for the best interest of the estate, unless the power is expressly limited by the will or devise.

... would be for the best interests of the estate, may authorize the executor or administrator to sell at public or private sale, at a fixed price or for the best price obtainable, and for cash or on the terms that the court may determine, any part or all of the personal property belonging to the estate, except the following: (1) Property that the surviving spouse desires to take at the appraised value; (2) Prop...

...onsidered in the best interests of the estate, may employ an auctioneer or clerk, or both, to conduct the sale, and their reasonable fees and charges shall be deducted from the proceeds of the sale. The court for good cause may extend the time for sale.

...the personal property of an estate, the executor or administrator shall make a report of the sale to the probate court. The report shall include proof of proper notice of the sale if it was at a public auction, and, if a clerk was employed for the sale, the report shall be accompanied by a sale bill signed by the clerk.