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...declared valid pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 5817.10 of the Revised Code, the judge of the probate court or of the general division of the court of common pleas to which the proceeding was transferred pursuant to division (A) of section 5817.04 of the Revised Code who made the declaration shall cause the judgment declaring the will valid to be brought before the proper probate court as determined by section ...

...lid by a court pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 5817.10 of the Revised Code, the declaration took place in a county different from the county in which the will of the testator would be probated under section 2107.11 of the Revised Code, and the named beneficiary knew of the declaration and of the death of the testator and did not notify the judge of the court in which the will was declared valid. This division...

...alid, rendered pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 5817.10 of the Revised Code, if the will has not been revoked.

...he will valid pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 5817.10 of the Revised Code, by the judge or the clerk of the probate court in a book to be kept for that purpose. A copy of the recorded will, with a copy of the order of probate annexed to the copy of the recorded will, certified by the judge under seal of the judge's court, shall be as effectual in all cases as the original would be, if established by proof.

...ncing evidence both of the following: (1) The will was executed with the formalities required at the time of execution by the jurisdiction in which it was executed. (2) The contents of the will. (B) No person opposing the admission of the will to probate establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the testator had revoked the will.

...eathed property, and the following: (1) Any balance on the purchase price, together with any security interest owing from a purchaser to the testator at death by reason of sale of the property; (2) Any amount of condemnation award unpaid at death for the taking of the property; (3) Any proceeds unpaid at death on fire or casualty insurance on the property; (4) Property owned by the testator at death as a re...

...cept as otherwise provided in sections 2107.71 to 2107.77 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Each party to a will contest action has the right to a jury trial of the action. To assert the right, a party shall demand a jury trial in the manner prescribed in the Rules of Civil Procedure. Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, if a party demands a jury trial in that manner, the action shall be tried to a jury. (2) Notwi...

...Subject to section 2108.08 of the Revised Code, an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in section 2108.05 of the Revised Code by any of the following: (A) The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and either of the following applies: (1) The donor is em...

...ccordance with any of the following: (1) Sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code; (2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed; (3) The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a resident or national at the time the document of gift was executed. (B) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law...

...gnee shall do all of the following: (1) Explain in a record the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part; (2) Include in the records of the coroner the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part; (3) Provide a record with the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part to the procurement organization. (B) The requirements of division (A) of this section do not apply when...

...ling to act in accordance with section 2108.23, 2108.32, or 4501.024 of the Revised Code, unless the act, attempt, or omission was committed or omitted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. (B) Beginning on August 1, 2025, an issuer, as defined in section 2108.231 of the Revised Code, is not liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in a criminal proceeding...

...ns deposited as provided in sections 4501.028 and 4503.721 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of health shall use the money in the fund only for the following purposes: (1) Development and implementation of a campaign that explains and promotes the second chance trust fund; (2) Development and implementation of local and statewide public education programs about organ, tissue, and eye donation, including th...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Covered person" means a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee, member, or individual covered by a health benefit plan. (2) "Health benefit plan" means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered by a health plan issuer to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services, including benefit plans marketed in the individual or grou...

...) As used in this section and sections 2108.62 and 2108.63 of the Revised Code: (1) "Health care institution" means a hospital registered as such under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code or a freestanding birthing center. (2) "Health care professional" means a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; a registered nurse, in...

...e all of the following information: (1) The medical processes involved in the collection of umbilical cord blood; (2) The medical risks of umbilical cord blood collection to the mother and the newborn child; (3) The options available to a mother regarding stem cells contained in the umbilical cord blood after delivery of the mother's newborn child, including: (a) Having the stem cells discarded; (b) Donati...

...itten declaration described in section 2108.70 of the Revised Code shall include all of the following: (1) The declarant's legal name and present address; (2) A statement that the declarant, an adult being of sound mind, willfully and voluntarily appoints a representative to have the declarant's right of disposition for the declarant's body upon the declarant's death; (3) A statement that all decisions made by ...

... a deceased person pursuant to section 2108.81 of the Revised Code, if any of the following occurs: (1) The person dies. (2) A probate court declares or determines that the person is incompetent. (3) The person resigns or declines to exercise the right as described in section 2108.88 of the Revised Code. (4) The person fails to exercise the right within forty-eight hours after notification of the declarant's ...

...(A) Notwithstanding section 2108.81 of the Revised Code and in accordance with division (B) of this section, the probate court for the county in which the declarant or deceased person resided at the time of death may, on its own motion or the motion of another person, assign to any person the right of disposition for a declarant or deceased person. (B) In making a determination for purposes of division (A) of this...

...te or contact, the following persons: (1) A representative or successor representative named in a written declaration; (2) A person listed in section 2108.81 of the Revised Code. (B) In no circumstances shall a funeral home, funeral director, crematory operator, cemetery operator, cemetery organization, or other person asked to assist with a deceased person's funeral, burial, cremation, or other manner of final di...

...nd required of an executor by section 2109.04 of the Revised Code shall not be required of the executor to administer an estate in accordance with the will of the testator if the executor is the next of kin and if the executor is entitled to the entire net proceeds of the estate. (B) The bond otherwise required of an executor by section 2109.04 of the Revised Code shall be conditioned as follows: (1) To file ...

...ial accounting otherwise required. (B)(1) Every administrator and executor, within six months after appointment, shall render a final and distributive account of the administrator's or executor's administration of the estate unless one or more of the following circumstances apply: (a) An Ohio estate tax return must be filed for the estate. (b) A proceeding contesting the validity of the decedent's will pursuant to...

...he appointment, but subject to section 2109.372 of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (C) of this section, every fiduciary, pending payment of current obligations of the fiduciary's trust or estate, distribution, or investment pursuant to law, shall deposit all funds received by the fiduciary in the fiduciary's name as such fiduciary in one or more depositaries. Each depositary shall be a bank, savin...

...porate fiduciary, as defined in section 1101.01 of the Revised Code, that is not subject to examination or regulatory oversight by the superintendent of financial institutions or the comptroller of the currency shall be permitted to deal with the estate, any power in the instrument creating the trust to the contrary notwithstanding. This section does not prohibit a fiduciary from making an advancement if the advancem...

...nder division (B)(2) or (3) of section 2111.02 of the Revised Code, no guardian of the person, the estate, or both shall be appointed until at least seven days after the probate court has caused written notice, setting forth the time and place of the hearing, to be served as follows: (1) In the appointment of the guardian of a minor, notice shall be served as follows: (a) Upon the minor, if over the age of fo...

...ired by division (A)(2)(a) of section 2111.04 of the Revised Code, the court shall require a regular probate court investigator appointed or designated under section 2101.11 of the Revised Code or appoint a temporary probate court investigator to investigate the circumstances of the alleged incompetent, and, to the maximum extent feasible, to communicate to the alleged incompetent in a language or method of co...