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...Before proceeding to the execution of their duties, the appraisers of a decedent's estate shall agree that they will truly, honestly, and impartially appraise the estate and property exhibited to them and perform the other duties required in the premises according to the best of their knowledge and ability. In the presence of the surviving spouse, next of kin, legatees, devisees, or creditors of the testator or inte...

...The inventory required by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code shall contain a particular statement of all securities for the payment of money that belong to the deceased and are known to the executor or administrator. The inventory shall specify the name of the debtor in each security, the date, the sum originally payable, the endorsements on the securities with their dates, the serial numbers or other identify...

...The emblements raised by labor, whether severed or not from the land of the deceased at the time of the decedent's death, are assets in the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator and shall be included in the inventory required by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code. The executor or administrator, or the person to whom the executor or administrator sells the emblements, at all reasonab...

...The discharge or bequest, in a will, of a debt or demand of a testator against an executor named in the will, or against any other person, is not valid as against the decedent's creditors, but is only a specific bequest of that debt or demand. The amount of the debt or demand shall be included in the inventory of the credits and effects of the deceased and, if necessary, that amount shall be applied in the paym...

...The naming of a person as executor in a will shall not operate as a discharge or bequest of a just claim that the testator had against that executor. The claim shall be included among the assets of the deceased in the inventory required by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code. The executor shall be liable for it as for so much money in the possession or under the control of the executor at the time that debt or ...

...hall return the original to the probate court.

...115.02 of the Revised Code, the probate court shall set a day, not later than one month after the day the inventory was filed, for a hearing on the inventory. The executor or administrator may serve notice of the hearing, or may cause the notice to be served, upon any person who is interested in the estate. The probate court, after notice to the executor or administrator, either upon the motion of any interes...

...d Code has been approved by the probate court, the appraisement of the real property as set forth in the inventory shall be conclusive for all purposes except estate tax, unless a reappraisal is ordered by the court.

...n proved to and allowed by the probate court. That debt is not entitled to preference over others of the same class.

... has against the estate to the probate court for allowance. The claim shall not be paid unless allowed by the court. When an executor or administrator presents a claim amounting to five hundred dollars or more, the court shall fix a day not less than four nor more than six weeks from its presentation, when the testimony touching it shall be heard. The court shall issue an order directed to the executor or admi...

...administrator represents to the probate court for allowance, the court on its own motion, or on motion by any interested party, may appoint an attorney to represent the estate, who shall receive the compensation from the estate that may be fixed by the court. The court shall require the executor or administrator to make available to the attorney, for use in connection with the proceeding, all documents belongin...

...gainst a decedent's estate, the probate court, upon hearing on such application and after reasonable notice has been given to all persons who would be adversely affected thereby as determined by the court, may authorize or direct the executor or administrator to compromise and settle such claim on such terms as the court deems to be for the best interest of the estate. The court may dispense with the notice of such h...

...xecutor or administrator in the probate court records for the estate of the decedent, in a writing; (b) To the probate court in a writing that includes the probate court case number of the decedent's estate; (c) In a writing that is actually received by the executor or administrator, or by an attorney who is identified as counsel for the executor or administrator in the probate court records for the estate of the...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Medicaid estate recovery program" means the program instituted under section 5162.21 of the Revised Code. (2) "Person responsible for the estate" means the executor, administrator, commissioner, or person who filed pursuant to section 2113.03 of the Revised Code for release from administration of an estate. (B) The person responsible for the estate of a decedent subject to t...

...An executor or administrator may accelerate the bar against claims against the estate established by section 2117.06 of the Revised Code by giving written notice to a potential claimant that identifies the decedent by name, states the date of the death of the decedent, identifies the executor or administrator by name and mailing address, and informs the potential claimant that any claims the claimant may have against...

...When a claim is presented against the estate of a deceased person, the executor or administrator may require satisfactory written proof in support of it and also the affidavit of the claimant that the claim is justly due, that no payments have been made on the claim, and that there are no counterclaims against it to the claimant's knowledge. The affidavit shall set forth any security held for the payment of the...

...e agreement of reference in the probate court of the county in which the letters testamentary or of administration were issued, the judge shall docket the cause and make an order referring the matter in controversy to the referees selected. The referees shall proceed to hear and determine the matter and make their report to the court. The referees shall have the same powers and be entitled to the same compensa...

...The failure of the holder of a valid lien upon any of the assets of an estate to present the lienholder's claim upon the indebtedness secured by the lien, as provided in this chapter, shall not affect the lien if the same is evidenced by a document admitted to public record, or is evidenced by actual possession of the real or personal property that is subject to the lien.

...An executor or administrator, or a distributee who receives the presentation of a claim as provided in division (A)(2) of section 2117.06 of the Revised Code, shall reject a creditor's claim against the estate by giving the claimant written notice of the disallowance of the claim. The notice shall be given to the claimant pursuant to Civil Rule 73. Notice by mail shall be effective on delivery of the mail at the a...

...When a claim against an estate has been rejected in whole or in part but not referred to referees, or when a claim has been allowed in whole or in part and thereafter rejected, the claimant must commence an action on the claim, or that part of the claim that was rejected, within two months after the rejection if the debt or that part of the debt that was rejected is then due, or within two months after that debt ...

...r interested party files in the probate court a written requisition on the executor or administrator to reject a claim presented for allowance against the estate the executor or administrator represents, whether the claim has been allowed or not, but which claim has not been paid in full, and enters into a sufficient bond running to the executor or administrator, the amount, terms, and surety of which are to be...

...The devisee, legatee, heir, creditor, or other interested party filing the requisition referred to in section 2117.13 of the Revised Code, shall be made a party defendant with the executor or administrator to any action on a claim rejected on requisition and have a right to plead and make any defense thereto. Any judgment in favor of the claimant shall be against the executor or administrator only.

...inistrator may report that fact to the court, and apply for any order that the executor or administrator considers necessary because of the insolvency. In case of insolvency, a creditor who has been paid according to law shall not be required to make any refund.

...(A) The probate court on its own motion may, and on motion of the executor or administrator shall, assign all claims against the estate that have been presented and any other known valid debts of the estate for hearing on a day certain. Upon the assignment, and in no case less than ten days before the date fixed for hearing or a longer period that the court may order, the executor or administrator shall cause w...

...Taxes, penalties, and interest placed on a duplicate or added by the county auditor or the tax commissioner because of a failure to make a return or because of a false or incomplete return for taxation shall be a debt of a decedent and have the same priority and be paid as other taxes. Those taxes, penalties, and interest shall be collectible out of the property of the estate either before or after distribution...