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...a guardian at either of the following times, whichever is applicable: (1) Upon the appointment of the guardian under section 2111.02 of the Revised Code; (2) If the guardian was appointed prior to the effective date of this section, upon the first filing by the guardian with the probate court of either of the following, as applicable, after that effective date: (a) A guardian's account, other than a final accou...

...e and have the opportunity to have the assistance of counsel in the proceeding for the appointment of that guardian. An interested party includes, but is not limited to, a person nominated in a durable power of attorney under section 1337.24 of the Revised Code or in a writing as described in division (A) of section 2111.121 of the Revised Code. Except when the guardian of an incompetent is an agency under c...

...all state the name of a proposed suitable conservator. After a hearing, if the court finds that the petition was voluntarily filed and that the proposed conservator is suitable, the court shall issue an order of conservatorship. Upon issuance of the order, all sections of the Revised Code governing a guardianship of the person, the estate, or both, whichever is involved, except those sections the application ...

...d upon the individual as soon as possible after its issuance. The court, at its first opportunity, shall enter upon its journal a record of the case and, with specificity, the reason for the action. For good cause shown, after notice to the individual and after a hearing, the court may extend the emergency order for a specified period of not more than thirty additional days. (B) The powers of the probate cour...

...tains the following: (A) A statement whether the applicant ever has been charged with or convicted of any crime involving theft, physical violence, or sexual, alcohol, or substance abuse, and, if the applicant has been so charged or convicted, the date and place of each charge and each conviction; (B) A statement whether a limited guardianship is sought and, if sought, a specification of the limited powers that are...

...ment of a guardian for an alleged incompetent, the court may appoint physicians, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, and other qualified persons to examine, investigate, or represent the alleged incompetent, to assist the court in deciding whether a guardianship is necessary. If the person is determined to be an incompetent and a guardian is appointed for the person, the costs, fees, or expense...

...obate 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 fourteen, by personal service; (b) Upon each parent of the minor whose name and address is known or with reasonable diligence can be ascertained, provided the parent is free...

...ervice of notice upon an alleged incompetent, as required 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 ...

...umstances of, the guardianship and to file with the court a report that contains all of the following: (1) A brief description, as observed by the investigator, of the physical and mental condition of the minor; (2) If a guardian already has been appointed, a brief description, as observed by the investigator, of the circumstances and functioning of the guardianship; (3) If no guardian has been appointed, a brief ...

...the ward is a minor, to deposit the assets of the guardianship in a depository authorized to receive fiduciary funds, payable to the ward when the ward attains majority, or the court may authorize the delivery of the assets to the natural guardian of the minor, to the person by whom the minor is maintained, to the executive director of children services in the county, or to the minor's own self. If the ward i...

...f the person and estate of the ward, unless in the opinion of the court the interests of the ward will be promoted by the appointment of different persons as guardians of the person and of the estate. A guardian of the person of a minor shall be appointed as to a minor having no father or mother, whose parents are unsuitable persons to have the custody of the minor and to provide for the education of the mino...

...f the ward's estate during minority, unless the guardian is removed or discharged from that trust or the guardianship terminates from any of the causes specified in Chapters 2101. to 2131. of the Revised Code.

... the minor resides has jurisdiction to determine questions concerning the minor's guardianship.

...minor child of the surviving spouse, whether or not the minor child is interested in the estate of the deceased spouse. However, an executor or an administrator may be appointed a guardian of the person only of a ward.

...sset for which the guardian is responsible; (B) Be a cosignatory on any financial account related to the guardianship, including any checking account, savings account, or other banking or trust account.

...as a guardian of the person of an incompetent when certified by the probate court to receive such an appointment. The probate court shall certify that nonprofit corporation and any individual acting as a guardian on behalf of the nonprofit corporation upon meeting the requirements for serving as a guardian as prescribed by the supreme court in the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio and the rules of court...

...on of the court that such spouse is competent to discharge the duties of such appointment.

... When the father or mother of a minor names a person as guardian of the estate of that minor in a will, the person named shall have preference in appointment over the person selected by the minor. A person named in that will as guardian of the person of that minor shall have no preference in appointment over the person selected by the minor, but in that event the probate court may appoint the person named in th...

...writing in their presence; or be acknowledged by the person making the nomination before a notary public. (B) A person's nomination, in a writing as described in division (A) of this section, of a guardian of the nominator's person, estate, or both or of a guardian of the person, the estate, or both of one or more of the nominator's minor children or incompetent adult children is revoked by the person's subse...

...ed Code has made a decision regarding whether or not consent to an autopsy or post-mortem examination on the body of the deceased ward under section 2108.50 of the Revised Code shall be given, a guardian of the person of a ward who has died may consent to the autopsy or post-mortem examination. (E) If a deceased ward did not have a guardian of the estate, the estate is not required to be administered by a probate co...

...erally insured savings account in the sole name of the minor; (6) A custodian designated by the court in its order, for the minor under sections 5814.01 to 5814.10 of the Revised Code. (B) An order entered pursuant to division (A) of this section authorizes the person or entity specified in it, to receive the money or personal property on behalf of the minor from the person under the duty to pay or deliver it, in a...

...he best interests of the ward; (6) To settle and adjust, when necessary or desirable, the assets that the guardian may receive in kind from an executor or administrator to the greatest advantage of the ward. Before a settlement and adjustment is valid and binding, it shall be approved by the probate court and the approval shall be entered on its journal. The guardian also shall have the approval of the probate court...

...t is not limited to, prior income tax returns, bank statements, and social security records of the ward or other documents that are relevant to determining the accuracy of the inventory. In order to verify the accuracy of an inventory, the court may order a guardian to produce any additional evidence that may tend to prove that the guardian is in possession of or has knowledge of assets that belong to the estat...

...When a person is appointed to have the custody of the person and to take charge of the estate of a ward, such person shall have all the duties required of a guardian of the estate and of a guardian of the person.

...conservator, the physically infirm, competent adult, unless one or more of the following applies: (1) The guardian or conservator agrees to be personally responsible for the debt. (2) The debt was incurred for the support of the ward or the physically infirm, competent adult, and the guardian or conservator is liable for that debt because of another legal relationship that gives rise to or results in a duty of supp...