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...he foreign representative shall file a petition or motion in the probate court by which the resident guardian was appointed. The resident guardian shall be given thirty days' notice of the time of hearing on the petition or motion, and the foreign representative shall produce an exemplification under the seal of the office, if there is a seal, of the proper court of the state of the foreign representative's res...

...appointed and require an immediate settlement of the account of the resident guardian previously appointed.

... nonresident ward, and the ward is entitled to money or other property in the custody of an executor, administrator, or other person in this state, the executor, administrator, or other person may deliver the money or other property to the guardian of the nonresident ward.

...ate and owning lands within it are entitled to the benefit of Chapters 2101. to 2131., inclusive, of the Revised Code. Guardians appointed by foreign courts for nonresident wards may bring and maintain actions and enforce the collection of judgments rendered in such cases in their favor in the manner and to the extent that they could if appointed in this state, upon giving security for the costs which may accrue ther...

...Applications for the sale of real property by guardians of wards who live out of this state shall be made in the county in which the land is situated. If the real property is situated in two or more counties, the application shall be made in one of the counties in which a part of it is situated. Additional security that may be approved by the probate court of the county in which the application is made shall be...

...The marriage of a ward shall terminate the guardianship as to the person, but not as to the estate, of the ward.

...t as guardian shall then be filed and settled in court. Upon the termination of a guardianship of the person, estate, or both of a minor before the minor reaches eighteen years of age, if a successor guardian is not appointed and if the court finds that the minor is without proper care, the court shall certify a copy of its finding together with as much of the record and any further information that the court...

...rdianship no longer exists or that the letters of appointment were improperly issued, the probate court shall order that the guardianship of an incompetent terminate and shall make an appropriate entry upon the journal. Thereupon the guardianship shall cease, the accounts of the guardian shall be settled by the court, and the ward shall be restored to the full control of the ward's property as before the appoint...

... and acquires a new residence or legal settlement therein, the probate court having jurisdiction over the guardian and the ward, may, on its own motion, or on motion of the guardian or any interested party, with the consent of the probate court of the county to which such ward has removed, transfer the jurisdiction over said guardian and ward to such probate court, provided it appears that such transfer would be in t...

...by guardians for persons who are incompetent by reason of advanced age or mental or physical disability since August 17, 1919, by order of any court of this state shall not be declared invalid for the reason that the guardians for the incompetents were not vested with all the statutory powers given to guardians of incompetents. Those acts of guardians for incompetents are legal and effective.

...care; (d) The approximate number of times during the period covered by the report that the guardian has had contact with the ward, the nature of those contacts, and the date that the ward was last seen by the guardian; (e) Any major changes in the physical or mental condition of the ward observed by the guardian; (f) The opinion of the guardian as to the necessity for the continuation of the guardianship; (g)...

...n this section. No inference of impropriety or liability of the guardian or others associated with the guardian shall arise as a result of a guardian not applying for authority to exercise a power authorized in this section. (c) For good cause shown, the probate court may limit or deny, by order or rule, any power that is granted to a guardian by a section of the Revised Code or relevant decisions of the courts of ...

... an indigent ward. If a probate court determines that there are reasonably sufficient funds in the indigent guardianship fund of the county in which the court is located to meet the needs of indigent guardianships in that county, the court, by order, may declare a surplus in the indigent guardianship fund and expend the surplus funds for other guardianship expenses or for other court purposes.

...s. (D) If a judge of a probate court determines that some of the moneys in the county or multicounty probate court guardianship services fund are needed for the efficient operation of the county or multicounty guardianship service board created under division (F) of this section, the moneys may be used for the acquisition of equipment, the hiring and training of staff, community services programs, volunteer guardia...

...ny period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months immediately before the filing of an application for appointment of a guardian or the issuance of a protective order or, if none, the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months ending within the six months prior to the filing of the application. (J) "Party...

...Chapter 2112. of the Revised Code may be cited as the Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.

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

...courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and other administrative matters without making a record.

...otective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in division (A) of this section, a probate court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request. A probate court of this state may require an advance deposit for costs in an amount sufficient to obtain or provide the requested assistance.

... 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. The probate court on the court's own motion may order that the testimony of a witness be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is to be taken. ...

...(b) The respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that state or another significant-connection state, and before the probate court makes the appointment or issues the order all of the following apply: (i) An application for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's home state. (ii) An objection to the probate court's jurisdiction is not fil...

... the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.

...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 or the appointment or order expires by the appointment's or order's own terms.

...or issuance of a protective order be filed promptly in another state. (C) In determining whether it is an appropriate forum, the probate court shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Any expressed preference of the respondent; (2) Whether abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the respondent has occurred or is likely to occur and which state could best protect the re...

...protective order because of unjustifiable conduct, the probate court may do any of the following: (1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction; (2) Exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning an appropriate remedy to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the respondent or the protection of the respondent's property or to prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the pro...