Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 2101.026 | Franklin county probate court mental health fund.
...evelopmental disabilities, or any other guardianships. These services include, but are not limited to, involuntary commitment proceedings and the establishment and management of adult guardianships, including all associated expenses, for wards who are under the care of the board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services of Franklin county, the Franklin county board of developmental disabilities, or any o... |
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Section 2111.02 | Appointment of guardian - limited, interim, emergency, or standby guardian - nomination.
... Code, rules, and procedures governing guardianships apply to a limited guardian, except that the order of appointment and letters of authority of a limited guardian shall state the reasons for, and specify the limited powers of, the guardian. The court may appoint a limited guardian for a definite or indefinite period. An incompetent or minor for whom a limited guardian has been appointed retains all of the i... |
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Section 2111.50 | Probate court is superior guardian of wards.
...f the court that concern their wards or guardianships. (2)(a) Subject to divisions (A)(2)(b) and (c) of this section, the control of a guardian over the person, the estate, or both of the guardian's ward is limited to the authority that is granted to the guardian by the Revised Code, relevant decisions of the courts of this state, and orders or rules of the probate court. (b) Except for the powers specified in d... |
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Section 2111.52 | County probate court guardianship services fund; multicounty probate court guardianship services fund.
...to be known as the county probate court guardianship services fund. (B) The probate courts of two or more counties may accept funds or other program assistance from, or charge fees for services described in division (C) of this section rendered to, individuals, corporations, agencies, or organizations, including, but not limited to, a county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or a county ... |
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Section 2112.31 | Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state.
...ition the probate court to transfer the guardianship to another state. (B) Notice of a petition under division (A) of this section must be given by the guardian to the persons that would be entitled to notice of an application in this state for the appointment of a guardian. (C) On the probate court's own motion or on request of the guardian, ward, protected person, or other person required to be notified of... |
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Section 5153.163 | Payments to adoptive parent of child with special needs; kinship guardian assistance.
...re available, may provide state kinship guardianship assistance as needed on behalf of the child when all of the following apply: (a) The relative has cared for the eligible child as a foster caregiver as defined by section 5103.02 of the Revised Code for at least six consecutive months. (b) Both of the following apply: (i) A juvenile court issued an order granting legal custody of the child to the relative,... |
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Section 5180.428 | [Former R.C. 5101.1411, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Young adults - foster care and adoption assistance payments.
...ent 42 U.S.C. 673(d) to provide kinship guardianship assistance under Title IV-E available to any relative who meets all of the following requirements: (a) Both of the following apply: (i) A juvenile court issued an order granting legal custody of a person who is a kinship guardianship young adult to the relative, or a probate court issued an order granting guardianship of a person who is a kinship guardianship... |
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Section 2111.011 | Guardianship guide.
...rk of the probate court shall furnish a guardianship guide, prepared e ither by the attorney general w ith the approval of the Ohio judicial conference or b y the Ohio judicial conference under division (B) of this section, to 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 p... |
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Section 2111.042 | Investigating and report regarding guardianship of minor.
...n for a minor or the functioning of the guardianship of a minor, the court may appoint 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 need for, or the circumstances of, the guardianship and to file with the court a report that contains all of the following: (1) A brief description, as observed... |
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Section 2111.05 | Termination of guardianship based on value of ward's estate.
...te court for an order to terminate the guardianship. Upon proof that it would be for the best interest of the ward to terminate the guardianship, the court may order the guardianship terminated, and direct the guardian, if 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 auth... |
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Section 2111.49 | Report of guardian of incompetent.
...e necessity for the continuation of the guardianship; (g) The opinion of the guardian as to the adequacy of the present care of the ward; (h) The date that the ward was last examined or otherwise seen by a physician, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner and the purpose of that visit; (i) A statement by a licensed physician, licensed clinical nurse specialist, licensed certified nurse pract... |
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Section 2111.51 | County indigent guardianship fund.
...lish in the county treasury an indigent guardianship fund. All revenue that the general assembly appropriates to the indigent guardianship fund for a county, thirty dollars of the thirty-five-dollar fee collected pursuant to division (A)(34) of section 2101.16 of the Revised Code, and twenty dollars of the sixty-dollar fee collected pursuant to division (A)(59) () of that section shall be deposited into the fund that... |
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Section 5180.42 | [Former R.C. 5101.141, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Administering federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance.
... the age of twenty-one. (4) "Kinship guardianship young adult" means an individual that meets the following criteria: (a) Was in the temporary or permanent custody of a public children services agency or a planned permanent living arrangement prior to the commitment described in division (A)(4)(b) of this section; (b) Was committed to the legal custody or legal guardianship of a kinship caregiver at the age ... |
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Section 2112.32 | Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state.
...(A) To confirm transfer of a guardianship transferred to this state under provisions similar to section 2112.31 of the Revised Code, the guardian shall petition the probate court in this state to accept the guardianship of the person, guardianship of the estate, or both. The petition must include a certified copy of the other state's provisional order of transfer. (B) Notice of a petition under division (A) o... |
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Section 5180.4213 | [Former R.C. 5101.1416, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Kinship guardianship assistance.
...ent 42 U.S.C. 673(d) to provide kinship guardianship assistance under Title IV-E on behalf of a child to a relative who meets the following requirements: (1) The relative has cared for the eligible child pursuant to division (B) of this section as a foster caregiver as defined by section 5103.02 of the Revised Code for at least six consecutive months. (2) Both of the following apply: (a) A juvenile court iss... |
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Section 5180.4214 | [Former R.C. 5101.1417, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Rules to carry out federal foster care, adoption, and kinship guardianship assistance.
...f the following: (A) Allow a kinship guardianship young adult described in division (C) of section 5180.428 of the Revised Code on whose behalf kinship guardianship assistance is received, to maintain eligibility while transitioning into, or out of, qualified employment or educational activities; (B) Require that a thirty-day notice of termination be given by the department to a person receiving kinship guardia... |
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Section 2109.50 | Proceedings when assets concealed or embezzled.
... an estate, a testamentary trust, or a guardianship or of the county where a person resides against whom the complaint is made, by a person interested in the estate, testamentary trust, or guardianship or by the creditor of a person interested in the estate, testamentary trust, or guardianship against any person suspected of having concealed, embezzled, or conveyed away or of being or having been in the posses... |
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Section 2111.47 | Wards other than minors.
...ctory proof that the necessity for the guardianship 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... |
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Section 2307.50 | Civil action to recover damages for interference with the parental or guardianship interest.
...ighteen years of age. (3) "Parental or guardianship interest" means that a parent of a minor is the residential parent and legal custodian of the minor and has the rights corresponding to that capacity, that a parent of a minor is the parent other than the residential parent of the minor and has a right of access to the minor, that the parents of a minor have parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the ... |
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Section 5122.39 | Guardianship of mentally ill persons.
...llnesses shall remain under the natural guardianship of their parents, notwithstanding hospitalization pursuant to this chapter, unless parental rights have been terminated pursuant to a court finding that the minor is neglected or dependent. Where a minor with a mental illness is found to be dependent or neglected, the public children's services agency in the county of residence has final guardianship authority and ... |
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Section 2101.16 | Fees.
...____________ $25.00 (66) Terminate guardianship, petition to ___________________________________________________ $10.00 (67) Transfer of real property, application, entry, and certificate for ___________________________________________________ $7.00 (68) Unclaimed money, application to invest ___________________________________________________ $7.00 (69) Vacate approval of acc... |
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Section 2111.031 | Appointing physicians and other persons to determine need for guardianship.
... 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 expenses incurred to so assist the court shall be charged either against the estate of the person or against the applicant, unless the court determines, for good cause shown, that the costs, fees, or expenses are to be recovered from the co... |
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Section 2111.08 | Parents are natural guardians.
...nt shall forcibly take a child from the guardianship of the parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian of the child. If the wife and husband live apart, the court may award the guardianship of a minor to either parent, and the state in which the parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian or who otherwise has the lawful custody of the minor resides has jurisdiction to determine questions c... |
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Section 2112.01 | Definitions.
...o act on the respondent's behalf. (G) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian. (H) "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued. (I) "Home state" means the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months immediately bef... |
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Section 5123.93 | Guardianship of minor.
...ual disabilities shall remain under the guardianship of their parents or of a guardian appointed pursuant to Chapter 2111. of the Revised Code, notwithstanding institutionalization pursuant to any section of this chapter, unless parental rights have been terminated pursuant to a court finding that the child is neglected, abused, or dependent pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code. If a minor with an intellectu... |