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...Guardian" also includes an agency under contract with the department of developmental disabilities for the provision of protective service under sections 5123.55 to 5123.59 of the Revised Code when appointed by the probate court to have the care and management of the person of an incompetent. (B) "Ward" means any person for whom a guardian is acting or for whom the probate court is acting pursuant to section 2111.50...

...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 prior to the effective date of this section, upon the first filing by the guardian with the probate co...

...n of an incompetent is an agency under contract with the department of developmental disabilities for the provision of protective services under sections 5123.55 to 5123.59 of the Revised Code, the guardian of an incompetent, by virtue of the appointment as guardian, shall be the guardian of the minor children of the guardian's ward, unless the court appoints some other person as their guardian. When the prima...

...l or personal property, or both under a conservatorship with the court. A petitioner either may grant specific powers to the conservator or court or may limit any powers granted by law to the conservator or court, except that the petitioner may not limit the powers granted to the court by this section and may not limit the requirement for bond as determined by the court. The petition shall state whether the per...

...rty, may issue an emergency ex parte order freezing the financial assets of an individual whom the court or applicant has reason to believe is missing or has gone or been taken to another state if it is reasonably certain that immediate action is required to prevent significant financial harm to the individual. The order may freeze the individual's assets for a period not exceeding seventy-two hours. If the in...

...h the probate court an application that contains a statement of the whole estate of the ward, its probable value, and the probable annual rents of the ward's real property, and that also contains 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...

...ged 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 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 re...

...ights to be present at the hearing, to contest any application for the appointment of a guardian for the alleged incompetent's person, estate, or both, and to be represented by an attorney and of all of the rights set forth in division (C)(7) of section 2111.02 of the Revised Code. (ii) If the person for whom appointment is sought is a resident of, or has a legal settlement in, the county in which the court h...

...ly to file with the court a report that contains all of the following: (1) A statement indicating that the notice was served and describing the extent to which the alleged incompetent's rights to be present at the hearing, to contest any application for the appointment of a guardian for the alleged incompetent's person, estate, or both, and to be represented by an attorney were communicated to the alleged inc...

...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 by the investigator, of the physical and mental condition of the minor; (2) If a guardian alrea...

...d by the court, or if the assets do not consist of money, the court may authorize delivery to a suitable person to be designated by the court. The person receiving the assets shall hold and dispose of them in the manner the court directs. If the court refuses to grant the application to terminate the guardianship, or if no such application is presented to the court, the guardian only shall be required to render...

...or incompetent are not limited by the order of appointment, the person shall be guardian both of the person and estate of the ward. In every instance the court shall appoint the same person as guardian of 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 guardi...

...dy of the ward, the obligation to provide for the education of the ward as required under section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, and the management of 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.

...of the minor or the right to be the residential parent and legal custodian of the minor, the control of the services or the earnings of such minor, or any other matter affecting the minor; provided that if either parent, to the exclusion of the other, is maintaining and supporting the child, that parent shall have the paramount right to control the services and earnings of the child. Neither parent shall forcibly tak...

...Unless expressly appointed or designated to act both as guardian and executor by a will in writing, no person who is or has been an administrator or executor of a will shall, prior to the approval of the person's final account as executor or administrator, be appointed a guardian of the person and estate or of the estate only of a ward who is interested in the estate administered upon or entitled to an interest...

...n and who is appointed as a guardian under this chapter or under any other provision of the Revised Code shall do either of the following: (A) Act as a person with co-responsibility for any guardianship asset 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.

...00 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 501 that has a contract with the department of developmental disabilities to provide protective services may be appointed as a guardian of a person with a developmental disability and may serve as guardian pursuant to sections 5123.55 to 5123.59 of the Revised Code. (2) A nonprofit corporation domiciled in this state and organized under the laws of this state and entitled to tax exempt stat...

...such spouse as the guardian, if it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that such spouse is competent to discharge the duties of such appointment.

...ime of making the will or afterward, to continue during the minority of the child or for a less time. 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...

...he Revised Code. The nomination is for consideration by a court if proceedings for the appointment of a guardian of the person, the estate, or both, for the person making the nomination or if proceedings for the appointment of a guardian as the guardian of the person, the estate, or both of one or more of the nominator's minor or incompetent adult children are commenced at a later time. The person may authoriz...

...ol the person of the ward; (2) To provide suitable maintenance for the ward when necessary, which shall be paid out of the estate of such ward upon the order of the guardian of the person; (3) To provide such maintenance and education for such ward as the amount of the ward's estate justifies when the ward is a minor and has no father or mother, or has a father or mother who fails to maintain or educate the ward, w...

...(A) The probate court may enter an order that authorizes a person under a duty to pay or deliver money or personal property to a minor who does not have a guardian of the person and estate or a guardian of the estate, to perform that duty in amounts not exceeding five thousand dollars annually, by paying or delivering the money or property to any of the following: (1) The guardian of the person only of the minor; (...

...e estate in the possession or under the control of the guardian, collect all debts due to the ward, compound doubtful debts, and appear for and defend, or cause to be defended, all suits against the ward; (4) To obey all orders and judgments of the courts touching the guardianship; (5) To bring suit for the ward when a suit is in the best interests of the ward; (6) To settle and adjust, when necessary or desirable...

... employees or appointed examiner shall conduct an investigation to verify the accuracy of the inventory filed by the guardian. Upon order of the court, the assigned court employees or appointed examiner may subpoena any documents necessary for the investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, the assigned court employees or appointed examiner shall file a report with the court. The court shall hold a hea...

...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.