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...itions, and sureties of which shall be subject to the approval of the probate judge. The probate court may initiate proceedings on its own motion. The probate court shall promptly proceed to hear and determine the matter. The examinations, including questions and answers, shall be reduced to writing, signed by the party examined, and filed in the probate court. If required by either party, the probate court...

...interrogatories propounded, the probate court shall commit the person to the county jail, and the person shall remain in close custody until the person submits to the court's order.

...r without if not required, whether the person accused is guilty of having concealed, embezzled, conveyed away, or been in the possession of moneys, personal property, or choses in action of the estate, testamentary trust, or guardianship. If the person is found guilty, the probate court shall assess the amount of damages to be recovered or the court may order the return of the specific thing concealed or embez...

...uciary shall be removed by the probate court. If any portion of the estate, testamentary trust, or guardianship remains to be administered by the probate court at the time of the removal of the fiduciary, the court shall appoint a new fiduciary to continue the administrative process. A fiduciary that is removed shall not receive compensation for acting as fiduciary and shall be charged for the amount of the ju...

...gment has been rendered by the probate court under section 2109.52 of the Revised Code shall deliver to the clerk of the court of common pleas a certificate of that judgment in accordance with section 2329.04 of the Revised Code. The probate court shall complete and deliver the certificate to the fiduciary on demand. The clerk shall issue an execution of the court of common pleas for the amount of the judgment...

... prosecuting attorney that the probate court allows.

...onveyances of real property, rents, or personal property and all bonds, judgments, or executions made or obtained with intent to avoid the purpose of the proceedings set forth in sections 2109.50 to 2109.55 of the Revised Code, or in contemplation of any examination or complaint provided for by those sections, shall be void.

...is made to appear to the court that any person entitled to all or a part of the proceeds of property sold in that action or proceeding is unknown or is a nonresident and not represented in the action or proceeding or that the person entitled cannot, at the time, definitely be ascertained, the probate court may appoint a trustee to whom the notes and mortgages for the unpaid part shall be made, delivered, and pa...

...ay be examined under oath. The probate court shall enter its finding on the journal and tax the costs as may be equitable.

...claims of all parties interested in the subject matter of the petition. For that purpose the probate court may allow all parties in interest to be made parties to the petition by amended, supplemental, or cross-petition. The court shall cause notice to be served on all the parties in the manner provided in this section for service of the citation upon the fiduciary. In any proceeding under this section, the sur...

... Revised Code is pending in the probate court, the court, on motion of any party or on the court's own motion, may transfer the cause to the court of common pleas, and the court of common pleas shall hear, settle, and determine all issues as provided in that section. In case of the transfer, the probate court shall prepare a transcript of the proceedings in the cause, so far as it has progressed, that, with the...

...ore of the obligors on the bond by any person who has been injured by reason of the breach of any condition of the bond. The action shall be prosecuted for the benefit of all persons who are interested in the estate and who have been similarly injured. Any such person or any obligor on the bond who is not already a party to the action may intervene in the action or be made a party to the action by supplemental,...

...iling of a motion by a trustee with the court that has jurisdiction over the trust, upon the provision of reasonable notice to all beneficiaries who are known and in being and who have vested or contingent interests in the trust, and after holding a hearing, the court may terminate the trust, in whole or in part, if it determines that all of the following apply: (a) It is no longer economically feasible to continue ...

...Allocation of receipts and expenditures between principal and income by an executor, administrator, or testamentary trustee shall be as prescribed in sections 5812.01 to 5812.52 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the provisions of Chapters 5801. to 5811. of the Revised Code apply to testamentary trusts except to the extent that any provision of those chapters conflicts with any provision of Chapter 2109. of the Revised Code, or with any other provision of the Revised Code, that applies specifically to testamentary trusts and except to the extent that any provision of Chapters 5801....

... illness or disability, as a result of intellectual disability, or as a result of chronic substance abuse, that the person is incapable of taking proper care of the person's self or property or fails to provide for the person's family or other persons for whom the person is charged by law to provide ; (2) Any person confined to a correctional institution within this state. (E) "Next of kin" means any person who w...

...(A) The clerk 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 ...

...of the Revised Code, a guardian of the person, the estate, or both, of a minor or incompetent, provided the person for whom the guardian is to be appointed is a resident of the county or has a legal settlement in the county. If the person for whom the guardian is to be appointed is an adult, the person must be a qualified respondent as described in section 2112.21 of the Revised Code and have the opportunity t...

...inite period of time, the petitioner's person, any or all of the petitioner's real 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 require...

...(A) A probate court, on its own motion or on application of an interested party, 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 ...

... a parent of the minor is absent, under disability, or for other reason cannot be notified; (4) Name and residence address of the person having custody of the minor. (D) In the case of an application for the appointment of a guardian of an alleged incompetent, all of the following: (1) Name, age, and residence of the person for whom such appointment is sought; (2) Facts upon which the application is based; (3) N...

...urse 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 expenses incurred to so assist the court shall be charged either against the estate of the person or against the applicant, unl...

...ined, provided the parent is free from disability other than minority; (c) Upon the next of kin of the minor who are known to reside in this state, if there is no living parent, the name and address of the parent cannot be ascertained, or the parent is under disability other than minority; (d) Upon the person having the custody of the minor. (2) In the appointment of the guardian of an incompetent, notice sha...

... guardian for the alleged incompetent's person, estate, or both, and to be represented by an attorney were communicated to the alleged incompetent in a language or method of communication understandable to the alleged incompetent; (2) A brief description, as observed by the investigator, of the physical and mental condition of the alleged incompetent; (3) A recommendation regarding the necessity for a guardian...

...ing 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 by the investigator, of the ...