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...de by a fiduciary other than a guardian under sections 5905.01 to 5905.19 of the Revised Code, and subject to the restriction placed on an administrator or executor by division (B) of section 2109.37 of the Revised Code, in any of the following kinds and classes of securities, provided that it may be lawfully sold in Ohio and investment is made only in those securities that would be acquired by prudent persons ...

...al deposit insurance corporation, or in credit unions insured by the national credit union administration or by a credit union share guaranty corporation established under Chapter 1761. of the Revised Code, if the rate of interest paid on those deposits is at least equal to the rate of interest generally paid by those banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions on deposits of similar terms o...

...t estate as received by the fiduciary even though that part is not of the class or percentage permitted to fiduciaries, or from retaining any investment made by the fiduciary after the investment ceases to be of a class or exceeds the percentage permitted by law, provided the circumstances are not such as to require the fiduciary to dispose of the investment in the performance of the fiduciary's duties.

...A fiduciary entitled to a distributive share of the assets of an estate or trust has the same right as other beneficiaries to accept or demand distribution in kind and may retain any security or investment so distributed to the fiduciary as though it were a part of the original estate received by the fiduciary.

...Unless the instrument creating a trust forbids, a fiduciary may do all of the things that an individual holder might do with respect to securities held by the fiduciary, including the exercise or sale of subscription rights, the acceptance of new stock in the same corporation in place of the stock held, or in the event of reorganization, sale, or merger in a different corporation, and with the approval of the p...

... bank, savings and loan association, or credit union located in this state. A corporate fiduciary, authorized to receive deposits of fiduciaries, may be the depositary of funds held by it as fiduciary. All deposits made pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be in such class of account as will be most advantageous to the trust or estate, and each depositary shall pay interest at the highest rate customarily p...

...ciary's trust or distribution shall, unless otherwise ordered by the probate court, invest those funds within a reasonable time according to section 2109.37 or 2109.371 of the Revised Code. On failure to do so, the fiduciary shall account to the trust for any loss of interest that is found by the court to be due to the fiduciary's negligence.

...hose amounts shall be payable for the benefit of the beneficiary, if living, and to the beneficiary's estate if the beneficiary is deceased. In addition to the penalties under this section, the court may remove the fiduciary pursuant to section 2109.24 of the Revised Code for fraudulent conduct or dereliction of duty related to the fiduciary's personal use or misuse of funds or property belonging to a trust. H...

...f financial institutions or the comptroller of the currency shall be permitted to deal with the estate, any power in the instrument creating the trust to the contrary notwithstanding. This section does not prohibit a fiduciary from making an advancement if the advancement has been expressly authorized by the instrument creating the trust or if the probate court approves or from engaging in any act authorized by this ...

...ll require that officer to file a statement indicating that the private sale was made after diligent endeavor to obtain the best price for the property and that the private sale was at the highest price the executor, administrator, guardian, assignee, or trustee could obtain for the property.

...he trust and stating the nature and amount of the encumbrances on that real property, the date those encumbrances became or will become due, and the rate of interest on those encumbrances. The complaint shall also contain a statement of the personal property in the trust, the income from the personal property, and the income from the real property in the trust. The complaint if filed by a guardian shall state t...

...repairs or improvements and their probable cost and to report their conclusions to the court.

...the court the rate of interest and the length of time for which the fiduciary can borrow that amount. If the report of the fiduciary and the terms proposed are satisfactory to the court, they may be accepted and confirmed and the fiduciary ordered, as fiduciary, to execute a note for the amount to be borrowed and a mortgage on the real property so designated, which shall be a valid lien on the property. The f...

...king for the examination or the trust fund, as the court may decree. This section shall not apply to a corporate trustee that is subject to section 1111.28 of the Revised Code.

...t any person suspected of having concealed, embezzled, or conveyed away or of being or having been in the possession of any moneys, personal property, or choses in action of the estate, testamentary trust, or guardianship, the court shall by citation or other judicial order compel the person or persons suspected to appear before it to be examined, on oath, touching the matter of the complaint. If necessary, the...

...If a person compelled under section 2109.50 of the Revised Code to appear for examination refuses to answer 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.

...rson 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 embezzled or may order restoration in kind. The...

...fiduciary's property also shall be liable for the satisfaction of the judgment on execution issued on the judgment by the fiduciary's successor.

...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 and the costs that have accrued or that may accrue on the judgment. T...

...on 2109.54 of the Revised Code to be filed in the clerk's office and proceed to execution on the judgment as provided in that section. The prosecuting attorney shall pay the money realized upon the execution to the county treasurer for the use of the estate, testamentary trust, or guardianship, reserving the compensation to the prosecuting attorney that the probate court allows.

...nts, or conveyances 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.

...county's treasury, to be placed to the credit of the general fund. Upon application to the probate court that appointed the trustee and presentment of the proof necessary to entitle the person to the money, the court shall order the payment of the money to the person in whole or part, less the costs of collection by the prosecuting attorney. The person, on the judge's certificate, shall be given a warrant for ...

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

...y setting forth in the petition the amount and nature of the creditor's or other person's claim or interest. The petition shall not be filed against an executor or administrator until the expiration of the period prescribed in section 2117.30 of the Revised Code. When the petition is filed, the probate court shall issue a citation to the fiduciary setting forth the filing of the petition and the nature of th...

...sfer 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 petition and other papers in the proceedings, shall be filed with the clerk of the court of common pleas.