Ohio Last Will and Testament

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Ohio Last Will and Testament

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An Ohio last will and testament expresses an individual’s wishes for the distribution of their property after death. It lists the estate assets and the inheritors who will receive them upon the testator/trix’s death. It also names the individual responsible for managing the estate. Creating a will ensures that the estate will be distributed in accordance with the individual’s wishes and not decided by the court.

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An Ohio last will and testament expresses an individual’s wishes for the distribution of their property after death. It lists the estate assets and the inheritors who will receive them upon the testator/trix’s death. It also names the individual responsible for managing the estate. Creating a will ensures that the estate will be distributed in accordance with the individual’s wishes and not decided by the court.

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State Laws

  • Minimum Age – 18.[1]
  • Signing Requirements – Testator and two witnesses.[2]
  • How to Revoke – Destroying, creating a written revocation, or executing a new will.[3]

Probate in Ohio

Application for Probate of Will

To initiate probate proceedings, the person named as executor must first obtain Letters of Authority by filing the following with the probate court for the county where the decedent resided[4]:

The executor must send interested parties a Notice of Probate of Will, then file copies of the Notice, proof of service, Certificate of Service of Notice of Probate of Will, Inventory and Appraisal, and Schedule of Assets with the court.[5] The executor must then send interested parties a Notice of Hearing on Inventory, file copies and proof of service with the court, and attend the inventory hearing.[6]

After settling estate obligations, the executor must file a Receipts and Disbursements, Fiduciary’s Account, and Certificate of Service of Account to Heirs or Beneficiaries with the court, mail beneficiaries the Receipts, Account, and Notice of Hearing on Account, and file copies of the Notice and proof of service with the court.[7] After the account hearing, the executor must distribute the assets.[8]

Small Estates

Estates less than $35,000 in value (or $100,000 if the surviving spouse is the sole beneficiary) can be distributed without full administration with a Application to Relieve Estate From Administration.[9]

Sources

  1. § 2107.02
  2. § 2107.03
  3. § 2107.33(A)
  4. Instructions for Full Administration of Estate pg. 4, §§ 2109.02, 2109.21(F), E-filing Guide
  5. §§ 2107.19, 2115.02, Instructions for Full Administration of Estate pg. 3 & 6
  6. § 2115.16, Instructions for Full Administration of Estate pg. 7
  7. §§ 2109.30(A), 2109.32(B)(1) & (2), 2109.33, Probate Court Guidelines pg. 37
  8. §§ 2113.53(A), 2113.55
  9. § 2113.03(A)