{"id":15264,"date":"2020-11-17T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/?p=15264"},"modified":"2020-11-13T17:42:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:42:02","slug":"who-has-priority-of-appointment-as-a-fiduciary-in-ohio-probate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/who-has-priority-of-appointment-as-a-fiduciary-in-ohio-probate\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Has Priority Of Appointment As A Fiduciary In Ohio Probate?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The person with priority to serve as the fiduciary in an Ohio probate is set forth under Ohio law and depends on whether or not the estate is testate or intestate.<\/p>\n
In an intestate Ohio probate, the priority of appointment for a fiduciary is:<\/p>\n
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Priority to serve as the fiduciary in an intestate Ohio probate can be waived.<\/p>\n
Priority to serve can also be lost by neglect in filing to serve as the fiduciary.\u00a0 Ohio Revised Code \u00a72113.06<\/a> states that \u201cif without sufficient cause [the person entitled to administration] neglect[s] to apply within a reasonable time for the administration of the estate, their right to priority shall be lost\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n If the right to priority to serve as a fiduciary is lost, then the court is permitted to appoint a suitable person who is a resident of Ohio, or the attorney general or attorney general\u2019s designee, if the department of Medicaid is seeking to recover the costs of Medicaid services from the deceased.<\/p>\n In a testate Ohio probate, the priority of appointment for a fiduciary is:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The law governing the priority of appointment for the fiduciary of an Ohio testate estate is found in Ohio Revised Code \u00a72113.05<\/a><\/p>\n In an intestate estate, the fiduciary is required to be a resident of Ohio. This rule can be found in Ohio Revised Code \u00a72109.21(A)<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a testate estate, the fiduciary can be a nonresident if:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If neither of the above apply, then the fiduciary of an Ohio testate estate is required to be a resident.\u00a0 This rule can be found in Ohio Revised Code \u00a72109.21(B)(1)<\/a>.<\/p>\nPriority of Appointment In an Ohio Testate Probate<\/h2>\n
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Ohio Residency Requirements To Serve As An Estate Fiduciary<\/h2>\n
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