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Ohio Civ.R. 73.11
Application for Letters of Authority to Administer Estate and Notice of Appointment
(A) Notice of an application for appointment of administrator shall be served at least seven
days prior to the date set for hearing. If there is no known surviving spouse or next of kin
resident of the state, the notice shall be served upon persons designated by the court.
(B) The administrator shall give notice of the appointment within seven days after the
appointment to all persons entitled to inherit, including persons entitled to an allowance for
support, unless those persons have been provided notice of the hearing on the appointment
or have waived notice.
(C) The probate court shall serve as provided by Civil Rule 73(E)(3) the spousal citation and
summary of rights required by R.C. 2106.02 to the surviving spouse within 7 days of the
initial appointment of the administrator or executor, unless a different time is established
by local court rule.
History
Effective Date: July 1, 2026
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
a7a5fe125223f57d60e7669e95c78dc78a0727aec962bb740b66fdeff31e770f
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