Ohio § 2107.27 Notice of application - testimony - probate

Ohio Statutes

§ 2107.27 — Notice of application - testimony - probate

Ohio § 2107.27

Title 21Courts-Probate-Juvenile

Ch. 2107Wills

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2107.27 (2026).

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(A)When application is made to the probate court to admit to probate a will that has been lost, spoliated, or destroyed as provided in section2107.26of the Revised Code or a document that is treated as a will as provided in section2107.24of the Revised Code, the party seeking to prove the will shall give a written notice by certified mail to the surviving spouse of the testator, to all persons who would be entitled to inherit from the testator under Chapter 2105. of the Revised Code if the testator had died intestate, to all legatees and devisees that are named in the will, and to all legatees and devisees that are named in the most recent will prior to the lost, spoliated, or destroyed will that is known to the applicant or in the most recent will prior to the document that is treated

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(A) When application is made to the probate court to admit to probate a will that has been lost, spoliated, or destroyed as provided in section2107.26of the Revised Code or a document that is treated as a will as provided in section2107.24of the Revised Code, the party seeking to prove the will shall give a written notice by certified mail to the surviving spouse of the testator, to all persons who would be entitled to inherit from the testator under Chapter 2105. of the Revised Code if the testator had died intestate, to all legatees and devisees that are named in the will, and to all legatees and devisees that are named in the most recent will prior to the lost, spoliated, or destroyed will that is known to the applicant or in the most recent will prior to the document that is treated as a will if the most recent will is known to the applicant.

(B) In the cases described in division (A) of this section, the proponents and opponents of the will shall cause the witnesses to the will, and any other witnesses that have relevant and material knowledge about the will, to appear before the court to testify. If any witnesses reside out of its jurisdiction, or reside within its jurisdiction but are infirm or unable to attend, the probate court may order their testimony to be taken and reduced to writing by some competent person. The testimony shall be filed in the records of the probate court pertaining to the testator's estate.

(C) If upon such proof the court finds that the requirements of section2107.24or2107.26of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, have been met, the probate court shall find and establish the contents of the will as near as can be ascertained. The contents of the will established under section2107.26of the Revised Code shall be as effectual for all purposes as if the original will had been admitted to probate and record. The contents of the will established under section2107.24of the Revised Code shall be as effectual for all purposes as if the document treated as a will had satisfied all of the requirements of section2107.03of the Revised Code and had been admitted to probate and record.