Ohio § 2123.02 Petition - defendants

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§ 2123.02 — Petition - defendants

Ohio § 2123.02

Title 21Courts-Probate-Juvenile

Ch. 2123Determination Of Heirship

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2123.02 (2026).

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In a situation described in section2123.01of  the Revised Code, the executor or administrator may file in the  probate court of the county where the estate is being administered  a complaint signed by the executor or administrator or the  executor's or administrator's attorney, which complaint shall be  verified. The surviving spouse and the legatees and devisees, or  the heirs and distributees of the decedent, including those whose  names are unknown, shall be made parties defendant. The complaint  shall contain a concise statement of the pertinent facts and shall  conclude with a prayer, for the determination of the heirs and  distributees of the decedent or of the devisees or legatees not  named in the will and their respective interests in the estate.

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In a situation described in section2123.01of the Revised Code, the executor or administrator may file in the probate court of the county where the estate is being administered a complaint signed by the executor or administrator or the executor's or administrator's attorney, which complaint shall be verified. The surviving spouse and the legatees and devisees, or the heirs and distributees of the decedent, including those whose names are unknown, shall be made parties defendant. The complaint shall contain a concise statement of the pertinent facts and shall conclude with a prayer, for the determination of the heirs and distributees of the decedent or of the devisees or legatees not named in the will and their respective interests in the estate.