Ohio § 5121.52 Waiver of claim for support against decedent's estate

Ohio Statutes

§ 5121.52 — Waiver of claim for support against decedent's estate

Ohio § 5121.52

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5121Welfare Institutions - Generally

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5121.52 (2026).

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On the death of a person who is a patient, or has been a patient in a hospital, or on the death of a person responsible under section5121.34of the Revised Code for the support of a patient, the department of mental health and addiction services may waive the presentation of any claim for support against the estate of such decedent, when in its judgment an otherwise dependent person will be directly benefited by the estate. Claims against an estate for support of a patient are subject to section5815.28and Chapter 2117. of the Revised Code, and shall be treated, and may be barred, the same as the claims of other creditors of the estate, pursuant to that section or chapter.

The department of mental health and addiction services may accept from a guardian or trustee of a patient a contract ag

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On the death of a person who is a patient, or has been a patient in a hospital, or on the death of a person responsible under section5121.34of the Revised Code for the support of a patient, the department of mental health and addiction services may waive the presentation of any claim for support against the estate of such decedent, when in its judgment an otherwise dependent person will be directly benefited by the estate. Claims against an estate for support of a patient are subject to section5815.28and Chapter 2117. of the Revised Code, and shall be treated, and may be barred, the same as the claims of other creditors of the estate, pursuant to that section or chapter.

The department of mental health and addiction services may accept from a guardian or trustee of a patient a contract agreeing to pay to the state from the property of the guardian's or trustee's ward before or at the death of the ward a fixed annual amount for the support of the ward while the ward is a patient, with interest at four per cent per annum. A copy of the contract shall be filed in the probate court of the proper county and duly entered as a part of the records concerning the ward.

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