Ohio Code § 2101.01

§ 2101.01.

(A) A probate division of the court of common pleas shall be held at the county seat

in each county in an office furnished by the board of county commissioners, in which

the books, records, and papers pertaining to the probate division shall be deposited

and safely kept by the probate judge.  The board shall provide suitable equipment or other necessary items for the safekeeping

and preservation of the books, records, and papers of the court and shall furnish

any books, forms, and stationery, and any machines, equipment, and materials for the

keeping or examining of records, that the probate judge requires in the discharge

of official duties.  The board also shall authorize expenditures for accountants, financial consultants,

and other agents required for auditing or financial consulting by the probate division

whenever the probate judge considers these services and expenditures necessary for

the efficient performance of the division's duties.  The probate judge shall employ and supervise all clerks, deputies, magistrates,

and other employees of the probate division.  The probate judge shall supervise all probate court investigators and assessors

in the performance of their duties as investigators and assessors and shall employ,

appoint, or designate all probate court investigators and assessors in the manner

described in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of section 2101.11 of the Revised Code. (B) As used in the Revised Code: (1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, “ probate court ” means the probate division of the court of common pleas, and “ probate judge ” means the judge of the court of common pleas who is judge of the probate division. (2) With respect to Lorain county: (a) From February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, “ probate court ” means the domestic relations division of the court of common pleas, and “ probate judge ” means each of the judges of the court of common pleas who are judges of the domestic

relations division. (b) The judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, whose term

begins on February 9, 2009, and successors, shall be the probate judge beginning September

29, 2009, and shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,

probate division. (C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, all pleadings, forms, journals, and

other records filed or used in the probate division shall be entitled “In the Court

of Common Pleas, Probate Division,” but are not defective if entitled “In the Probate

Court.”  In Lorain county, from February 9, 2009, through September 28, 2009, all pleadings,

forms, journals, and other records filed or used in probate matters shall be entitled

“In the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division,” but are not defective

if entitled “In the Probate Division” or “In the Probate Court.”