Ohio Code § 2101.23
Ohio Code § 2101.23. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2101.23.
The probate judge may keep order in the judge's court and has authority throughout
the state to compel performance of any duty incumbent upon any fiduciary appointed
by or accounting to the judge. The probate judge may punish any contempt of the judge's authority as that contempt
might be punished in the court of common pleas. If a person neglects or refuses to perform an order or judgment of a probate court,
other than for the payment of money, the person is guilty of contempt of court, and
the judge shall issue a summons directing the person to appear before the court within
two days from the service of the summons and show cause why the person should not
be punished for contempt. If it appears to the judge that the person is attempting to avoid the process of
the court or is about to leave the county for that purpose, the judge may issue an
attachment instead of the summons, commanding the officer to whom it is directed,
to bring the person before the judge to answer for contempt. If no sufficient excuse is shown, the person shall be punished for contempt.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2101.23
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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