Ohio Code § 2107.05

§ 2107.05.

(A) An existing document, book, record, or memorandum may be incorporated in a will by

reference, if referred to as being in existence at the time the will is executed.  That document, book, record, or memorandum shall be deposited in the probate court

when the will is probated or within thirty days after the will is probated, unless

the court grants an extension of time for good cause shown.  A copy may be substituted for the original document, book, record, or memorandum

if the copy is certified to be correct by a person authorized to take acknowledgments. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, if a will incorporates a trust instrument

only in the event that a bequest or devise to the trust is ineffective, the trust

instrument shall be deposited in the probate court not later than thirty days after

the final determination that such bequest or devise is ineffective. (C) If a testator intends to incorporate a trust instrument in a will, the testator's

will shall manifest that intent through the use of the term “incorporate,” “made a

part of,” or similar language.  In the absence of such clear and express intent, a trust instrument shall not be

incorporated into or made a part of the will.  Any language in the testator's will that only identifies a trust shall not be sufficient

to manifest an intent to incorporate that trust instrument by reference in the will. (D) The amendment of this section by adding divisions (B) and (C) applies, and shall

be construed as applying, to the wills of testators who die on or after the effective

date of this amendment.