Ohio Code § 2107.16
Ohio Code § 2107.16. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2107.16.
(A) When offered for probate, a will may be admitted to probate and allowed upon such
proof as would be satisfactory, and in like manner as if an absent or incompetent
witness were dead: (1) If it appears to the probate court that a witness to such will has gone to parts
unknown; (2) If the witness was competent at the time of attesting its execution and afterward
became incompetent; (3) If testimony of a witness cannot be obtained within a reasonable time. (B) When offered for probate, a will shall be admitted to probate and allowed when there
has been a prior judgment by a court declaring that the will is valid pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 5817.10 of the Revised Code , if the will has not been revoked.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2107.16
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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