Ohio Code § 1745.53

Ohio Code § 1745.53. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1745.53.

(A) Without limiting the generality of its authority, the court of common pleas of the

county in this state in which is located the principal office of a voluntarily dissolved

unincorporated nonprofit association or of an unincorporated nonprofit association

whose period of existence has expired, upon the complaint of the association, a majority

of the managers, or a creditor or member of the association and upon notice to all

of the managers and any other interested persons that the court considers proper,

at any time may order and adjudge in regard to the following matters: (1) The presentation and proof of all claims and demands against the association and

of all rights, interests, or liens in or on any of its property, the fixing of the

time within which and the manner in which that proof shall be made and the person

to whom that presentation shall be made, and the barring from participation in any

distribution of assets of all persons failing to make and present proofs as required

by the order of the court; (2) The stay of the prosecution of any proceeding against the association or involving

any of its property, and the requirement that the parties to it present and prove

their claims, demands, rights, interests, or liens at the time and in the manner required

of creditors or others, or the grant of leave to bring or maintain an independent

proceeding to enforce liens; (3) The settlement or determination of all claims of every nature against the association

or any of its property, the determination of the assets required to be retained to

pay or provide for the payment of those claims or any claim, the determination of

the assets available for distribution among members and others, and the making of

new parties to the proceeding so far as the court considers proper for the determination

of all matters; (4) The determination of the rights of members or others in and to the assets of the

association; (5) The presentation and the filing of intermediate and final accounts of the managers

or of the liquidators and hearings on them, the allowance, disallowance, or settlement

of those accounts, and the discharge of the managers, the liquidators, or any of them

from their duties and liabilities; (6) The appointment of a special master commissioner to hear and determine any matters

with the authority that the court considers proper; (7) The filling of any vacancies in the number of managers or liquidators if the managers

are unable to act on the vacancies for want of a quorum or for any other reason; (8) The appointment of a receiver, in accordance with the usages of a court in equitable

matters, to wind up the affairs of the association, to take custody of any of its

property, or for any other purpose; (9) The issuance or entry of any injunction or any other order that the court considers

proper in the administration of the trust involved in the winding up of the affairs

of the association and the giving of notice of it; (10) The allowance and payment of compensation to the managers or any of them, to liquidators,

to a receiver, to the attorney for the complainant, or to any person properly rendering

services beneficial to the association or to those interested in it; (11) The entry of a judgment or decree that, if it so provides, may operate as the deed

or other instrument ordered to be executed, or the appointment of a master to execute

that deed or instrument in the name of the association with the same effect as if

executed by an authorized manager pursuant to authority conferred by the managers

or by the members of the association if there is no manager competent to execute the

deed or instrument, if the association or its managers do not perform or comply with

a judgment or decree of court, or if the court considers it proper. (B) A judicial proceeding under this section concerning the winding up of the affairs

of an unincorporated nonprofit association is a special proceeding, and final orders

in the proceeding may be vacated, modified, or reversed on appeal pursuant to the

Rules of Appellate Procedure and, to the extent not in conflict with those rules,

Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1745.53
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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