Ohio Code § 2107.47
Ohio Code § 2107.47. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2107.47.
(A) The title, estate, or interest of a bona fide purchaser, lessee, or encumbrancer,
for value, in real property situated in this state, that is derived from an heir of
a decedent and acquired without knowledge of a will of the decedent that effectively
disposes of it to another person, shall not be defeated by the production of a will
of the decedent, unless, in the case of a resident decedent, the will is offered for
probate within three months after the death of the decedent, or unless, in the case
of a nonresident decedent, the will is offered for record in this state within three
months after the death of the decedent. (B) The title, estate, or interest of a bona fide purchaser, lessee, or encumbrancer,
for value, in real property situated in this state, that is derived from a beneficiary
under a will of a decedent and acquired without knowledge of a later will of the decedent
that effectively disposes of it to another person, shall not be defeated by the production
of a later will of the decedent, unless, in the case of a resident decedent, the later
will is offered for probate within three months after the death of the decedent, or
unless, in the case of a nonresident decedent, the later will is offered for record
in this state within three months after the death of the decedent.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2107.47
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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