Ohio Code § 2108.76
Ohio Code § 2108.76. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2108.76.
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if the person named as the declarant's
representative or successor representative in a written declaration was the declarant's
spouse at the time the declaration was executed, but is not the declarant's spouse
at the time of the declarant's death, the former spouse shall no longer be qualified
to serve as the declarant's representative or successor representative. (B) Division (A) of this section shall not apply and a former spouse is qualified to
serve as a declarant's representative or successor representative if the declarant
signs and dates, after the termination of the marriage, a document stating the declarant's
intent that the former spouse be the declarant's representative or successor representative. The document must be notarized or witnessed in accordance with the procedures described
in section 2108.73 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2108.76
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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