Ohio Code § 2113.06
Ohio Code § 2113.06. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2113.06.
(A) Administration of the estate of an intestate shall be granted to persons mentioned
in this division, in the following order: (1) To the surviving spouse of the deceased, if resident of the state; (2) To one of the next of kin of the deceased, resident of the state. (B) If the persons entitled to administer the estate under division (A) of this section
fail to take or renounce administration voluntarily, the matter shall be set for hearing
and notice given to the persons. (C) If there are no persons entitled to administration, if they are for any reason unsuitable
for the discharge of the trust, or if without sufficient cause they neglect to apply
within a reasonable time for the administration of the estate, their right to priority
shall be lost, and the court shall commit the administration to some suitable person
who is a resident of the state, or to the attorney general or the attorney general's
designee, if the department of medicaid is seeking to recover the costs of medicaid
services from the deceased pursuant to section 5162.21 or 5162.211 of the Revised Code . The person granted administration may be a creditor of the estate. (D) This section applies to the appointment of an administrator de bonis non.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2113.06
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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