Ohio Code § 2119.01
Ohio Code § 2119.01. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2119.01.
When a person owning property in this state has disappeared and has not been heard
from, after diligent inquiry and for at least three months, under circumstances that
afford reasonable ground to believe that the person is dead, cannot return, or refuses
to return to the person's home, and the person's estate requires attention, supervision,
and care, or is needed for the maintenance of the person's dependents, the probate
court, on application of the spouse or of one of the next of kin, may appoint a trustee
to take possession and charge of the property of the person, other than the property
with respect to which the person has made provision by written instrument designating
an agent or attorney in fact. The application shall be filed in the county in which the person last resided or
if the person's last known residence was outside this state, the application may be
filed in any county in which that property is situated.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2119.01
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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