Ohio Code § 2123.05
Ohio Code § 2123.05. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2123.05.
At the time assigned for the hearing of a proceeding set forth under section 2123.01 of the Revised Code , or at any time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the probate court may hear
proof taken by commission, or by witnesses produced in open court, of the facts set
forth in the complaint, and shall, if satisfied from the evidence, find and adjudge
who are or were the heirs or next of kin of the decedent, and entitled by the laws
of this state to inherit the estate of the deceased, or the devisees or legatees named
or unnamed in the will. The finding and adjudication shall be entered on the journal of the court, which
entry, or a certified copy of the entry, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts
found.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2123.05
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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