Ohio Code § 5101.681
Ohio Code § 5101.681. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5101.681.
Notice of a petition for the provision of court-ordered protective services as provided
for in section 5101.68 of the Revised Code shall be personally served upon the adult who is the subject of the petition at least
five working days prior to the date set for the hearing as provided in section 5101.682 of the Revised Code . Notice shall be given either orally or in writing in language reasonably understandable
to the adult. The notice shall include the names of all petitioners, the basis of the belief that
protective services are needed, the rights of the adult in the court proceedings,
and the consequences of a court order for protective services. The adult shall be informed of the right to counsel and the right to appointed counsel
if the adult is indigent and if appointed counsel is requested. Written notice by certified mail shall also be given to the adult's guardian, legal
counsel, caretaker, and spouse, if any, or if the adult has none of these, to the
adult's adult children or next of kin, if any, or to any other person as the court
may require. The adult who is the subject of the petition may not waive notice as provided in
this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5101.681
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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