Ohio Code § 5305.18
Ohio Code § 5305.18. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5305.18.
A person owning real property in this state, encumbered by the contingent or vested
right of dower of an incompetent person, may apply, by petition to the court of common
pleas of the county in which the real estate, or any part thereof, is situated, making
defendants thereto such incompetent person, and the spouse and guardian, if such incompetent
person has either or both, for leave to sell any part of such real property, discharged
and unencumbered of such contingent or vested right of dower. The petition must set forth the grounds for the incompetency of the person, together
with a description of the land proposed to be sold. Thereupon the court shall appoint a committee of six competent individuals, of whom
at least three are physicians, who, under oath, shall inquire into the competence
of such person, and hear testimony to be produced by the spouse or guardian, or, if
there is no such guardian, by a guardian ad litem to be appointed in the action. The committee shall make a report, in writing, of the result of its investigation,
signed by its members.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5305.18
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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