Pursuant to division (A) of section 2101.24 of the Revised Code, the probate court for the county in which the declarant or deceased person resided at the time of death or the county in which a living person whose post-death arrangements are the subject of dispute resides shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action that results from sections 2108.70 to 2108.89 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.90
Exclusive jurisdiction of probate court over disputes
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Widdig v. Watkins (2013)
Most recently applied in Prokos v. Hines (March 2014)
Effective: October 12, 2006; Latest Legislation: House Bill 426 - 126th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.