Pleadings and applications which commence proceedings and for which the Court must collect an initial case deposit against costs, and all estate tax returns, must be filed in person.
Pleadings, motions, applications and other filings as set forth below may be filed with the Court by U.S. Mail or other delivery services subject to the conditions set forth by the Local Rules or by the Court. If there is a deficiency in the proposed pleadings, motions, applications, filings or payment of costs, such items will be returned to the sender without being filed.
- Decedent's Estates
- Attorney Fee Applications; Consents and Waivers of Notice of Hearing
- Appointments of Appraisers
- Applications to Transfer Motor Vehicles;
- Applications for Certificates of Transfer; Entries approving such Applications; Proposed Certificates of Transfer
- Claims against the Estate
- Exceptions to Inventories and Accounts
- Consents to Sell Real Estate with Waiver of Bond
- Fiduciary Bonds
- Motions and Entries setting such Motions for hearing
- Suggestions of Death
- Affidavits and Entries Finding that a Person is One and the Same
- Notification of Change of Address
- Initial Application to Extend Time of Administration
- Status Reports
- Estate Tax Form 22 where no Ohio estate tax return is required
- Guardianships
- Inventories and Amended Inventories
- Applications to Release Funds
- Guardian's Reports Expert Evaluations
- Attorney Fee Applications
- Guardian Fee Applications
- Guardian Bonds
- Notifications of Change of Address
- Motions and Entries setting such Motions for hearing
- Trusts
- Lists of Beneficiaries
- Attorney Fee Applications
- Trustee Fee Applications
- Trustee Bonds
- Inventory and Amended Inventories
- Notifications of Change of Address
- Motions and Entries setting such Motions for hearing
- Requests for Notification
- Adoptions; Because adoption proceedings are sealed by statute, subject to the conditions as set forth in this Local Rule, the Court will accept the following filings relating to adoptions through the U.S. Mail or other delivery services provided that the pleadings are sealed in an envelope, that is prominently labeled "ADOPTION FILE UNDER SEAL":
- Home Studies
- Pre-Finalization Reports
- Proofs of Service of Notice
- Petitioners Final Account
- Petitions for Identifying Information
- Social and Medical History Updates
If a file-stamped copy of the pleadings, motions, applications and other filings is desired to be returned to the sender, a copy of such pleadings and a self-addressed, postage pre-paid envelope must be enclosed.
Any pleading, motion, application or other filing which is to be set for hearing must be accompanied by the appropriate entry setting the matter for hearing. The Court will set such matters for hearing at its sole discretion. A proposed entry for the Court's consideration must accompany any pleading, motion, application or other filing that requires an entry.
