No estate, guardianship, or trust shall be closed until all claims filed with the Court have been resolved. If a claim has been rejected, a copy of the rejection and the proof of service shall be filed with the Court along with a certification that the claim is barred by virtue of a failure to commence an action thereon.
When an estate appears to be insolvent, the fiduciary shall file a Representation of Insolvency (Form 24.0), Schedule of Claims (Form 24.4) and Judgment Entry Setting Hearing and Ordering Notice (Form 24.1). Thereafter the fiduciary or attorney for the fiduciary shall serve Notice of Hearing on Representation of Insolvency and Schedule of Claims (Form 24.2), with copies of Form 24.0 and Form 24.4 attached, in accordance with the Judgment Entry Setting Hearing and Ordering Notice. Before the hearing on the Representation of Insolvency and Schedule of Claims, the fiduciary or attorney for the fiduciary shall file Verification of Service Notice of Hearing on Representation of Insolvency and Schedule of Claims (Form 24.3). A proposed Judgment Entry of Insolvency shall be presented at the hearing.
The person responsible for the estate of a decedent subject to the Medicaid estate recovery program instituted under section 5111.11 RC or the estate of a decedent who was the spouse of a decedent subject to the medicaid estate recovery program shall file with the court and submit a properly completed Medicaid Estate Recovery Reporting Form described in section 2117.061 RC to the administrator of the said program not later than thirty days after the granting of letters testamentary, the administration of the estate, or the filing of an application to release from administration. The Court shall send a copy of the form to the Administrator of the Estate Recovery Program, if required by law.
If the fiduciary has received written notification that a beneficiary has a child support arrearage, no distributions shall be made to said beneficiary without a hearing before the Probate Court and due notification of the appropriate Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA).
Notice by publication in a release from administration shall be required if the identity and/or address of any next of kin and/or beneficiary is unknown, unless the Court otherwise orders.
Applicants requesting a change of name of an adult shall execute and file with the Court an Authorization for Release of Information (Form 271.00) expressly authorizing the Brown County Probate Court to obtain from Ohio Courts Network (OCN) and any other law enforcement information system and any court system, current and previous residences, civil and criminal history records, driving records, birth records, public records or any criminal justice agency records that the applicant may have in any federal, state, county, and municipal jurisdictions. A fully executed Form 271.00 shall be filed with the application for change of name of adult
Applicants requesting a change of name of a minor shall execute and file with the Court an Authorization for Release of Minor Information (Form 272.00) expressly authorizing the Brown County Probate Court to obtain from Ohio Courts Network (OCN), any other law enforcement information system and any court system, current and previous residences, delinquency records, civil and criminal history records, driving records, custody/visitation records, birth records, public records or any criminal justice agency records that said minor may have in any federal, state, county, and municipal jurisdictions. A fully executed Form 272.00 shall be filed with the application for change of name of minor.
Petitioner(s) filing a petition for adoption of minor shall execute and file with the Court an Authorization for Release of Information (Form 271.00) expressly authorizing the Brown County Probate Court to obtain from Ohio Courts Network (OCN) and any other law enforcement information system and any court system, current and previous residences, civil and criminal history records, driving records, birth records, public records or any criminal justice agency records that the Petitioner(s) may have in any federal, state, county, and municipal jurisdictions. A fully executed Form 271.00 shall be filed with the Petition for Adoption of Minor.
Fees requested in a minor adoption proceeding in excess of $1,000.00 must be accompanied by time records. Other than with prior Court approval, pursuant to a showing of extraordinary circumstances, the maximum fee is $5,000.00. Fees requested in an adult adoption proceeding in excess of $300.00 must be accompanied by time records. Fees requested in a name change proceeding in excess of $300.00 must be accompanied by time records.
