Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 2107 | Wills
Section 2107.47 | Protection of Purchaser Against Will or Later Will.

Effective: January 13, 2012
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The title, estate, or interest of a bona fide purchaser, lessee, or encumbrancer, for value, in real property situated in this state, that is derived from an heir of a decedent and acquired without knowledge of a will of the decedent that effectively disposes of it to another person, shall not be defeated by the production of a will of the decedent, unless, in the case of a resident decedent, the will is offered for probate within three months after the death of the decedent, or unless, in the case of a nonresident decedent, the will is offered for record in this state within three months after the death of the decedent.
(B) The title, estate, or interest of a bona fide purchaser, lessee, or encumbrancer, for value, in real property situated in this state, that is derived from a beneficiary under a will of a decedent and acquired without knowledge of a later will of the decedent that effectively disposes of it to another person, shall not be defeated by the production of a later will of the decedent, unless, in the case of a resident decedent, the later will is offered for probate within three months after the death of the decedent, or unless, in the case of a nonresident decedent, the later will is offered for record in this state within three months after the death of the decedent.

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