Effective: April 11, 1991
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 3 - 118th General Assembly
The wife and husband are the joint natural guardians of their minor children and are equally charged with their care, nurture, welfare, and education and the care and management of their estates. The wife and husband have equal powers, rights, and duties and neither parent has any right paramount to the right of the other concerning the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor or the right to be the residential parent and legal custodian of the minor, the control of the services or the earnings of such minor, or any other matter affecting the minor; provided that if either parent, to the exclusion of the other, is maintaining and supporting the child, that parent shall have the paramount right to control the services and earnings of the child. Neither parent shall forcibly take a child from the guardianship of the parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian of the child.
If the wife and husband live apart, the court may award the guardianship of a minor to either parent, and the state in which the parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian or who otherwise has the lawful custody of the minor resides has jurisdiction to determine questions concerning the minor's guardianship.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile
Chapter 2111 | Guardians; Conservatorships
Section 2111.01 | Guardian and Conservatorship Definitions.
Section 2111.011 | Guardianship Guide.
Section 2111.021 | Physically Infirm Adult May Petition for Conservatorship.
Section 2111.022 | Emergency Order to Freeze Assets of Missing Person.
Section 2111.03 | Application for Appointment as Guardian.
Section 2111.031 | Appointing Physicians and Other Persons to Determine Need for Guardianship.
Section 2111.04 | Notice of Appointment.
Section 2111.041 | Investigating Circumstances of Alleged Incompetent.
Section 2111.042 | Investigating and Report Regarding Guardianship of Minor.
Section 2111.05 | Termination of Guardianship Based on Value of Ward's Estate.
Section 2111.06 | Guardian of the Person.
Section 2111.07 | Powers of Guardian of Person and Estate.
Section 2111.08 | Parents Are Natural Guardians.
Section 2111.09 | Administrator or Executor Ineligible to Be Appointed Guardian.
Section 2111.091 | Restrictions on Attorney Representing Guardian.
Section 2111.10 | Corporation as Guardian.
Section 2111.11 | Spouse May Be Appointed Guardian.
Section 2111.12 | Guardian of Minor.
Section 2111.121 | Nomination of Guardian.
Section 2111.13 | Duties of Guardian of Person.
Section 2111.131 | Court Order for Payments of No More Than $5,000 Due to Minor.
Section 2111.14 | Duties of Guardian of Estate.
Section 2111.141 | Inventory to Be Supported by Evidence.
Section 2111.15 | Duties of Guardian of Person and Estate.
Section 2111.151 | Liability of Guardian or Conservator as to Contracts and Debts.
Section 2111.16 | Certain Vouchers Not Allowed as Credits.
Section 2111.17 | Suits by Guardians.
Section 2111.18 | Claim for Injury to Ward or Damage to Property - Settlement.
Section 2111.181 | Settlement of Claim of Emancipated Minor.
Section 2111.182 | Order for Portion of Funds to Minor Be Deposited in Trust.
Section 2111.19 | Completion of Real Property Contracts.
Section 2111.20 | Sale of Personal Estate.
Section 2111.21 | Sale, Compromise, Adjustment, or Mortgage of Dower.
Section 2111.22 | Release of Ward's Tax Title by Guardian.
Section 2111.23 | Guardian Ad Litem.
Section 2111.24 | Insolvency of Ward.
Section 2111.25 | Lease for Not More Than Three Years.
Section 2111.26 | Lease for Term of Years.
Section 2111.29 | Parties and Proceedings.
Section 2111.30 | Duties of Appraisers.
Section 2111.31 | Hearing and Order.
Section 2111.33 | Guardian May Improve Real Property - Petition.
Section 2111.34 | Proceedings.
Section 2111.35 | Amount to Be Used for Improvement.
Section 2111.36 | Guardian's Report.
Section 2111.37 | Guardian for Nonresident.
Section 2111.38 | Bond and Duties.
Section 2111.39 | Foreign Guardian May Collect Money.
Section 2111.40 | When Nonresident Ward Becomes a Resident.
Section 2111.42 | Foreign Guardians May Receive Property.
Section 2111.43 | Foreign Wards and Guardians.
Section 2111.44 | Sale of Real Property of Foreign Wards.
Section 2111.45 | Marriage of Ward.
Section 2111.46 | Guardianship of Minors.
Section 2111.47 | Wards Other Than Minors.
Section 2111.471 | Transfer of Court Having Jurisdiction.
Section 2111.48 | Certain Acts Validated.
Section 2111.49 | Report of Guardian of Incompetent.
Section 2111.50 | Probate Court Is Superior Guardian of Wards.