Effective: January 13, 2012
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly
The naming of a person as executor in a will shall not operate as a discharge or bequest of a just claim that the testator had against that executor. The claim shall be included among the assets of the deceased in the inventory required by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code. The executor shall be liable for it as for so much money in the possession or under the control of the executor at the time that debt or demand becomes due and shall apply and distribute it as part of the personal property of the deceased.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile
Chapter 2115 | Executors and Administrators - Inventory
Section 2115.01 | Inventory Defined.
Section 2115.02 | Inventory - Separate Schedule.
Section 2115.03 | Proceedings on Refusal to File Inventory.
Section 2115.04 | Notice of Inventory.
Section 2115.05 | Who Shall Make Inventory.
Section 2115.06 | Appraisers - Compensation - Fees May Be Charged Against the Estate.
Section 2115.07 | Oath and Duties of Appraisers.
Section 2115.09 | Inventory Contents.
Section 2115.10 | Emblements to Be Included in Inventory - Right of Entry.
Section 2115.11 | Discharge of a Debt in a Will.
Section 2115.12 | Naming of Person Executor Does Not Discharge Debt.
Section 2115.15 | Signing, Certifying, and Return of Inventory.