Fill and Sign the Ohio Application for Authority to Administer Estate Form

PROBATE COURT OF ____________ COUNTY, OHIO ESTATE OF _____________________________________________________, DECEASED CASE NO. ______________________ APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER ESTATE [R.C. 2109.02 and 2109.07] [For Executors and all Administrators; attach supplemental application for ancillary administration, if applicable] Applicant states that decedent died on ___________________________________________________________ Decedent's domicile was ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Street Address __________________________________________________________________________________________ City or Village, or Township if unincorporated area County __________________________________________________________________________________________ Post Office State Zip Code Applicant asks to be appointed _________________________________________________________________ of decedent's estate. [Check whichever of the following are applicable] - To applicant's knowledge, decedent did not leave a Will - Decedent's W ill has been admitted to probate in this Court - A supplemental application for ancillary administration is attached. Attached is a list of the surviving spouse, children, next of kin, and legatees and devisees, k nown to applicant, which list includes those persons entitled to administer the estate. The estimated value of the estate is: Personal property………………………………………………………………………… $ __________ ______________ Annual real property r entals…………………………………………………………… $ ________________________ Subtotal, personalty and rentals……………………………………………………… $ ________________________ Real Propert y……………… …..………………………………………………………… $ ________________________ Total estimated estate …………………………………………………………………… $ ________________________ App licant owes the estate……………………………………………………………… $ ________________________ The estate owes appl icant……………………………………………………………… $ ________________________ [Check one of the following four paragraphs] Applicant says that decedent's Will requests that no bond be required, and therefore asks t he Court to dispense with bond. Applicant is a trust company duly qualified in Ohio, and bond is dispensed with by l aw. FORM 4.0 - APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER ESTATE 12/01/2002 (Reverse of Form 4.0) CASE NO. ____________________ Applicant is decedent’s surviving spouse and is entitled to the entire net proceeds of the estate, or applicant is the next of kin entitled to the entire net proceeds of the estate and there i s no will. Bond is dispensed with by law. Applicant offers the attached bond in the amount of $ _____________________________. Applicant accepts the duties of fiduciary in the estate imposed by law, and such additional duties as may be required by the Court. Applicant acknowledges being subject to removal as fiduciary for f ailure to perform such duties as required, and also acknowledges being subject to criminal penalties for improper conversion of any property held as fiduciary. _____________________________ ________________________________ Attorney for Applicant Applicant _____________________________ ________________________________ Typed or Printed Name Typed or Printed Name _____________________________ ________________________________ Address Address _____________________________ ________________________________ _____________________________ ________________________________ Phone Number (include area c ode) Phone Number (include area code) Attorney Registration No. ____________ WAIVER OF RIGHT TO ADMINISTER [R.C. 2113.06] The undersigned, being persons entitled to administer decedent's estate, and whose priority of ri ght to do so is equal or superior to that of applicant, hereby waive appointment to administer the estate. _____________________________ ________________________________ _____________________________ ________________________________ _____________________________ ________________________________ _____________________________ ________________________________ ENTRY SETTING HEARING AND ORDERING NOTICE The Court sets ______________________________________, at _______ o'clock ______. M. as the date and time for hearing the application for authority to administer decedent's estate. The Court order s notice to take or renounce administration to be given those persons entitled to administer decedent's estate, whose priority of right to do so is equal or superior to that of applicant, and who hav e not waived appointment to administer the estate. _____________________________ ________________________________ Date Probate Judge