Fill and Sign the Ohio Executor Form

PROBATE COURT OF _________ COUNTY, OHIO IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ______________________________, DECEASED CASE NO. ___________________ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FIDUCIARY'S ACCEPTANCE (EXECUTOR/ADMINISTRATOR) I, the undersigned, hereby accept the duties which are required of me by law, and such additional duties as are ordered by the Court. As executor/administrator of the estate I will: 1) Inventory any safety deposit box of the decedent. 2) Make and file any inventory of the real and personal assets of the estate within 1 month after appointment, or such time as extended by the Court. 3) Deposit funds which come into my hands in a lawful depository located within this State. Estate checking accounts must provide canceled checks, as these canceled checks must be displayed when filing accounts. 4) Keep estate funds in separate estate accounts at all times during the administration of the estate. 5) Invest all funds in a lawful manner. 6) Make and file a first account within 9 months following my appointment, or such time thereafter as extended by the Court. 7) File all tax documents as required by law. 8) Maintain adequate insurance to reasonably protect any property that I may hold as a fiduciary. 9) Obey all Orders of the Court. I acknowledge that I am subject to removal as such fiduciary if I fail to perform such duties. I further acknowledge that I am subject to possible civil and criminal penalties for improper conversion of the property that I hold as a fiduciary. NOTICE: Attorney fees shall not be paid until the final account is prepared for filing unless otherwise approved by the Court. [C.P. Sup.R. 40(B)]. Every fiduciary, before entering upon the execution of a trust, shall receive letters of appointment from a probate court having jurisdiction of the subject matter of the trust. [ORC 2109.02]. _____________________________________ ____________________________________ Date (Executor/Administrator)