2006 Ohio Revised Code - 2101.01. Probate division; location; equipment; employees; Lorain county provisions; entitling of documents and records.

§ 2101.01. Probate division; location; equipment; employees; Lorain county provisions; entitling of documents and records.
 

(A)  A probate division of the court of common pleas shall be held at the county seat in each county in an office furnished by the board of county commissioners, in which the books, records, and papers pertaining to the probate division shall be deposited and safely kept by the probate judge. The board shall provide suitable cases or other necessary items for the safekeeping and preservation of the books, records, and papers of the court and shall furnish any blankbooks, blanks, and stationery, and any machines, equipment, and materials for the keeping or examining of records, that the probate judge requires in the discharge of official duties. The board also shall authorize expenditures for accountants, financial consultants, and other agents required for auditing or financial consulting by the probate division whenever the probate judge considers these services and expenditures necessary for the efficient performance of the division's duties. The probate judge shall employ and supervise all clerks, deputies, magistrates, and other employees of the probate division. The probate judge shall supervise all probate court investigators and assessors in the performance of their duties as investigators and assessors and shall employ, appoint, or designate all probate court investigators and assessors in the manner described in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of section 2101.11 of the Revised Code. 

(B)  As used in the Revised Code: 

(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, "probate court" means the probate division of the court of common pleas, and "probate judge" means the judge of the court of common pleas who is judge of the probate division. 

(2) With respect to Lorain county: 

(a) From January 1, 2006, through February 8, 2009, "probate court" means both the probate division and the domestic relations division of the court of common pleas, and "probate judge" means both the judge of the court of common pleas who is judge of the probate division and each of the judges of the court of common pleas who are judges of the domestic relations division. 

(b) On and after February 9, 2009, "probate court" means the domestic relations division of the court of common pleas, and "probate judge" means each of the judges of the court of common pleas who are judges of the domestic relations division. 

(C)  Except as otherwise provided in this division, all pleadings, forms, journals, and other records filed or used in the probate division shall be entitled "In the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division," but are not defective if entitled "In the Probate Court." In Lorain county, on and after February 9, 2009, all pleadings, forms, journals, and other records filed or used in probate matters shall be entitled "In the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division," but are not defective if entitled "In the Probate Division" or "In the Probate Court." 
 

HISTORY: GC § 10501-4; 114 v 320; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 133 v H 7 (Eff 11-19-69); 136 v S 145 (Eff 1-1-76); 141 v H 419 (Eff 3-13-86); 143 v S 46 (Eff 1-1-90); 146 v H 377 (Eff 10-17-96); 147 v H 446. Eff 8-5-98; 151 v S 128, § 1, eff. 12-20-05.

 

Effect of Amendments

151 v S 128, effective December 20, 2005, rewrote the section.