Ohio Civ. R. 73.1 (2026)

In Rules 73.1 to 73.29 “case” means any of the following when filed in the probate division of the court of common pleas:

(A) A civil complaint, petition, or administrative appeal;

(B) A decedent’s estate; a testamentary, inter vivos or wrongful death trust; a guardianship, conservatorship or request for emergency orders pursuant to division (B)(3) of 2111.02 of the Revised Code; an adoption or name change. Each beneficiary of a wrongful death trust, each ward or conservatee, each adoptee and each individual requesting a change of name in those proceedings with multiple interested parties, shall be considered a separate “case.”

(C) Any other proceeding for which a case number is assigned including but not limited to the following: tax filings, filings of wills for probate or record, real estate transfers, and filings of foreign records where an estate is not opened; release from administration; minor’s settlements; birth corrections; delayed birth registrations; mental retardation or tuberculosis commitments; petition for protective services; petition to compel HIV testing; an application to appoint a guardian, trustee, protector, or conservator of a mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person; acknowledgment of paternity; a petition for release of adoption information; powers of attorney including those for health care; declarations concerning life-sustaining treatment; proceedings to designate heir; applications to disinter or to oppose disinterment; and voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors.

Effective Date: July 1, 2026