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Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.12 (2026)

Descent when all descendants of equal degree of consanguinity

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October 1, 1953
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House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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When all the descendants of an intestate, in a direct line of descent, are on an equal degree of consanguinity to the intestate, the estate shall pass to such persons in equal parts, however remote from the intestate such equal and common degree of consanguinity may be.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: Washburn v. Scurlock, 449 N.E.2d 797 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982).
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Washburn v. Scurlock, 449 N.E.2d 797 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 12× “06 is inapplicable herein and that under R.C. 2105.12, the distribution should be per capita.”
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