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Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.31 (2026)

Responsibility of executor or administrator

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January 13, 2012
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Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly
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Every executor or administrator is chargeable with all assets of the deceased that come into the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator and are to be administered, although not included in the inventory required by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code. The executor or administrator is also chargeable with all the proceeds of personal property and real property sold for the payment of debts or legacies, and all the interest, profit, and income that in any way comes into the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator from the personal property of the deceased.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1986–2018 · leading case: In re Est. of Reeck, 488 N.E.2d 195 (Ohio 1986).
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In re Est. of Reeck, 488 N.E.2d 195 (Ohio 1986). “It is the executrix who is responsible for all rights, including personal injury actions, of the deceased, R.C. 2113.31, and it is she who should collect the insurance proceeds on behalf of Donald Reeck.”
In re Est. of Geneva, 2016 Ohio 5382 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “See R.C. 2113.31; R.C. 2115.02. Tuscarawas County, Case No.”
Troutman v. Est. of Troutman, 937 N.E.2d 173 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). “Appellant has provided no legal authority to support her argument that the rights to the royalties from the songs copyrighted after January 1, 1978, pass outside the decedent’s estate and immediately vest with her and the children of Larry Troutman.”
Liane McDonald v. Wells Fargo Bank NA (3rd Cir. 2018). “We will vacate the District Court’s dismissal of the rest of her claims and remand the case for the 10 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2113.31 . 11 Cf. Id.”
In re Est. of Hamad, 2018 Ohio 4980 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “See R.C. 2113.31. He was required to manage and protect the value of the real estate that was ultimately transferred into the trust, which included collecting any rents owed on the real estate and “at intervals not to exceed twelve months, pay over to the heirs * * * their share…”
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