Ohio § 5801.07

§ 5801.07.

(A) Without precluding other means for establishing a sufficient connection with the

designated jurisdiction, the terms of a trust designating the principal place of administration

of the trust are valid and controlling if a trustee's principal place of business

is located in or a trustee is a resident of the designated jurisdiction or if all

or part of the administration occurs in the designated jurisdiction. (B) A trustee is under a continuing duty to administer the trust at a place appropriate

to its purposes, its administration, and the interests of the beneficiaries. (C) Without precluding the right of the court to order, approve, or disapprove a transfer,

the trustee, in furtherance of the duty prescribed by division (B) of this section,

may transfer the trust's principal place of administration to another state or to

a jurisdiction outside of the United States. (D) The trustee shall notify the current beneficiaries of a proposed transfer of a trust's

principal place of administration not less than sixty days before initiating the transfer.  The notice of a proposed transfer shall include all of the following: (1) The name of the jurisdiction to which the principal place of administration is to

be transferred; (2) The address and telephone number at the new location at which the trustee can be

contacted; (3) An explanation of the reasons for the proposed transfer; (4) The date on which the trustee expects the proposed transfer to occur. (E) In connection with a transfer of the trust's principal place of administration, the

trustee may transfer some or all of the trust property to a successor trustee designated

in the terms of the trust or appointed pursuant to section 5807.04 of the Revised Code .