Ohio § 2107.19

§ 2107.19.

(A)(1) Subject to divisions (A)(2) and (B) of this section, when a will has been admitted

to probate, the fiduciary for the estate or another person specified in division (A)(4)

of this section shall, within two weeks of the admission of the will to probate, give

a notice as described in this division and in the manner provided by Civil Rule 73(E) to the surviving spouse of the testator, to all persons who would be entitled to

inherit from the testator under Chapter 2105. of the Revised Code if the testator

had died intestate, and to all legatees and devisees named in the will.  The notice shall mention the probate of the will and, if a particular person being

given the notice is a legatee or devisee named in the will, shall state that the person

is named in the will as beneficiary.  A copy of the will admitted to probate is not required to be given with the notice. (2) A person entitled to be given the notice described in division (A)(1) of this section

may waive that right by filing a written waiver of the right to receive the notice

in the probate court.  The person may file the waiver of the right to receive the notice at any time prior

to or after the will has been admitted to probate. (3) The fact that the notice described in division (A)(1) of this section has been given,

subject to division (B) of this section, to all persons described in division (A)(1)

of this section who have not waived their right to receive the notice, and, if applicable,

the fact that certain persons described in that division have waived their right to

receive the notice in accordance with division (A)(2) of this section, shall be evidenced

by a certificate that shall be filed in the probate court in accordance with division

(A)(4) of this section. (4) The notice of the admission of the will to probate required by division (A)(1) of

this section and the certificate of giving notice or waiver of notice required by

division (A)(3) of this section shall be given or filed by the fiduciary for the estate

or by the applicant for the admission of the will to probate, the applicant for a

release from administration, any other interested person, or the attorney for the

fiduciary or for any of the preceding persons.  The certificate of giving notice shall be filed not later than two months after

the appointment of the fiduciary or, if no fiduciary has been appointed, not later

than two months after the admission of the will to probate, unless the court grants

an extension of that time.  Failure to file the certificate in a timely manner shall subject the fiduciary or

applicant to the citation and penalty provisions of section 2109.31 of the Revised Code . (B) The fiduciary or another person specified in division (A)(4) of this section is not

required to give a notice pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section to persons who

have been notified of the application for probate of the will or of a contest as to

jurisdiction or to persons whose names or places of residence are unknown and cannot

with reasonable diligence be ascertained, and a person authorized by division (A)(4)

of this section to give notice shall file in the probate court a certificate to that

effect.