Ohio § 2111.18

§ 2111.18.

If personal injury, damage to tangible or intangible property, or damage or loss on

account of personal injury or damage to tangible or intangible property is caused

to a ward by wrongful act, neglect, or default that would entitle the ward to maintain

an action and recover damages for the injury, damage, or loss, and when any ward is

entitled to maintain an action for damages or any other relief based on any claim

or is subject to any claim to recover damages or any other relief based on any claim,

the guardian of the estate of the ward may adjust and settle the claim with the advice,

approval, and consent of the probate court.  If it is proposed that a claim be settled for the net amount of twenty-five thousand

dollars or less after payment of fees and expenses as allowed by the court, the court,

upon application by any suitable person whom the court may authorize to receive and

receipt for the settlement, may authorize the settlement without the appointment of

a guardian and authorize the delivery of the moneys as provided in section 2111.05 of the Revised Code .  The court may authorize the person receiving the moneys to execute a complete release

on account of the receipt.  The payment shall be a complete and final discharge of that claim.  In the settlement, if the ward is a minor, the parent or parents of the minor may

waive all claim for damages on account of loss of service of the minor, and that claim

may be included in the settlement.  If the claimant is a minor, records of proceedings pursuant to this section are

not subject to disclosure to any person who is not a party to the settlement, or made

available for publication or inspection, except upon motion and show of good cause.