Ohio § 2112.25

§ 2112.25.

(A) If at any time a probate court of this state determines that the probate court has

acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because of

unjustifiable conduct, the probate court may do any of the following: (1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction; (2) Exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning an appropriate remedy

to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the respondent or the protection of the

respondent's property or to prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including

staying the proceeding until an application for the appointment of a guardian or issuance

of a protective order is filed in a court of another state having jurisdiction; (3) Continue to exercise jurisdiction after considering all of the following: (a) The extent to which the respondent and all persons required to be notified of the

proceedings have acquiesced in the exercise of the probate court's jurisdiction; (b) Whether the probate court is a more appropriate forum than the court of any other

state under the factors set forth in division (C) of section 2112.24 of the Revised Code ; (c) Whether the court of any other state would have jurisdiction under factual circumstances

in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of section 2112.21 of the Revised Code . (B) If a probate court of this state determines that the probate court has acquired jurisdiction

to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because a party seeking to invoke

the court's jurisdiction engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the probate court may assess

against that party necessary and reasonable expenses, including, but not limited to,

attorney's fees, investigative fees, court costs, communication expenses, witness

fees and expenses, and travel expenses.  Except as otherwise provided by any provision of the Revised Code, the probate court

may not assess fees, costs, or expenses of any kind against this state or a governmental

subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state. (C) As used in this section, “ unjustifiable conduct ” includes, but is not limited to, conduct by a person that attempts to create jurisdiction

in this state by removing the adult from the adult's home state, secreting the adult,

retaining the adult, or restraining or otherwise preventing the adult from returning

to the adult's home state in order to prevent or deprive a court of the adult's home

state from taking jurisdiction.