Logan County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

An application to extend the filing time for an accounting or inventory will not be accepted after a citation notice is issued.

Application for extension of time on filing accounting or inventory shall not be accepted for filing after the issuance of a citation notice.

CRITICAL

Subject to the rules’ provisions, a facsimile document received by the clerk is considered file-stamped as of its transmission date.

TIME OF FILING – subject to the provisions of these rules, all documents sent by facsimile and received by the clerk shall be considered file-stamped with the clerk's office as of the date the transmission of the facsimile.

CRITICALCivil cases

Petitions requesting an ex parte hearing must be filed before 2:30 PM; petitions filed after that time will be heard as soon as possible on the next court business day.

All petitions for civil stalking protection orders requesting an ex parte hearing must be filed prior to 2:30 PM to allow for processing and service to be obtained. If a petition with an ex parte hearing is filed after 2:30 PM, the ex parte hearing will be held as soon as possible on the next business day for the Court.

WARNING

Marriage Applications will not be accepted after 4:00 p.m.

Marriage Applications shall not be accepted after 4:00 p.m.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If any required item is missing from the Court's file by the Friday before the final hearing, the ILC motion is automatically denied and its final hearing automatically vacated.

If any item is not in the Court's file on or before the Friday before the final hearing, the motion shall automatically be deemed denied and the final hearing on the motion shall automatically be deemed vacated.

CRITICAL

Subject to the issuance of the citation, inventories and accountings must be filed prior to hearing or appearance of both fiduciary and attorney of record will be required.

Subject to the issuance of the citation, inventories and accountings must be filed prior to hearing or appearance of both fiduciary and attorney of record will be required.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

The original document must be filed within three business days after facsimile filing or the facsimile filing will be stricken by judgment entry.

A document filed by facsimile shall be stricken from the record by judgment entry if the original is not filed within (3) three business days.

CRITICAL

The fiduciary’s written acceptance of duties on form # 1 DF must be executed and filed before the appointment is approved.

The written acceptance of duties (form # 1 DF) required by Ohio Revised Code Section 2109.02, must be executed and filed before approval of appointment.

CRITICAL

The Special Administrator must file an inventory with the Probate Court within three months of appointment or when an executor or administrator is appointed, whichever occurs first.

Inventory of the Special Administrator is to be filed with the Probate Court within three (3) months of the appointment or upon appointment of the executor or administrator, whichever is sooner.

CRITICAL

The Special Administrator must file an accounting with the Probate Court within six months of appointment.

An Accounting of the Special Administrator is to be filed with the Probate Court within six (6) months of the appointment, Thereafter, good cause shown to consider Appointment of Executor or Administrator pursuant to ORC 2113.15.

CRITICAL

The receipt of estate-asset distribution and total costs paid must be provided within 30 days of the order.

Receipt of distribution of estate assets and total costs paid within 30 days of order.

CRITICAL

In release of administration proceedings, a report of distribution of assets must be filed within 60 days after appointment of a commissioner, unless waived for good cause.

Unless waived for good cause, a report of distribution of assets shall be filed within 60 days of the appointment of a commissioner in a release of administration proceedings.

CRITICAL

A court-appointed guardian must initiate and submit to a criminal background check within seven days after filing the application, except that an attorney guardian may submit the specified certificate of good standing instead.

Each Court-appointed Guardian shall initiate and submit to a criminal background check within 7 days of his/her filing application. The Court will accept a certificate of good standing with disciplinary counsel issued by the Supreme Court of Ohio for attorneys that are Court appointed Guardians and therefore waiving the criminal background requirement.

CRITICAL

A guardian must file an annual report with the probate division, and that report is accepted as the guardian’s plan.

A guardian shall file the guardian's report annually with the probate division of the court of common pleas and it shall be accepted as the guardian's plan.

CRITICAL

A court-appointed guardian responsible for ten or more wards must register annually and provide information required by the Court on or before January 1.

A guardian appointed by the court who has ten or more wards under the guardian's care shall annually register with the probate division of the court of common pleas and provide such information the court may require on or before January 1st of each year.

WARNING

Guardians appointed before June 1, 2015, were required to complete the three-hour educational requirement by June 1, 2016.

Court-appointed Guardians appointed by the Court prior to June 1, 2015 shall complete the three-hour educational requirement by June 1, 2016.