Updated November 14, 2023
An Ohio last will and testament is a legal document used to ensure an individual’s property and assets are properly distributed among their chosen beneficiaries upon death. A testator (person to whom the will belongs) can leave behind detailed instructions on how their personal and real property, fiduciary assets, cash-on-hand, life insurance policies, and even digital property are to be dispersed.
Signing Requirements
Must be signed by the testator and by two or more competent witnesses in the presence of each other. [1]
State Definition
“Will” includes codicils to wills admitted to probate, lost, spoliated, or destroyed wills, and instruments declared valid under division (A)(1) of section 5817.10 of the Revised Code, but “will” does not include inter vivos trusts or other instruments that have not been admitted to probate.[2]
Related Forms
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Durable (Financial) Power of Attorney
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