Ohio Code 2111.09 – Administrator or executor ineligible to be appointed guardian
Unless expressly appointed or designated to act both as guardian and executor by a will in writing, no person who is or has been an administrator or executor of a will shall, prior to the approval of the person’s final account as executor or administrator, be appointed a guardian of the person and estate or of the estate only of a ward who is interested in the estate administered upon or entitled to an interest under the will, except that a surviving spouse may be executor or administrator of the deceased spouse’s estate and also guardian of the person and estate or of the estate only of a minor child of the surviving spouse, whether or not the minor child is interested in the estate of the deceased spouse. However, an executor or an administrator may be appointed a guardian of the person only of a ward.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2111.09
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59