If an application for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent‘s home state on the date that the application was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of this state, the applicant shall give notice of the application to those persons who would be entitled to notice of the application if a proceeding were brought in the respondent’s home state. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in this state.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2112.26

  • 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.
  • Home state: means the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months immediately before the filing of an application for appointment of a guardian or the issuance of a protective order or, if none, the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months ending within the six months prior to the filing of the application. See Ohio Code 2112.01
  • Protective order: means an order appointing a guardian or other order under division (B)(3) of section 2111. See Ohio Code 2112.01
  • Respondent: means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought. See Ohio Code 2112.01
  • State: includes an Indian tribe or band that is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state. See Ohio Code 2112.01