Section 2107.16 | Will proved in certain cases.
(A) When offered for probate, a will may be admitted to probate and allowed upon such proof as would be satisfactory, and in like manner as if an absent or incompetent witness were dead:
(1) If it appears to the probate court that a witness to such will has gone to parts unknown;
(2) If the witness was competent at the time of attesting its execution and afterward became incompetent;
(3) If testimony of a witness cannot be obtained within a reasonable time.
(B) When offered for probate, a will shall be admitted to probate and allowed when there has been a prior judgment by a probate court declaring that the will is valid pursuant to section 2107.084 of the Revised Code, if the will has not been removed from the possession of the probate judge and has not been modified or revoked under division (C) or (D) of section 2107.084 of the Revised Code.
Available Versions of this Section
- January 1, 1979 – House Bill 505 - 112th General Assembly [ View January 1, 1979 Version ]
- March 22, 2019 – Amended by House Bill 595 - 132nd General Assembly [ View March 22, 2019 Version ]