Cuyahoga County Probate Forms

These are the probate forms published by Cuyahoga County or its judicial circuit. Many clerks ask that filings use their own local version rather than a statewide form, so it is worth checking here first. Confirm the current version and any local filing requirements with the court before you file.

• Application and Entry to Extend Administration13.8Allows a fiduciary to request an extension of the deadline for filing a final and distributive account or certificate of termination beyond the standard six-mon…
• Application for Apportionment of Family Allowance7.2ATo request court authorization to apportion a family allowance among a surviving spouse and/or minor children of a decedent.
• Application for Authority to Administer EstateFORM 4.0To request court appointment as executor or administrator of a decedent's estate under Ohio Revised Code sections 2109.02 and 2109.07.
• Application for Family Allowance7.1To request a court order allowing a surviving spouse or single minor child to receive a statutory family allowance from the decedent's estate for support purpos…
• Application for Summary Release From AdministrationFORM 5.10Allows qualifying applicants to obtain summary release from estate administration when the decedent's assets fall below statutory thresholds under Ohio R.C. 211…
• Application to Probate Will2.0To initiate probate proceedings by submitting a decedent's will to the court for admission and obtaining waivers of notice from interested parties.
• Application to Relieve Estate from Administration5.0To request that a small estate be relieved from formal probate administration when assets fall below statutory thresholds.
• Application to Relieve Estate from Further Administration5.0FAllows applicants to request that a decedent's estate be relieved from further probate administration when assets fall below statutory thresholds.
• Certificate of Estate Tax Payment and Real Property Disclosure for Dates of Death on or after Nov. 8, 1990ET 22To certify that Ohio estate taxes have been paid in full and to disclose real property included in the decedent's estate that is to be freed of any lien for est…
• Certificate of Service of Account to Heirs or Beneficiaries13.9To certify that a true and accurate copy of an estate account has been served upon all beneficiaries of the estate, with exceptions noted for unknown heirs or b…
• Certificate of Service of Notice of Hearing on InventoryCCPC FORM 6.3 AACertifies that all required parties have received notice of a hearing on the estate inventory or have waived such notice.
• Certificate of Service of Notice of Probate of Will2.4Certifies that all persons entitled to notice of will probate have either waived notice, received notice, or cannot be located.
• Fiduciary's Account13.0Enables executors and administrators to present an accounting of estate receipts and disbursements for court approval and settlement.
• FIDUCIARY'S BOND (For Executors and all Administrators)FORM 4.2Establishes a bond securing the fiduciary's performance of estate administration duties and creates liability if duties are breached or estate assets are misuse…
• Fiduciary's Inventory (Form 6.0, Date of Death on/after April 6, 2017)
• Inventory and Appraisal6.0Fiduciary documents the complete inventory of decedent's estate assets, values them, and obtains appraiser certification of non-readily ascertainable property v…
• Motion to Amend Fiduciary's Account/Inventory/or Appointment of Appraiser FormESMOTAMENDAllows a fiduciary to seek court approval to amend a previously approved appointment of appraiser, account, or inventory and appraisal in an estate.
• Notice of Claim Against Decedent's EstateCCPC FORM 24.75Allows creditors to formally notify the probate court of a claim due and owing by a decedent's estate.
• Notice of Claim of Interested PersonForm 70Allows an interested person (other next of kin) to notify the probate court of their entitlement to notice of applications to approve wrongful death and surviva…
• Notice of Hearing on Account13.5Notifies interested parties that an estate account has been filed and schedules a court hearing to examine and approve the account.
• Notice of Hearing on Inventory6.3Notifies parties that an inventory of decedent's assets has been filed and sets a hearing date for the court to review and approve it.
• Presentation of Claim Against Decedent's EstateCCPC FORM 24.76Allows creditors to formally present claims against a decedent's estate within the statutory timeframe required by Ohio law.
• Report of Distribution of Wrongful Death and Survival Claims14.3Documents the fiduciary's distribution of wrongful death and survival claim proceeds to beneficiaries and the estate.
• Request for Extension to File Report of DistributionAllows a fiduciary to request an extension beyond sixty days to file a Report of Distribution in estate administration.
• Supplemental Application for Ancillary Administration4.1To apply for ancillary administration authority in Cuyahoga County, Ohio when a decedent owned property or had a debtor in the county and primary administration…
• Supplemental Application to Relieve Estate From Administration5.0SThis form requests relief from full probate administration for small estates under Ohio law when assets do not exceed statutory limits.
• Waiver and Consent of Next of Kin, Legatees, and Devisees of Appointment of CommissionerFORM - 6.4CTo allow heirs, legatees, and devisees to waive notice of a hearing and consent to the appointment of a commissioner to open and inventory a decedent's safe dep…
• Waiver of Notice of Application to Disinter Remains25.5Allows persons entitled to notice of disinterment to waive such notice and consent to the disinterment and reinterment of a decedent.
• Waiver of Notice of Application to Relieve Estate From Administration5.2Allows heirs, beneficiaries, and other interested parties to waive notice of and consent to an application to relieve a decedent's estate from administration.
• Waiver of Notice of Hearing and Consent to Account13.7Allows heirs or beneficiaries to waive notice of the account approval hearing and consent to the estate account, including attorney fees.
• Waiver of Notice of Hearing and Consent to Fiduciary's ClaimCCPC FORM 24.71Allows interested parties to waive notice of a hearing on a fiduciary's claim application and consent to payment of the claimed amount.
• Waiver of Notice of Hearing on Inventory6.2Allows interested parties in an estate to waive their right to receive notice of a hearing on the inventory.
• Waiver of Notice of Probate of Will2.1Allows persons entitled to notice of will probate to waive such notice and establishes the timeline for contesting the will's validity.
• Waiver of Notice to Admit Lost, Spoliated, or Destroyed Will to ProbateFORM 2.0.1Allows interested parties to waive notice of hearing on an application to admit a lost, spoliated, or destroyed will to probate under Ohio Revised Code sections…
• Waiver of Notice/Consent - Release of Medical Records and Medical Billing Records29.4Allows next of kin to waive notice and consent to the release of a decedent's medical and medical billing records in a probate estate.
• Waiver of Partial Account13.4Allows all legatees, devisees, or heirs to waive the filing of a partial account by the fiduciary, with this waiver substituted in lieu of the account.

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