INSTRUCTIONS: OHIO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER (Form 12.1)

The form discussed in this article is used to certify transfers in the administration of an Ohio estate. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the Ohio Supreme Court.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 1: Enter the county in which the administering probate court is located on the first blank line.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 2: Enter the name of the decedent whose estate is being administered on the second blank line.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 3: Enter the case number on the third blank line.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 4: Enter the number of the certificate on the fourth blank line.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 5: Check the first box if the decedent died intestate.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 6: Check the second box if the decedent died testate.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 7: On the next blank line, enter the date of death.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 8: The table provided below is for documentation of persons to whom real property passed by devise, descent or election. In the first column, enter the name of each person.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 9: In the second column, enter the residential address of each person.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 10: In the third column, enter each transferee's share of the decedent's interest.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 11: If applicable, on the first blank line at the bottom of the page enter the charge to which the real property described in this certificate is subject to and the name of the decedent's surviving spouse on the second blank line.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 12: In the blank space at the top of the second page, enter a legal description of the decedent's interest in the real property subject to this certificate.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 13: Enter the prior instrument reference and parcel number where indicated.

Ohio Certificate Of Transfer 12.1 Step 14: The remainder of the form will be completed by the supervising probate judge, who will issue and certify the document.