INSTRUCTIONS: OHIO ENTRY APPOINTING FIDUCIARY: LETTERS OF AUTHORITY (Form 4.5)

The document discussed in this article is used to appoint an Ohio fiduciary to administer an estate. This document is completed by a probate judge or clerk and can be obtained from the website maintained by the Ohio Supreme Court.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 1: On the first blank line, enter the name of the county in which the probate court is located.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 2: On the second blank line, enter the name of the decedent whose estate is being administered.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 3: On the third blank line, enter the case number.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 4: On the fourth blank line, enter the name and title of the fiduciary being appointed.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 5: Check the first box if the decedent died testate.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 6: Check the second box if the decedent died intestate.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 7: Enter the date of death on the next blank line.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 8: Enter the address of the domicile of the decedent on the next blank line.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 9: In the next paragraph, check the first box if the bond is dispensed with the will.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 10: Check the second box if the bond is dispensed with by law.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 11: Check the third box if the applicant has executed and filed an appropriate bond which has been approved by the court.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 12: On the next blank line, enter the date.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 13: On the next blank line, enter the signature of the probate judge.

Ohio Entry Appointing Fiduciary: Letters Of Authority 4.5 Step 15: On the last blank lines, the probate judge or clerk will enter their signature and the date.