INSTRUCTIONS: OHIO WAIVER OF RIGHT TO ADMINISTER (Form 4.3)

The document discussed in this article is filed by the person applying to be the fiduciary administering an Ohio estate to document having received notice from all applicable estate administrators that they are waiving their right to this position. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Ohio Waiver Of Right To Administer 4.3 Step 1: On the first blank line, enter the name of the county in which the administering probate court is located.

Ohio Waiver Of Right To Administer 4.3 Step 2: On the second blank line, enter the name of the decedent whose estate is being administered.

Ohio Waiver Of Right To Administer 4.3 Step 3: On the third blank line, enter the case number assigned to administration of the estate.

Ohio Waiver Of Right To Administer 4.3 Step 4: On the fourth blank line, enter the name of the person who is applying for the position of administration of the estate.

Ohio Waiver Of Right To Administer 4.3 Step 5: On the blank lines below, the signatures must be obtained of all persons entitled to administer the decedent's estate, and whose priority of right to do so is equal or superior to the applicant's. These people include all those listed on the Surviving Spouse, Next of Kin, Legatees and Devisees document (form 1.0) submitted at the beginning of the opening of any estate.

Ohio Waiver Of Right To Administer 4.3 Step 6: Submit the document to the administering probate court.

Ohio Waiver Of Right To Administer 4.3 Step 7: When submitting form 4.3, you must submit it along with form 4.0, which is the Application For Authority to Administer Estate, which must be submitted either after the probate of a will or, if there is no will, at any time after death.

Ohio Waiver Of Right To Administer 4.3 Step 8: If the applicant was not appointed by the will to be executor, any next of kin or surviving spouses who have not signed form 4.3 must be sent form 4.4, which is a notice of hearing on appointment to fiduciary. This document must be completed prior to appointment.