Lorain County Probate Division, Ohio
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The Lorain County Probate Court is the probate court for Lorain County, Ohio. The probate court is located on the 6th floor of the Lorain County Justice Center in the county seat of Elyria, Ohio. The probate court courtroom is also the location of oral arguments in Lorain County for the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals.[1]
Judges
Jurisdiction
There are over two hundred separate duties upon the Lorain County Probate Court set by the LAWriter: Ohio Laws and Rules, "Ohio Revised Code," accessed July 13, 2014. Duties of the probate court include the following: "the administration of decedent’s estates, consent for medical treatment, the appointment of guardians for minors and incapacitated adults and the supervision of their property, civil involuntary commitments of the mentally ill, adoptions, birth record corrections and registrations, changes of name, issuance of marriage licenses, supervision of testamentary trusts (those created by will) and interpretation and enforcement of intervivos trusts (those created during a person’s lifetime), land appropriations, and will constructions."[2]
Forms
The Lorain County Probate Court website contains an extensive number of forms in PDF file format. These forms may be downloaded, without cost, by any person with the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The forms are available at: Probate Court Forms for the following types of cases:
- Change of Name
- Guardianship
- Estate Administration
- Wrongful Death
- Minor Settlements
2012 courtroom technology upgrade
In June, 2012, the Lorain County Probate Court courtroom received extensive technological upgrades. The upgrades included the installation of video conferencing, audio conferencing, video recording, digital evidence presenter, witness and attorney annotators, Blu-ray/DVD/CD player, monitors and cameras. [3]
See also
External links
- Lorain County Probate Court, "Official website of the Lorain County Probate Court"
- Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, "Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, General Division website"
Footnotes
- ↑ Court of Appeals of Ohio Ninth Appellate District, "The Judges of the Ninth District Court of Appeals," accessed July 13, 2014
- ↑ The Cleveland Law Library, "Probate Court Functions and Related Statutes," accessed July 13, 2014
- ↑ Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, "Various Entries, Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, Lorain County, Ohio," July 12, 2012
Elections
2014
| Unopposed | Judge James T. Walther (Seat 1) |
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- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
