Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio

There is a will for a deceased person that list 2 people to have her real estate worth about $5000. There was a transfer on death filed for these 2 people to have the home. Does this will need to go thru probate? The funeral has already passed, the rest of the estate goes to these 2 people also. The executrix does not get anything and wants to waive having to execute the will. Nothing else on the will but for 2 people to get what they want out the house and that has been done already What do we do?


Asked on 12/29/11, 10:07 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Christine Socrates Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis

There will be no estate to probate if there are no other assets in the estate, other than the house, which transfers outside of probate. If there are other assets that were in the decedent's name alone or do not have a beneficiary designated such as life insurance or POD accounts, then they may have to be probated.

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Answered on 12/29/11, 11:30 am


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