CUYAHOGA PROBATE COURT

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Probate Court Estate Forms

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Estate Guides

Estate Administrations - Filing Guide

Application to Determine Rights of Disposition of Decedent - Filing Guide

Commissioner's Report - Filing Guide

Creditor's Notice of Claim - Filing Guide

Depositing Unclaimed Funds with the County Treasurer

Fiduciary's Application for Allowance of Claim - Filing Guide

Fiduciary's Report of Distribution of Wrongful Death and Survival Claims - Filing Guide

General Purpose Motion - Instructions


Release from Administration Guide

Release from Administration Checklist


Release from Administration Forms

Form 5.0 - Application to Relieve Estate from Administration (includes Form 5.1 - Assets and Liabilities of Estate to be Relieved from Administration)
Filing must include:
Filing may include, if applicable to file with the Court:

Form 5.2 - Waiver of Notice of Application to Relieve Estate from Administration

Commissioners Report

Request For Extension To File Commissioner’s Report


Summary Release from Administration Forms

Form 5.10 - Application for Summary Release from Administration (includes Form 5.11 - Entry Granting Summary Release from Administration)
Filing must include:
Filing may include, if applicable to file with the Court:

Estate Forms

Form 1.0 - Surviving Spouse, Children, Next Of Kin, Legatees and Devisees

Form 2.0 - Application to Probate Will
Filing must include:

Form 2.0P - Notice of Presentation of Will

Form 2.1 - Waiver of Notice of Probate of Will

Form 2.2 - Notice of Probate Will

Form 2.4 - Certificate of Service of Notice of Probate of Will

Form 2.0.0 - Application for Admission to Probate Lost, Spoliated, or Destroyed Will
Filing must include:
Filing may include:

Form 3.0 - Appointment of Appraiser

Form 4.0 - Application for Authority to Administer Estate
Filing must include:

Form 4.1 - Supplemental Application for Ancillary Administration

Form 4.2 - Fiduciary's Bond for Estate

Form 4.3 - Waiver of Right to Administer

Form 6.0 - Fiduciary's Inventory for Date of Death prior to April 6, 2017 (includes Form 6.1 - Schedule of Assets)

Form 6.0 - Fiduciary's Inventory for Date of Death on or after April 6, 2017 (includes Form 6.1 - Schedule of Assets)

Form 6.2 - Waiver of Notice of Hearing of Inventory

Form 6.3 - Notice of Hearing on Inventory

Form 6.3AA - Certificate of Service of Notice of Hearing on Inventory

Form 6.4A - Application for Appointment of a Commissioner to Report on the Contents of Safe Deposit Box
Filing must include:
Filing may include:

Form 6.4C - Waiver and Consent of Notice to Next of Kin, Legatees and Devisees on Appointment of a Commissioner

Form 7.0 - Certification of Notice to Administrator of Medicaid Estate Recovery Program file with Court if necessary

Form 7.0(A) - Notice to Administrator of Estate Recovery Program file as needed with Medicaid Estate Recovery

Form 7.1 - Application for Family Allowance

Form 7.2A - Application for Apportionment of Family Allowance

Form 8.3 - Summary of General Rights of Surviving Spouse

Form 8.6 - Waiver of Service to Surviving Spouse of the Citation to Elect

Form 9.0 - Application to Sell Personal Property

Form 10.0 & 10.1 & 10.2 - Application to Distribute in Kind

Form 11.0 - Consent to Power to Sell Real Estate

Form 12.0 - Application for Certificate of Transfer
Filing must include:
If filing Certificate of Transfer without Futher Administration, filing must include:

Form 12.1 - Certificate of Transfer

Form 13.0 - Fiduciary's Account

Form 13.4 - Waiver of Partial Account

Form 13.5 - Notice of Hearing on Account

Form 13.6 - Certificate of Termination

Form 13.7 - Waiver of Notice of Hearing and Consent to Account

Form 13.8 - Application to Extend Administration

Form 13.9 - Certificate of Service of Account for Heirs and Beneficiaries

Form 13.11 - Application to Disburse Attorney Decedent’s Trust Account(s)

Form 13.12 - Application to Reopen Estate and Appoint Fiduciary

Form 14.0 - Application to Approve Settlement and Distribution of Wrongful Death and Survival Claims

Form 14.1 - Waiver and Consent Wrongful Death and Survival Claims

Form 14.2 - Wrongful Death and Survival Claim

Form 14.3 - Fiduciary's Report of Distribution

Form 24.0 - Representation of Insolvency

Form 24.1 - Judgment Entry Setting Hearing and Ordering Notice

Form 24.2 - Notice of Hearing on Representation of Insolvency and Schedule of Claims

Form 24.3 - Verification of Service Notice of Hearing on Representation of Insolvency and Schedule of Claims

Form 24.4 - Schedule of Claims

Form 24.5 - Continuation Schedule of Claims

Form 24.6 - Judgment Entry of Insolvency

Form 24.7 - Fiduciary's Application for Allowance of Claim

Form 24.71 - Waiver of Notice of Hearing and Consent to Fiduciary's Claim

Form 24.73 - Notice of Hearing on Fiduciary's Application for Allowance of Claim

Form 24.75 - Notice of Claim Against Decedent's Estate

Form 24.76 - Presentment of Claim Against Decedent's Estate

Form 25.0 - Application for Order to Disinter Remains
Filing must include:

Form 25.3 - Affidavit of Service of Notice on Hearing on Application for Disinterment

Form 25.4 - Verification of Reinterment

Form 25.5 - Waiver of Notice of Application to Disinter Remains

Form 29.0 - Application to Release Medical Records and Medical Billing Records
Filing must include:
Filing may include:

Form 29.2 - Report on Receipt of Medical Records and Medical Billing Records

Form 29.3 - Notice of Application to Release Medical Records and Medical Billing Records

Form 29.4 - Waiver of Notice/Consent

Form 45D - Confidential Disclosure of Personal Identifiers

Form 70 - Notice of Claim of Interested Person

Application to Extend Filing of Commissioner's Report

Application to Release Financial Information
Filing must include:
Filing may include:

Assignment of Beneficiary (Personal Property Only)

Certificate of Estate Tax Payment and Real Estate Disclosure for Dates of Death on or after November 8, 1990

Commissioner's Report

Computation of Executor or Administrator Fee

Computation of Attorney Fees for Date of Death prior to August 1, 2017

Computation of Attorney Fees for Date of Death on or after August 1, 2017

General Purpose Motion

Request for Extension to File Fiduciary's Report of Distribution

Motion to Appoint Special Administrator

Notice of Presentation of Will

Report of Newly Discovered Assets

Request For Extension To File Commissioner’s Report

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