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If the decedent's estate is small, Ohio law allows for an expedited, simplified probate processes, which are called ?Summary Release? and ?Relief from Administration.? Also worth considering is the fact that Ohio voted to get rid of its state estate tax in 2013.

A Release from Administration is allowed when the assets to be transferred of the deceased's estate is below court set limits. Where there is a surviving spouse, and the assets are under $100,000, or where there is no surviving spouse and the assets are under $35,000 the court permits this shorter procedure.

Maximum Amount ($) ? For relief from administration, $35,000 (R.C. § 2113.03(A)(1)) or $100,000 if the decedent is survived by a spouse who is named in their will or their spouse is entitled to receive their full estate per R.C.

Ohio small estate affidavit The petition form must be filed with the court. For even smaller estates in Ohio ? less than $40,000 if there is a surviving spouse, or $5,000 if there is no surviving spouse ? a summary release procedure can be used instead. File a petition with the court to begin.

A simplified and less expensive probate process is available in either of these situations: The estate's value is $35,000 or less, or. The surviving spouse inherits all probate property (either under the deceased spouse's will or if there is no will, by state law) and the value of the estate is no more than $100,000.

When an estate is valued at $35,000 or less, an inheritor can apply for simplified probate. They would be required to notify the surviving spouse if there is one and any other heirs. The court may require the publication of a notice in a newspaper to make the filing public.