Section 2107.16 - Will proved in certain cases(A) When offered for probate, a will may be admitted to probate and allowed upon such proof as would be satisfactory, and in like manner as if an absent or incompetent witness were dead:(1) If it appears to the probate court that a witness to such will has gone to parts unknown;(2) If the witness was competent at the time of attesting its execution and afterward became incompetent;(3) If testimony of a witness cannot be obtained within a reasonable time.(B) When offered for probate, a will shall be admitted to probate and allowed when there has been a prior judgment by a court declaring that the will is valid pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 5817.10 of the Revised Code, if the will has not been revoked.Amended by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 595,§1, eff. 3/22/2019.Effective Date: 1/1/1979 .