As used in Sup. R. 50 to 82 "case" means any of the following when filed in the probate division of the court of common pleas:
(A) A civil complaint, petition, or administrative appeal;(B) A decedent's estate; a testamentary, inter vivos or wrongful death trust; a guardianship, conservatorship or request for emergency orders pursuant to division (B)(3) of 2111.02 of the Revised Code; an adoption or name change. Each beneficiary of a wrongful death trust, each ward or conservatee, each adoptee and each individual requesting a change of name in those proceedings with multiple interested parties, shall be considered a separate "case."(C) Any other proceeding for which a case number is assigned including but not limited to the following: tax filings, filings of wills for probate or record, real estate transfers, and filings of foreign records where an estate is not opened; release from administration; minor's settlements; birth corrections; delayed birth registrations; mental retardation or tuberculosis commitments; petition for protective services; petition to compel HIV testing; an application to appoint a guardian, trustee, protector, or conservator of a mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person; acknowledgment of paternity; a petition for release of adoption information; powers of attorney including those for health care; declarations concerning life-sustaining treatment; proceedings to designate heir; applications to disinter or to oppose disinterment; and voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors.Commentary (July 1, 1997)
Rule 50 is a new rule that defines "case" as used in the rules applicable to the probate division of the court of common pleas.
Commentary (March 25, 2002)
The March 25, 2002 amendment deleted an obsolete reference to the recording of chiropractic licenses in the probate division of the court of common pleas. See former R.C. 4734.08, repealed in H.B. 506 of the 123rd General Assembly.