PROBATE COURT OF ____________________ COUNTY, OHIO
ESTATE OF__________________________________________________________, DECEASED
CASE NO. _____________________
ENTRY APPOINTING FIDUCIARY; LETTERS OF AUTHORITY
[For Executors and all Administrators]
Name and Title of Fiduciary __________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
On hearing in open Court the application of the above fiduciary for authority to administer decedent's estate, the
Court finds that;
Decedent died [check one of the following]
testate - intestate - on ______________________________,
domiciled in ______________________________________________________________________________________.
[Check one of the following]
Bond is dispensed with by the Will - Bond is dispensed with by law -
Applicant has executed and filed an appropriate bond, which is approved by the Court; and
Applicant is a suitable and competent person to execute the trust.
The Court therefore appoints applicant as such fiduciary, with the power conferred by law to fully administer
decedent's estate. This entry of appointment constitutes the fiduciary's letters of authority.
_________________________________ _____________________________________________
Date PROBATE JUDGE
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT AND INCUMBENCY
The above document is a true copy of the original kept by me as custodian of the records of this Court. It constitutes
the appointment and letters of authority of the named fiduciary, who is qualified and acting in such capacity.
_____________________________________________
Probate Judge/Clerk
by
___________________________________________
[Seal]
_____________________________________________
Date
FORM 4.5 - ENTRY APPOINTING FIDUCIARY; LETTERS OF AUTHORITY
