Rule 66 GUARDIANSHIPS

(A) All applications for the appointment of a guardian on the grounds of mental incompetency shall be accompanied by either a statement of a physician or clinical psychologist or a statement that the prospective ward has refused to submit to an examination.

 

(B) An Application for Authority to Expend Funds (Standard Probate Form 15.7) shall not be approved until an Inventory (Standard Probate Form 15.5) has been filed.

 

(C) An application for allowance of care and support of a minor shall allege, if such is the fact, that the father and mother are financially unable to provide the items for which the amount is sought.

 

B.C.L.R. 66.1 GUARDIANSHIPS - ADDITIONAL RULES

(A) A Statement of Expert Evaluation (Standard Probate Form 17.1) filed concerning an application for the appointment of a guardian on the grounds of mental incompetency shall be maintained as a confidential record.

 

(B) The Investigator’s Report on Guardianship (Standard Probate Form 17.8) filed concerning an application for the appointment of a guardian on the grounds of mental incompetency shall be maintained as a confidential record.

 

(C) An Application for Authority to Expend Funds (Standard Probate Form 15.7) shall not be approved if the guardian’s account required to be filed by R.C. §2109.30 is overdue.

 

(D) Funds shall not be released to a guardian except upon an order of the court.

 

(E) None of a ward’s assets may be accessed through an automated teller machine or debit card.  Electronic payment of routine and recurring expenses is permitted with court approval.