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; recording of chiropractic licenses; and voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors.
B.C.L.R. 50.1 SEPARATE CASE FILING REQUIREMENTS
(A) In any proceeding involving a wrongful death trust created pursuant to R.C. 2125.03(B), a separate case shall be opened with respect to each beneficiary of the trust.
(B) In guardianship proceedings, a separate Application for Appointment of Guardian (Standard Probate Form 16.0 or Standard Probate Form 17.0) shall be filed with respect to each ward.
(C) In conservatorship proceedings, a separate Application for Appointment of Conservator (Standard Probate Form 20.0) shall be filed with respect to each conservatee.
(D) In adoption proceedings, a separate Petition for Adoption (Standard Probate Form 18.0) shall be filed with respect to each person being adopted.
(E) In name change proceedings, a separate Application for Change of Name (Standard Probate Form 21.0 or Standard Probate Form 21.2) shall be filed with respect to each person for whom a change of name is being sought.