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Sponsors pitch updates to guardianship law to clarify roles and oversight
Summary
Representatives Ray and Baker told the House Judiciary Committee that HB 491 modernizes Ohio guardianship statutes by defining emergency, interim and successor guardians, expanding who may provide expert evaluations, tightening reporting and clarifying estate-based termination rules; members pressed on evaluator qualifications and filing procedures.
Representatives Ray and Baker presented House Bill 491 as a package of targeted, technical updates to Ohio's guardianship statutes intended to make the system more transparent and workable for families and courts.
"The laws governing this process must be clear, modern, and protective of individual rights," Representative Ray told the House Judiciary Committee, saying HB 491 adds definitions for emergency guardian, successor guardian and interim guardian and clarifies timelines for…
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