(A) Any court in this state may direct moneys or property that are under its control, paid into court by parties to legal proceedings, or brought into court by reason of an order, judgment, or decree, to be placed with a trust company for safekeeping.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 1111.12

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(B) Any court in this state may appoint a trust company to act as executor, administrator, assignee, guardian, receiver, or trustee, or in any other fiduciary capacity, for any estate or property of any kind.

(C) No trust company shall be required by a court to assume or execute any trust the trust company has not consented to assume or execute.