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Local Rules

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[Effective January 1, 2014, with Amendments through January 1, 2026]

PREFACE

Summit County Local Rules supplementing the Supreme Court Rules of Superintendence are numbered with a suffix. For example, a local rule which supplements Supreme Court Rule 53 is designated as Local Rule 53.1.

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You can find the Administrative Order Regarding Rule Reference – Local Rules 10/30/2026 HERE [2]. If you have any comments please forward them to probatejudge@summitohioprobate.com [3]
TABLE OF RULES
RULE 5.1 [4] REPORTING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
RULE 5.2 [5] TECHNOLOGY PLAN
RULE 8.1 [6] COURT APPOINTMENTS
RULE 9.1 [7] COURT SECURITY PLAN
RULE 11.1 [8] RECORDINGS OF PROCEDURES
RULE 11.2 [9] REMOTE APPEARANCES
RULE 16.1 [10] MEDIATION
RULE 26.1 [11] RECORDS RETENTION
RULE 26.2 [12] DISPOSITION OF EXHIBITS
RULE 26.3 [13] REPRODUCTION OF HOSPITAL RECORDS
RULE 45.1 [14] OMISSION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS PRIOR TO FILING
RULE 51.1 [15] STANDARD PROBATE FORMS AVAILABILITY
RULE 52.1 [16] COMPUTER GENERATED FORMS
RULE 53.1 [17] HOURS OF THE COURT
RULE 55.1 [18] WITHDRAWAL OF FILES
RULE 56.1 [19] LEAVES TO PLEAD
RULE 57.1 [20] FILINGS AND JUDGMENT ENTRIES
RULE 57.2 [21] FORWARDING COPIES
RULE 57.3 [22] RELEASE FROM ADMINISTRATION
RULE 57.4 [23] REAL ESTATE TRANSFER ONLY
RULE 57.5 [24] ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION FILINGS
RULE 57.6 [25] SERVICE OF PROCESS
RULE 57.7 [26] MOTION TO ABANDON REAL PROPERTY
RULE 58.1 [27] DEPOSIT FOR COURT COSTS
RULE 58.2 [28] CREDIT CARDS
RULE 60.1 [29] APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER ESTATE AND NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
RULE 61.1 [30] APPRAISER FEES/COMPENSATION
RULE 61.2 [31] INVENTORY
RULE 61.3 [32] INVENTORY/SCHEDULE OF ASSETS
RULE 64.1 [33] ACCOUNTS
RULE 65.1 [34] LAND SALES
RULE 66.1 [35] GUARDIANSHIPS
RULE 71.1 [36] COUNSEL FEES
RULE 71.2 [37] ATTORNEY SERVING AS FIDUCIARY
RULE 73.1 [38] GUARDIAN’S COMPENSATION
RULE 74.1 [39] TRUSTEE’S COMPENSATION (NON-LAWYERS)
RULE 78.1 [40] CASE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE
RULE 79.1 [41] ASSISTED OUTPATIENT COMMITMENT (AOT)
RULE 93.1 [42] CHANGE OF NAME
RULE 94.1 [43] ADOPTIONS
RULE 97.1 [44] APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A [45]
DEPOSITS FOR COURT COSTS
Estates/Releases
Guardianships/Trusts
Civil Actions
Subpoenas
Miscellaneous
APPENDIX B [46] ADOPTION FEES
APPENDIX C [47] APPLICATION-COMPUTATION OF GUARDIAN FEES
APPENDIX D [48] APPLICATION-COMPUTATION OF
ADMINISTRATOR/EXECUTOR FEES
APPENDIX E [49] APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
APPENDIX F [50] NOTICE OF ATTORNEY FEES
APPENDIX G [51] APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES IN LAND SALE PROCEEDINGS
APPENDIX H [52] FILING INFORMATION – REAL ESTATE ONLY
APPENDIX I [53] ELECTRONIC FILING COVER PAGE
APPENDIX J [54] ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE