2101.06 Master commissioners - appointment and bond - duties. - Ohio Statutes

2101.06 Master commissioners - appointment and bond - duties.

The probate judge, upon motion of a party or his own motion, may appoint a special master commissioner in any matter pending before such judge. Such commissioner shall be an attorney at law, and shall be sworn faithfully to discharge his duties. When requested by the probate judge, such commissioner shall execute a bond to the state in such sum as the court directs, with surety approved by the court, and conditioned that such commissioner will faithfully discharge his duties and pay over all money received by him in that capacity. Such bond shall be for the benefit of anyone aggrieved and shall be filed in the probate court.

Such commissioner shall take the testimony and report such testimony to the court with his conclusions on the law and the facts involved therein, which report may be excepted to by the parties, and confirmed, modified, or set aside by the court.

Effective Date: 10-01-1953