Can You Disinherit a Spouse in Ohio? Ohio law gives a surviving spouse statutory protections that cannot always be defeated merely by leaving the spouse out of a will. A complete analysis may involve elective-share, support, property, and beneficiary-designation rights. Estate-planning decisions affect control during life, the transfer of property at death, taxes, probate, and the people who may need to act during a crisis. A document that works in one family can create conflict in another because assets, beneficiary ages, marriages, debts, and ownership arrangements differ. This guide explains the general Ohio framework in plain language and identifies the records and decisions that usually matter most. In this guide…