Digital assets may be controlled by Ohio’s fiduciary-access law, the user’s online directions, estate-planning documents, provider terms, privacy law, and the nature of the asset. Access to an account is not always the same as ownership of its contents. The practical answer to digital assets probate Ohio depends on the governing documents, the way each asset is titled, the family relationships, and what has already been filed. Probate decisions should be based on verified records rather than assumptions about what the deceased person probably intended. Beneficiaries and heirs have enforceable interests, but the estate representative still controls administration under the court’s supervision. A beneficiary is generally entitled to proper notice,…