For most interested persons, Ohio’s will-contest deadline is three months after the filing of the statutory certificate concerning notice of the will’s admission to probate. The calculation is technical, so immediate docket review is essential. The practical answer to Ohio will contest deadline 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. A will contest is a civil lawsuit about whether a document admitted to probate is legally valid. It is different from objecting to an executor’s conduct or arguing about…