An Ohio estate pays valid obligations from estate assets according to statutory rules and priorities. Beneficiaries receive only the net estate remaining after proper administration expenses, claims, taxes, and other superior rights are handled. The practical answer to debts paid during 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. Death does not make every bill disappear, but it also does not make relatives automatically responsible for every debt. A creditor generally must have a valid obligation and comply…