What Is a Transfer-on-Death Affidavit in Ohio? An Ohio transfer-on-death designation affidavit can name beneficiaries to receive real estate at the owner’s death without probate. It must be properly executed and recorded, and it does not solve every title, tax, Medicaid, or family issue. 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…