Aaron Epling

Aaron B. Epling operates Epling Law Office, LLC; serving all of Ohio and limited primarily to estate planning and probate law. He routinely assists clients in the orderly and tax efficient transfer of wealth during life and after death by preparing all related estate planning documents; representing fiduciaries of trusts, decedent’s estates and guardianships; planning for incapacity and elder concerns; planning for employee benefits; planning charitable gifts; and handling tax controversy and fiduciary litigation. Aaron resides in Hilliard, Ohio with his wife, Tiffany, and three girls. He is an avid golfer and racquetball player and he enjoys spending time with his girls.

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Elder Law

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

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Ohio

Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services

ID Number: 0091942

Attorney/Owner

Epling Law Office

Current

Capital University Law School

J.D.

Ohio State Bar Association - Estate Planning, Trust, & Probate Law Section

Member

Current

State Bar of Ohio  # 0091942

Member

Current

Modern Ohio Estate Planning

Very Limited

Q. Can the executor of a will take all cash out of deceased accounts and not report it when filing will for probate.

April 28, 2022

A: Depends. If the executor is also a joint owner or a beneficiary on those accounts, then YES. If the accounts are in the decedent's name and no beneficiary or joint owner exists, then NO.

Q. In Ohio, can an out of state person be an executor of an estate? Also, what are waiver of notice probate of will docs?

April 20, 2022

A: If your parents named you as executor in their wills, then you probably can act as executor. If they don't have wills, then you cannot. (R.C. 2109.21) It looks like your brother is moving forward with opening the estate. If this is something you would rather do, then you better get an attorney quickly.

Q. How to get access to safe deposit box of deceased mother?

April 20, 2022

A: You may have to open probate in New York to get an executor appointed who would have authority to go to the bank and remove the assets. If you just want to find out whether anything is in the safe deposit box, then Ohio has a mechanism to allow access for the purposes of creating an inventory of the safe deposit box. This scenario may qualify. Then, you could determine whether you want to open probate in New York.