How do I apply for an Ohio Guardianship Bond?
We make applying for Ohio Guardians Bond easy by offering a fast Online Application, or you can Download Application and return by fax or secure message. Information required is the same ordinarily found on a personal credit application, and probate case information. You’ll need wards full name, county probate case being filed, health status, income source & estate assets, estate heirs, and other information.
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How fast can I get an Ohio Guardians Bond?
Once you apply for an Ohio Guardian Surety Bond, we typically confirm receipt of your application within a few hours. Additional questions often arise, prompt reply to follow up questions helps expedite process. Once all questions have been answered, approval and issuance is typically same day or within 24 hours. INSTANT Electronic delivery is available in all jurisdictions accepting them! Our Ohio Guardian Bonds are sent with USPS Delivery Confirmation / USPS Tracking at no additional charge. Overnight and same day courier is available at additional cost.
What are the qualifications to obtain an Ohio Guardianship Bond?
Ohio Guardianship Bonds, or Probate Court Surety Bonds, are evaluated based on three main criteria:
- Personal credit history of applicant;
- Attorney retained to answer questions for applicant;
- Applicant experience handling probate or financial matters.
What is an Ohio Guardianship Bond?
Probate Courts often order Ohio Guardianship Bonds for cases when party is unable to manage their own affairs, either person or their estate, due to age or illness. Two types of Ohio Guardian Bonds include incompetent/adult guardians bonds and minor/child guardianship bonds.
An Ohio Guardianship Bond is similar to a Conservators Bond. While a Conservators Bond is designed to help with a persons financial affairs, an Ohio Guardian Bond is designed to help with health and personal matters.
How much does an Ohio Guardianship Bond cost?
We work with many insurance carriers offering Ohio Guardians Surety Bonds. Each carrier determines its own rates, which are typically based on a tiered percentage basis. Price for a Ohio guardian probate bond typically vary from 0.25% up to 0.75% of face value, with a minimum premium of $100. For Ohio adult guardianship bonds, most require annual renewal payment. For Ohio minor child guardianship bonds, most carriers require full payment through time child is 18 years old.
Best prices… we beat any scheduled rate!
| Ohio Guardianship Bond Penalty | Ohio Guardians Annual Price |
| Less than $20k | $100+ one-time-payment |
| $20k – $40k | $100+ |
| $41k – $60k | $103 – $380+ |
| $61k – $80k | $153 – $450+ |
| $81k – $100k | $203 – $525+ |
| $101k – $150k | $253 – $920+ |
| $151k – $200k | $378 – $1220+ |
| $201k – $300k | $503 – $1620+ |
| $301k+ | Varies |
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How is an Ohio Surety Bond different than an insurance policy?
An Ohio Surety Bond acts more like a co-signor than a regular insurance policy. If Court deems fiduciary duty was violated and payment due, the insurance company issuing probate bond will pay the court. However, unlike an insurance claim where insurance company indemnifies applicant, they will seek reimbursement for anything paid.
Where do you offer Ohio Guardianship Bonds?
We offer Guardian bonds in the following Ohio Counties:
Adams Allen Ashland Ashtabula Athens Auglaize Belmont Brown Butler Carroll Champaign Clark Clermont Clinton Columbiana Coshocton Crawford Cuyahoga Darke Defiance Delaware Erie Fairfield Fayette Franklin Fulton Gallia Geauga Greene Guernsey Hamilton Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Highland Hocking Holmes Huron Jackson Jefferson Knox Lake Lawrence Licking Logan Lorain Lucas Madison Mahoning Marion Medina Meigs Mercer Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Morrow Muskingum Noble Ottawa Paulding Perry Pickaway Pike Portage Preble Putnam Richland Ross Sandusky Scioto Seneca Shelby Stark Summit Trumbull Tuscarawas Union Van Wert Vinton Warren Washington Wayne Williams Wood Wyandot
Do you offer large penalty probate court Ohio Guardians bonds?
YES! We work with many probate bond carriers and have been able to accommodate every probate bond request applicants are qualified for. We are not limited by the same restrictions most other insurance carriers have. We’re able to issue most bonds other carriers can’t – they are unable to issue the very large bond penalty amounts we’ve been successful in obtaining for our clients. 1 million, 2 million, 3 million, 4 million, 5+ million dollar probate court bonds have been issued by our office. More info on our Large Penalty Probate Court Ohio Guardianship Bonds.
What counties in Ohio do you offer Guardian Bonds?
Ashland County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Ashtabula County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Athens County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Auglaize County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Belmont County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Brown County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Butler County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Carroll County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Champaign County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Clark County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Clermont County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Clinton County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Columbiana County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Coshocton County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Crawford County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Darke County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Defiance County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Delaware County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Erie County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Fairfield County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Fayette County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Franklin County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Fulton County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Gallia County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Geauga County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Greene County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Guernsey County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Hamilton County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Hancock County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Hardin County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Harrison County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Henry County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Highland County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Hocking County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Holmes County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Huron County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Jackson County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Jefferson County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Knox County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Lake County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Lawrence County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Licking County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Logan County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Lorain County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Lucas County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Madison County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Mahoning County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Marion County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Medina County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Meigs County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Mercer County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Miami County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Monroe County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Montgomery County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Morgan County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Morrow County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Muskingum County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Noble County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Ottawa County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Paulding County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Perry County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Pickaway County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Pike County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Portage County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Preble County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Putnam County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Richland County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Ross County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Sandusky County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Scioto County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Seneca County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Shelby County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Stark County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Summit County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Trumbull County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Union County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Van Wert County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Vinton County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Warren County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Washington County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Wayne County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Williams County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Wood County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
Wyandot County, Ohio Guardianship Bond
What else I need to know about Instant Issue Guardians Bonds in Ohio?
We have insurance carriers which allow us to INSTANTLY send your bond by email or secure message. Once you receive the bond, it needs to be printed on a laser printer. Once you print guardianship bond, most courts require principal’s ORIGINAL INKED signature. Once you sign the guardianship bond, you can file it with court.
Some courts will not accept a bond without raised seal. If this occurs, just let us know, we can issue a duplicate original Guardianship Bond by postal mail.
Why do I need an attorney for Ohio Guardianship Bonds?
Probate and guardianship can be complicated. Guardians often turn to court personnel, social workers, insurance agents, or other non-lawyers for advice. However, only an probate or guardianship attorney can properly answer legal questions for your case. Sometimes laypeople assume expenses are owed by the ward, but for some reason they are not. Or a guardian might make decisions requiring Court approval. A private attorney is the only party qualified to offer legal guardian advice.
Do you offer Guardianship bonds from multiple insurance carriers?
Yes!
We’re an independent insurance agent offering bonds from America’s Top Insurance Carriers. We work with insurance carriers like subsidiary of American Family Insurance, CNA Surety, West Bend Mutual, and offer brokered coverage from HCC Surety, RLI Insurance, and other top names.
Each insurance carrier has different requirements. Some carriers require your personal net worth, others don’t. Some require no felony convictions within a certain amount of time, or for certain financial offenses or moral turpitude offenses. Some will write multiple bonds for Professional Guardians, others do not.
Every insurance carrier has different pricing tiers. Guardianship Bonds are not a flat rate like some insurance bonds. Instead, each carrier determines it’s own rates, often tiered by different bond values.
Our job as your bonding agent is to find which carrier offers the most favorable terms for your situation. We won’t shoehorn you into one option, because it’s all we’ve got.
Where can I find out more information about Guardianship requirements at my Probate Court?
Below is a list of links to Probate Court jurisdictions around Ohio. Please contact each Court individually for local requirements. We are not affiliated or endorsed by any Court. Guardianship Court links are unaffiliated with our website and provided as a courtesy only:
