Wrongful death · Ohio
For Wrongful death · Ohio, limitation period is within two years; when the clock starts is after the decedent's death; how the statute describes it is a civil action for wrongful death, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.
- Type of claim
- Wrongful death our reading
- State
- Ohio verified
- Limitation period
- within two years verified
- How the statute describes it
- a civil action for wrongful death verified
- When the clock starts
- after the decedent's death verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(F)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, a civil action for wrongful death shall be commenced within two years after the decedent's death.
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2125.02