In Re Application of County Recorder

Appellant, Philip Miller, and his wife, Ruth Miller, owned real property located at 26813 North Woodland in Beachwood, Ohio, which was held as an estate by the entireties pursuant to R.C. 5302.17. Title to the property was registered on the Torrens Land Title Register of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Upon the death of Ruth Miller, appellant’s counsel presented an affidavit of surviving spouse which conformed with the requirements of R.C. 5302.17. The purpose of the affidavit was to reflect the fact that the subject property had completely vested in the surviving spouse.

The Cuyahoga County Recorder…