Ohio Revised Code Title XXI. Courts Probate Juvenile § 2117.30

(A) No suit shall be brought against an executor or administrator by a creditor of the decedent or by any other party interested in the estate until after five months from the time of the appointment of the executor or administrator, or the expiration of the further time allowed by the probate court for the collection of the assets of the estate, except in the following cases:

(B) When an executor or administrator dies, resigns, or is removed without having fully administered the estate of the deceased, the time between the executor's or administrator's death, resignation, or removal and the appointment of a successor shall be excluded in computing the five months or longer period provided in division (A) of this section. In any event, the executor's or administrator's successor shall not be held to answer the suit until after the expiration of four months from the date of the successor's appointment, or a further time allowed the executor or administrator by the court for the collection of the assets of the estate.