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Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.72, HB 48, §1, eff. 5/4/2012. 1701.89 Jurisdiction of court over winding up of affairs of voluntarily dissolved corporation. (A) Without limiting the generality of its authority, the court of common pleas of the county in this state in which the principal office of a voluntarily dissolved corporation is located, in which the principal office was to be located, or in which the principal office of a corporation whose articles have been canceled or whose period of existence has expired is located, upon the complaint of the corporation, a majority of the directors, or a creditor or claimant, and upon such notice to all the directors and such other persons interested as the court considers proper, at any time may order and adjudge in respect of all of the following matters: (1) Any proceedings or actions under division (C) of section 1701.881 of the Revised Code; (2) The presentation and proof of all claims and demands against the corporation and of all rights, interests, or liens in or on any of its property including property described in division (F) of section 1701.88 of the Revised Code; the fixing of the time within which and the manner in which such proof shall be made and the person to whom such presentation shall be made; and the barring from participation in any distribution of assets of all persons failing to make and present proofs as required by the order of the court; (3) The stay of the prosecution of any proceeding against the corporation or involving any of its property, and the requirement that the parties to it present and prove their claims, demands, rights, interests, or liens at the time and in the manner required of creditors or others; or the grant of leave to bring or maintain an independent proceeding to enforce liens; (4) The settlement or determination of all claims of every nature against the corporation or any of its property; the determination of the assets required to be retained or insurance to be obtained to pay or provide for the payment of such claims or any claim; the determination of the assets available for distribution among shareholders; and the making of new parties to the proceeding so far as the court considers proper for the determination of all matters; (5) The determination of the rights of holders of shares of all classes in and to the assets of the corporation; (6) The presentation and filing of intermediate and final accounts of the directors or of the liquidators and hearings on them; the allowance, disallowance, or settlement of such accounts; and the discharge of the directors, the liquidators, or any of them from their duties and liabilities; (7) The appointment of a special master commissioner or guardian ad litem to hear and determine any such matters with such authority as the court considers proper.