text: does this fall under abandonment laws in ohio? my father passed away in july 05. he was in the middle od a divorce. he lived in virginia, she moved to ohio.  i was the only one to go to virginia and get all of his belongings, including his bass boat which was paid for.  however it was titled to my father and my stepmother.  i have now had the boat stored since july 05.  she has made no attempts to to retrieve the boat. she has only asked for the title. she has attempted to make me pay well over market value for this boat.  i was wondering if this might fll under the ohio abandonment laws.  if so, how do i go about getting it in my name.  thank you for any and all help i this matter.this boat was his prize possesion as it is the same to me.  very hard to part with this boat. if you have proof of the attemps to contact her to come get the boat and she has refused, then the boat is legally abandoned.  i don't know ohio law, but in most places, after 30 days, it is considered abandoned.