On November 21, 2025, the House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar Association approved a joint recommendation of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Elder Law Sections of the PBA to support HB 256, which will exempt from … Continue reading
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House Bill 1176 has passed both houses of the legislature and has been signed into law by the governor, becoming the Act of November 24, 2025, No. 50. The two sections of the act can be summarized as follows: Section … Continue reading
Montgomery County has published new fee schedules for the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, both effective January 1, 2026. “Register of Wills Fee Schedule; No. 2025-00001” (11/5/2025), 55 Pa.B. 7950 (11/22/2025); “Clerk of Orphans’ Court Fee … Continue reading
Lancaster County has adopted new fee schedules for filings with the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court. “Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court Bills of Costs; No. 2025-02609” (10/16/2025), 55 Pa.B. 7497 (11/1/2025). … Continue reading
House Bill 18, which makes a number of changes to 20 Pa.C.S. § 5512.2(a.1) relating to the scheduling and conduct of review hearings for guardianships, has passed both houses of the legislature and been signed into law by the governor, … Continue reading
Lehigh County has published a new schedule of fees for the Register of Wills. “Clerk of Judicial Records—Register of Wills Division Fee Schedule; Case No. 2025-J-0110” (9/18/2025), 55 Pa.B. 7237 (10/18/2025). … Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service has released Rev. Proc. 2025-32, 2025-44 I.R.B. ____ (10/27/2025), with inflation adjustments for 2026 (sooner that inflation adjustments are usually published), and the significant federal estate tax and trust planning numbers previously published were correct. Those … Continue reading
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has issued an “exemptive relief order” delaying the effective date of the residential real estate transaction reporting regulations (31 C.F.R. § 1031.320 et seq.) to March 1, 2026. “Exemptive Relief Order to Delay the … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has proposed a number of amendments to rules relating to hearing notices in proceedings for the termination of parental rights. “Proposed Amendment of Rules 4.5, 4.6, 15.4, 15.7, 15.8, 15.9, 15.10, and 15.13 and … Continue reading
On Aug. 18, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service updated the employer identification number (EIN) online application, which the IRS reported was part of ongoing modernization efforts, and should be easier to use. A past source of confusion was that the … Continue reading