Both houses of the legislature have passed SB 428, which makes changes to Pennsylvania laws on pooled trusts for persons with disabilities. … Continue reading
Daniel Evans
A beneficiary’s court-ordered child support arrearage should be paid from the estate, notwithstanding the spendthift clause in the will, and the children’s mother had no standing to object to the administration of the estate or seek removal of the executor. … Continue reading
Westmoreland County has issued a new general order directing the redaction of Social Security numbers from documents made available to the public by the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court. Publication of Social Security Numbers; No. 3 … Continue reading
Lawrence County has republished its fees for the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, originally effective 1/3/2012, with increases in the Judicial Computer Project (JCP) fee to be effective on 7/10/2014 and 8/8/2014. Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts’; Administrative Order No. … Continue reading
Judge Herron of the Philadelphia Orphans’ Court has denied approval of a nonjudicial settlement agreement, stating that: “The intent of this section [7710.1] is to give all beneficiaries and trustees flexibility in the administration of certain trust matters. Seeking court … Continue reading
Auditor’s report was affirmed, and objections dismissed, that (a) approved the trustees’ liquidation of some family businesses, notwithstanding precatory language expressing desire that businesses continue under the management and control of testator’s immediate family, (b) relied upon previous findings of … Continue reading
Petitioner presented sufficient evidence to show reasonable cause to believe that genetic testing would assist in a determination of paternity, and expert testimony to establish that exhumation of the decedent would provide viable tissue samples for DNA testing. Fox Estate, … Continue reading
In denying a petition by the beneficiaries of a trust to modify the trust to allow the beneficiaries to remove and replace the trustee, Judge Herron has confirmed that the provisions of 20 Pa.C.S. § 7140.1 allowing modification of trusts … Continue reading