The former wife of the income beneficiary of an irrevocable inter vivos qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trust had no standing to object to the trustee’s failure to collect income of the trust even though (a) the former wife would … Continue reading
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The revised text of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (H.R. 1) was released by the joint conference committee last Friday (12/15/2017), and the Republicans seem to have enough votes in the House and the Senate to pass the bill … Continue reading
Seven more counties have adopted public access rules to comply with Section 7 of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, which applies to the Clerks of the Orphans’ Courts. “Local Rules Regarding Public Access Policy; … Continue reading
A surviving spouse was not required to claim her intestate share of the estate within the six month period required for claiming an elective share, and she did not forfeit her intestate share by filing an action for divorce against … Continue reading
Lawrence County has published a new fee schedule for the Register of Wills to reflect the $4.75 increase in the Judicial Computer Project fee that became effective 11/30/2017. “Register of Wills; O.C. No. 90193/17 ADM” (Lawrence Co. 11/16/2017), 47 Pa.B. … Continue reading
Eight more counties have adopted public access rules to comply with Section 7 of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, which applies to the Clerks of the Orphans’ Courts. “Adoption of Local Rules Regarding Public … Continue reading
A person denied benefits from a municipal pension fund after a finding by a hearing board that a common law marriage was not proven, from which no appeal was made to the Court of Common Pleas, cannot later obtain a … Continue reading
Legal action cannot be filed against the “estate” of a decedent, but only the personal representatives of the estate, and so an action filed against an estate is a nullity and a personal representative of the estate cannot be substituted … Continue reading
The decedent and his fiance obtained a marriage license, and their marriage was valid even though the marriage ceremony was conducted by a friend who was ordained over the Internet by “First Nation Church and Ministry” and the marriage certificate … Continue reading