The Orphans’ Court had the power to change the will of an incapacitated person and substitute its judgment for that of the incapacitated person even though changes to an incapacitated person’s will are not among the specific powers listed in … Continue reading
Daniel Evans
One would think that marriage should be a binary condition: It is either “on” or “off,” because two people are either “married” or “not married.” And that is certainly true of the “on” condition, because the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries...
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The Supreme Court has entered an order with attached amended public access policy (and explanatory report) that amends the public access policy for courts of record. The main purpose of the amendments is to include magisterial district courts within the public … Continue reading
Below is hte author’s form of combined health care power of attorney and living will. There is a separate article with commentary on the form. A copy of the form as an MS Word file is also available here. …...
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This article will explain some of the drafting decision reflected in the author’s sample form of combined health care power of attorney and living will (“the form”). Like other articles, the comments below are the opinions of the author, are offered...
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The power “to make gifts, including gifts to my agent,” that was included in a power of attorney signed in 2006, was unlimited, and not limited to gifts to spouse and issue, when the principal had no spouse or issue … Continue reading
Notice to Subscribers: When I began adding summaries of court decisions and other materials to this site, I included all cases decided through the Orphans’ Court, including cases on adoptions and parental rights. I now realize that this does not … Continue reading
The article on Public Access Policy Compliance for Orphans’ Court Filings has been updated to include a chart that shows which counties require the use of the separate confidential information form for pleadings that would otherwise include confidential information, and … Continue reading
Bedford County has adopted a new local rule 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. (See “Public Access Compliance Policy for Orphans’ … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has proposed three minor amendments to Pa. O.C. Rules: Rule 2.1(b)(4)(iv), on forms of accounts, will be amended by deleting the words “and verification” because the requirement that there be “signature and verification pages” … Continue reading