Lycoming County has rescinded its Orphans’ Court Rules and adopted new rules consistent with the state-wide rules that took effect in September 2016, to be effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. “Amendments to the Rules of Orphans’ … Continue reading
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Much of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, 57 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 (which was enacted in Pennsylvania as Act No. 73 of 2013), was to become effective only after the Department of State gave notice that is has approved … Continue reading
Crawford County has adopted new Orphans’ Court Rules, to be effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. “Adoption of Local Orphans’ Court Rules; O.C. 2017-17” (3/6/2017), 47 Pa.B. 1738 (3/25/2017). … Continue reading
Somewhat to my surprise, a bill in the Pennsylvania legislature that would reduce the inheritance tax to 0% for transfers to children under the age of 21 (HB 291) has made it out of committee and received its first consideration. … Continue reading
Erie County has adopted new Orphans’ Court local rules, to be effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. “Order Adopting Orphans’ Court Rules; Doc. No. 52-2017” (2/21/2017), 47 Pa.B. 1630 (3/18/2017). … Continue reading
Adams County has adopted new Orphans’ Court local rules for Chapter 14 (Guardianship of Incapacitated Persons), Chapter 15 (Adoptions) and Chapter 16 (Abortion Control Act), all to be effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and has amended … Continue reading
The various applicable federal rates (AFRs) published by the Internal Revenue Service, which are used to value life estates, remainders, annuities, and other future interests, as well as intra-family loans, continue to edge upwards. The new section 7520 rate for … Continue reading
In response to several requests, I have edited the page with my power of attorney form to include a link to a copy of the form as an MS Word document. … Continue reading
The Supreme Court has adopted amendments to the Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement that will reduce the annual registration fee for active lawyers from $125 to $120, but increase the annual fee that goes to the Lawyers Fund for Client Security … Continue reading
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has held that a decedent’s unused federal estate tax exclusion amount (referred to in IRC section 2010 as the “deceased spousal unused exclusion amount,” or “DSUE”) is an asset of the decedent’s estate that the administrator … Continue reading