Bucks County has vacated Bucks Co. O.C. Rules 14.2A through 14.5I and and adopted Rules 14.2A (Notice of Mental Health Commitment), 14.2B (Withdrawal of Petition), and 14.9A (Allowances), all relating to guardianships. “Order Rescinding Orphans’ Court Rules 14.2A through 14.5I … Continue reading
Category Archives: Rules and Regs.
The Supreme Court’s Committee on Rules of Evidence has published a proposed addition to the official comment to Pa.R.E. Rule 401 (“Test for Relevant Evidence”). The new comment would state that: “Generally, evidence of a person’s race, sex, gender identity … Continue reading
Berks County has amended local Orphans’ Court Rules 2.5A, 2.7A, 14.1A, 14.3A, 14.4A, 14.8A, and 14.8B, and adopted new Rules 2.6A, 2.6B, and 2.6C. “Amendments to Local Rules; No. 19-1 Prothonotary” (Berks Co. 1/17/2019), 49 Pa.B. 616 (2/9/2019). … Continue reading
Bedford County has entered an administrative order designating a “Guardianship Compliance Officer” to be responsible for enforcing the filing of inventories and reports in accordance with Pa. O.C. Rule 14.8(f). “Guardianship Compliance Officer; No. AD 1 for the Year 2019” … Continue reading
The Supreme Court Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee is planning to propose a new Pa.O.C. Rule 5.50 to specify the contents of a petition to settle a small estate in accordance with 20 Pa.C.S. § 3102. Any comments on the … Continue reading
Delaware County has amended its fee schedule for the Register of Wills and Orphans’ Court, increasing per page certification fees to $1.00 per page, to be effective February 1, 2019. “Amendments to the Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ … Continue reading
The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court has proposed amending the Rules of Professional Conduct to add an additional exception to client confidentiality, allowing lawyers to make disclosures the lawyer reasonably believes are necessary “to comply with other law or … Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service has published proposed regulations on the impact of the changes to the federal estate and gift tax basic exclusion amount (BEA), which doubled from $5 million to $10 million in 2018, but will return to $5 … Continue reading
The Disciplinary Board has proposed amending the Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement to shorten the times for penalties after the annual due date for attorney registration. Attorney registrations are due July 1, and a nonwaivable penalty is imposed for registrations not … Continue reading
Clinton County has adopted new local Orphans’ Court rules, effective thirty days after publication. “Local Rules; 29 January Term 1976” (Clinton Co. 9/28/2018), 48 Pa.B. 6551, 6561 (10/13/2018). … Continue reading