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
Category Archives: Rules and Regs.
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
Clinton County has updated its administrative rules, including its rule on the public access policy. “Local Rules; 29 January Term 1976” (Clinton Co. 9/28/2018), 48 Pa.B. 6551 (10/13/2018). … Continue reading
The Supreme Court has entered an order adopting a new Rule 510 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration that implements a new statewide electronic filing and tracking system for reports and inventories of guardians of adult incapacitated persons. “In … Continue reading
Chester Co. has amended the fee schedule of the Register of Wills in two ways: The filing fee for an affidavit of death pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S. § 925 is changed to $25.00. “Fee Bill for the Office of the … Continue reading
Notice 2018-62, 2018-34 I.R.B. ___ (8/20/2018), provides guidance on the application of the new expanded contribution limits to “ABLE” (“Achieving a Better Life Experience”) accounts under IRC section 529A. According to the IRS, a designated beneficiary who works may contribute (in … Continue reading
Delaware County has updated its public access rules to reflect amendments to the statewide public access policy. “Local Rule of Judicial Administration; Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania; Civil Doc. No. 17-5120; Criminal Doc. No. … Continue reading