Northampton County has published an administrative order providing additional requirements for adoption petitions filed on or after September 1, 2016. “Additional Requirements for Adoptions Petitions; Administrative Order 2016-02,” 46 Pa.B. 6825 (Northampton Co. 10/29/2016). … Continue reading
Category Archives: Rules and Regs.
York County has published new fee schedules for the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, to be effective January 1, 2017. “Fee Bill for the Office of the Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court; No. … Continue reading
Beaver County has published a new Local O.C. Rule 15.1 relating to the assignment of judges in dependency proceedings, termination of parental rights, and adoptions. “Local Rules of Orphans’ Court; No. 10013 of 2016,” 46 Pa.B. 5894 (Beaver Co. 9/17/2016). … Continue reading
Montgomery County has published new fees schedules for the Register of Wills and the Orphans’ Court. Both schedules are effective 1/1/2017. “Fees of Register of Wills,” 46 Pa.B. 8032 (Montgomery Co. 12/24/2016). “Fees of Clerk of Orphans’ Court,” 46 Pa.B. 8031 (Montgomery Co. 12/24/2016). … Continue reading
Chester County has published new fees schedules for the Register of Wills and the Orphans’ Court. Both schedules are effective 2/1/2017. “Fee Bill for the Office of Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court,” No. 1516-9999, 46 Pa.B. 8027 (Chester … Continue reading
Cumberland County has published new fees schedules for the Register of Wills and the Orphans’ Court. Both schedules are effective 1/1/2017. “Register of Wills Fee Schedule; 21-16-1253,” 46 Pa.B. 7812 (Cumberland Co. 12/17/2016). “Orphans’ Court Fee Schedule; 21-16-1253,” 46 Pa.B. 7811 (Cumberland … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with new proposed rules for guardianship proceedings. “Proposed Amendment of Pa. O.C. Rule 1.5, Proposed Rescission of Pa. O.C. Rules 14.1—14.5 and Orphans’ Court Forms G-01—G-04, Proposed … Continue reading
In an order dated August 9, 2016, (No. 702 Supreme Court Rules Docket), the Supreme Court rescinded and replaced Some of the state-wide forms for use in the Orphans’ Court and Register of Wills, specifically Forms OC-1 through OC-6 and … Continue reading
The July 30, 2016, Pennsylvania Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 31) includes new or amended local Orphans’ Court rules for Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Philadelphia, and Washington counties, all to be effective September 1, … Continue reading
In a brief, one-sentence order, the Supreme Court has directed all judicial districts to “establish and transmit to the Rules Committees (rulescommittees@pacourts.us) the address of a free and publically [sic] accessible website of the court or county in which the … Continue reading