No Jurisdiction over Burial Dispute of Non-Domiciliary

The Philadelphia Orphans’ Court had no jurisdiction in a dispute over the burial of the decedent because the decedent was not domiciled in Pennsylvania and owned no property in Philadelphia, the decedent died outside of Pennsylvania, the decedent’s body was located in Pennsylvania but outside of Philadelphia, and the only connection to Philadelphia was that the decedent’s will directed that the decedent should be buried in a cemetery in Philadelphia. Singer Estate, 3 Fid.Rep.4th 240 (Philadelphia O.C. 2025), aff’d on other grounds, ___ A.4th ___, 2026 PA Super 89 (4/30/2026).

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