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, 2016.  (Citations and links below.)

The August 6, 2016, Pennsylvania Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 32) includes new or amended local Orphans’ Court rules for Armstrong, Cumberland, Lebanon, and Montgomery Counties.  (Citations and links below.)

These publications appear to be the result of the order of the Supreme Court that local rules for which there is a “continued necessity” should be submitted to the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee for review before June 1, and a desire (or commitment) of the Committee to review and publish those rules before September 1. Review and Vacatur of Local Orphans’ Court Rules, No. 683 Supreme Court Rules Docket (12/1/2015), 45 Pa.B. 7126 (12/19/2015).  So we should see more publications of new local rules in the future.

Rules of the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas (Allegheny Co., 6/9/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4078 (7/30/16).

Adoption of New Local Orphans’ Court Rules, No. CP-03-AD-0000001-2016 (Armstrong Co., 7/21/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4821 (8/6/2016).

Local Rules of Orphans’ Court, No. 10937 of 2016 (Beaver Co.), 46 Pa.B. 4119 (7/30/2016).

Amendments to Local Rules, No. 16-0094 (Berks Co. 7/20/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4120 (7/30/2016).

Order Rescinding Orphans’ Court Rules 1.2A through 13.3A and Orphans’ Court Rule 17.1A and Promulgating Orphans’ Court Rules 1.1A through 10.4A (Bucks Co. 7/19/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4129 (7/30/2016).

Adoption of Local Orphans’ Court Rules (Chester Co. 7/13/16), 46 Pa.B. 4135 (7/30/2016).

Rules of the Court of Common Pleas, No. 21-95-945 Orphans’ Court (Cumberland Co. 7/25/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4826 (8/6/2016).

Promulgation of Local Rules, No. 1793 S 1989 (Dauphin Co. 7/15/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4142 (7/30/2016).

Orphans’ Court Local Rules, Doc. No. 12-504046 (Delaware Co. 7/20/2016) 46 Pa.B. 4148 (7/30/2016).

Amended Local Rules for the Orphans’ Court of the 39th District; Rule 39-2.6 Time for Filing Accounts and Rule 39-2.7 Time for Filing Objections (Franklin and Fulton Cos. 7/18/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4155 (7/30/2016).

Local Orphans’ Court Rules (Lackawanna Co.), 46 Pa.B. 4155 (7/30/2016).

Adoption of Rules of Orphans’ Court, 2016-1570 (Lancaster Co. 7/20/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4159 (7/30/2016).

Orphans’ Court Rules (Lebanon Co.), 46 Pa.B. 4829 (8/6/2016).

Orphans’ Court Rules, File No. AO 20014-0002 (Lehigh Co. 7/19/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4161 (7/30/2016).

Adoption of Orphans’ Court Rules Chapters 1 through 9 (Montgomery Co. 7/27/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4833 (8/6/2016).

Adoption of Local Orphans’ Court Rules Pursuant to Pa.O.C. Rule 1.5(e) and Pa.R.J.A. 103, President Judge General Court Regulation No. 2016-2 (Philadelphia Co. 7/20/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4048 (7/30/2016).

Local Orphans’ Court Rules, No. 2016-1 (Washington Co. 7/15/2016), 46 Pa.B. 4172 (7/30/2016).