Pa.R.O.C.P. 14.8 has been amended to include more detailed recording of enforcement actions in guardianship reporting. “Order Amending Rule 14.8 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Orphans’ Court Procedure; No. 948 Supreme Court Rules Docket” (6/12/2023), 53 Pa.B. 3305 (6/24/2023), to … Continue reading
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Philadelphia has adopted new local Orphans’ Court Rules 3.5A (“Procedure for Determination when No Response is Filed to a Petition under Pa.R.O.C.P. 3.5(a) or 3.5(b)”) and 5.50A (“Settlement of Small Estates by Petition”), and has amended and restated Rule 14.2A … Continue reading
The Supreme Court has rescinded and replaced guardianship Forms G-02, G-03, and G-05 for annual reports and inventories in order to make them easier to complete accurately. “Order Rescinding and Replacing Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court Forms G-02, G-03, and G-05; No. … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee is considering an amendment to Pa.R.O.C.P. 14.8 to require a court that completes reasonable enforcement procedures to ensure compliance with guardianship reporting to enter an order to explain the actions taken to attempt enforcement, … Continue reading
The co-guardians for an incapacitated person disagreed on the advisability of COVID vaccinations, and the court approved the vaccinations over the objections of the one of the guardians. A.C.G., an Incapacitated Person, 11 Fid.Rep.3d 303 (Chester O.C. 2021). … Continue reading
The Advisory Council on Elder Justice in the Courts and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts have published the “Guardianship Bench Book” intended to provide judges with a practical guide to making critical guardianship decisions. Although written as a guide … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court did not have jurisdiction under 20 Pa.C.S. § 3521 to reopen the adjudication of the informal account of the guardian of the estate of a minor merely because of allegations that the investments of the guardian underperformed. … Continue reading
The Supreme Court has entered an order adopting a new Pa.O.C. Rule 1.40 which applies Pa.R.C.P. 240 (“In Forma Pauperis“) to Orphans’ Court proceedings, to be effective April 1, 2020. Rule 14.8, on guardianship reporting, has also been amended to … Continue reading
Montgomery County has adopted new guardianship rules, to be effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. “Adoption of Local Rules of Orphans’ Court 14.2—Petition for Adjudication of Incapacity and Appointment of a Guardian of the Person or Estate … Continue reading
Westmoreland County has adopted new guardianship rules, effective 30 days after publication. “Guardianship Rules; No. 3 of 2019” (Westmoreland Co. 6/10/19), 49 Pa.B. 3476 (7/6/2019). … Continue reading