The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has published a proposal for a new rule for Registers of Wills that would provide a cross-reference to 20 Pa.C.S. § 3908, which allows disclosure of digital assets through the filing of an affidavit … Continue reading
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Since publishing the news that Lehigh County has established a “virtual probate” process by videoconferencing, it’s been learned that five other counties have published similar procedures. The list (as of 3/31/2020) is as follows: BerksBucksDauphinLehighNorthamptonYork Most of the procedures require … Continue reading
Lehigh County has announced a new procedure for the probate of wills by video conferencing, effective 3/30/2020. The Montgomery County Bar Association reports that its Register of Wills is considering a similar procedure, but nothing appears on the Register’s website … Continue reading
It was previously reported that new Orphans’ Court forms, and new forms for use before the Register of Wills, had been posted to the collection of Orphans’ Court forms on the pacourts.us website, to be effective January 1, 2020. It … Continue reading
Revised O.C. Forms OC-1 through OC-5 and RW-03 through RW-10, that were approved as part of “Order Amendment Rules 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.5, 2.7, 3.5, 3.7, 4.3, 4.6, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 7.1, 10.1, 10.5, and the Index of the Appendix … 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
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has proposed removing the Estate Information Form, RW-01 (REV-346) from the index and appendix of Register of Wills forms. The report of the committee states that the form is a Department of Revenue form … Continue reading
Lawrence County has published a new fee schedule for the Register of Wills to reflect the $4.75 increase in the Judicial Computer Project fee that became effective 11/30/2017. “Register of Wills; O.C. No. 90193/17 ADM” (Lawrence Co. 11/16/2017), 47 Pa.B. … Continue reading
It was not an abuse of discretion for the Register of Wills to deny letters of administration to a son who had threatened to destroy estate property by arson and to grant letters to his brother instead. Lapp, Sr. Estate, 7 … Continue reading
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