Bucks County has vacated Bucks Co. O.C. Rules 14.2A through 14.5I and and adopted Rules 14.2A (Notice of Mental Health Commitment), 14.2B (Withdrawal of Petition), and 14.9A (Allowances), all relating to guardianships. “Order Rescinding Orphans’ Court Rules 14.2A through 14.5I … Continue reading
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Bedford County has entered an administrative order designating a “Guardianship Compliance Officer” to be responsible for enforcing the filing of inventories and reports in accordance with Pa. O.C. Rule 14.8(f). “Guardianship Compliance Officer; No. AD 1 for the Year 2019” … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County has entered an administrative order directing that “legacy” incapacitated person cases with no docket activity for more than 10 years, and which lack information in the court’s case management system that is needed to … Continue reading
S.B. 1886 was signed into law by Governor Wolf on October 24, 2018, becoming Act 114 of 2018. The act amends 20 Pa.C.S. § 5521(c) to require Clerks of the Orphans’ Court to report delinquencies in the filing of annual reports … Continue reading
The Supreme Court has entered an order adopting a new Rule 510 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration that implements a new statewide electronic filing and tracking system for reports and inventories of guardians of adult incapacitated persons. “In … Continue reading
The Supreme Court has entered an order with attached new Pa.O.C. Rules 14.1 through 14.14 and amendments to Rules 1.5 and 5.10 through 5.12, new Orphans’ Court Forms G-01 through G-04, and an explanatory report of the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee. … Continue reading
Guardian who was found to have engaged in acts of self-dealing and was removed as guardian, and whose account showed that funds were paid to the guardian and to possibly fictitious third parties without explanation, was denied any compensation as … Continue reading
A request for a jury trial on the issue of incapacity was timely, and the right to a jury trial was not waived under 20 Pa.C.S. § 777(d), when the request was filed nine days after service of the petition … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has published a revised new O.C. Rule 14.3, and a new Form G-05, relating to expert reports on incapacity in guardianship proceedings in lieu of in-court testimony or depositions. This new proposed rule and … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has published proposed new rules for guardianship proceedings, Pa.O.C. Rules 14.1 to 14.14, and new Orphans’ Court Forms G-01 through G-06. These new proposed rules are revisions to the rules that were proposed in … Continue reading