It was not an abuse of discretion for the Register of Wills to appoint the decedent’s mother to administer her daughter’s estate, and not the father, and it was not an abuse of discretion for the Orphans’ Court to refuse … Continue reading
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Chester County has adopted new fee schedules for the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, to be effective November 2, 2026. “Fees to be Charged by the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court; 2025-0085R-CM,” … Continue reading
Chester County has published new fee schedules for the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, effective January 12, 2026. “Fees to be Charged by the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court,” Administrative Order No. … Continue reading
Montgomery County has published new fee schedules for the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, both effective January 1, 2026. “Register of Wills Fee Schedule; No. 2025-00001” (11/5/2025), 55 Pa.B. 7950 (11/22/2025); “Clerk of Orphans’ Court Fee … Continue reading
Lancaster County has adopted new fee schedules for filings with the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court. “Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court Bills of Costs; No. 2025-02609” (10/16/2025), 55 Pa.B. 7497 (11/1/2025). … Continue reading
Bucks County has published new fee schedules for the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court and the Register of Wills. “Fees of the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court; Administrative Order No. 125” (8/19/2025), 55 Pa.B. 6171 (8/30/2025); “”Fees of the Register … Continue reading
Westmoreland County has amended the fees charged by the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court to include a processing fee of 2.79% for credit card transactions, effective June 1, 2025. “Addendum to Fees Charged by Register of … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court had jurisdiction to appoint an administrator of an estate following the removal of the administrator originally agreed to by the parties and it was not necessary to remand the choice of administrators to the Register of Wills. … Continue reading
The Register of Wills had jurisdiction to probate the will of a decedent who was not a resident of Pennsylvania because the decedent owned real estate in the Register’s county, but a contestant to a will lacks standing when an … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has published a new proposal for a rule for Registers of Wills for the disclosure of the digital assets of a decedent to the personal representative of the decedent’s estate in accordance with 20 … Continue reading