The appointment of a co-guardian for an incapacitated person was affirmed on appeal despite potential conflicts of interest of the co-guardian when the counsel for the appellants failed to appear at the hearing before the Orphans’ Court and failed to … Continue reading
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A pro se appellant’s statement of issues on appeal which was 32 pages long and a “discursive, argumentative, and incoherent rant” violates R.A.P. 1925(b) and should be considered to waive all issues. The appeal should also be dismissed on its … Continue reading
In an appeal from an adjudication of an incapacitated person, the Orphans’ Court explained that the issues not raised at trial should be quashed, because they were waived, and that when jurisdiction was returned to the Orphans’ Court, a review … Continue reading
The Orphans’ Court denied removal of executor’s counsel after the first and final account for an estate had been filed, because the petition was brought over 5 years after counsel began representing the executor, making the objection waived, and an … Continue reading
The failure of the Department of Revenue to appear at the hearing of an inheritance tax appeal in the Orphans’ Court or otherwise participate in the decision of that court operated as a waiver of all issues before that court … Continue reading