There are several circumstances under which notice must be given to the Attorney General of Pennsylvania:<\/p>\n
The main office of the Attorney General is 14th Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120.\u00a0 However, the Charitable Trusts and Organizations Section has three regional offices, and it is better practice to send notices relating to charitable interests to those regional offices. The Philadelphia Estate Practitioner\u2019s Handbook suggests that the Philadelphia practice is to send the notice relating to governmental interests to the same regional offices that receive notices of charitable interests, and it seems appropriate that the same officers representing the interests of charities in estates and trusts should also represent the interests of the Commonwealth in estates, but there is no specific authority for that conclusion.<\/p>\n
The addresses of the regional offices are as follows:<\/p>\n\n
| Office Address<\/th> | Counties Served<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|
| Central Regional Office \nStrawberry Square, 14th Floor \nHarrisburg, PA 17120 \nTel: 717-783-2853 \nFax: 717-787-1190<\/td> | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wyoming, and York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eastern Regional Office \n1600 Arch Street, Suite 300 \nPhiladelphia, PA 19103 \nTel: 215-560-2402 \nFax: 215-560-2494<\/td> | Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, and Wayne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Western Regional Office \n1251 Waterfront Place, Mezz. Level \nPittsburgh, PA 15222 \nTel: 412-565-7680 \nFax: 412-565-3181<\/td> | Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n [Updated on 3\/10\/2017 to conform citations to the Pa. O.C. Rules that became effective 9\/1\/2016.\u00a0 Updated on 11\/4\/2019 due to changes in URLs for Pa.O.C. Rules.\u00a0 Updated on 9\/23\/2020 to revise addresses for Eastern and Western offices.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are several circumstances under which notice must be given to the Attorney General of Pennsylvania: When a will has been probated that includes gifts to charities of more than $25,000, or which will not be be paid in full, … Continue reading |