IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MERCER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION


 

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PREFACE

On January 1, 1959, the Orphans' Court of Mercer County revised and adopted the Local Rules of the Mercer County Orphans' Court. Since that time, the Supreme Court Orphans' Court Rules have been renumbered and amended, and the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code has been enacted. As a consequence, the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County decided that it would be appropriate to now revise and amend its existing Orphans' Court Rules.

The following rules represent a complete revision of the former rules, and include such changes as were made necessary by the amendments to the Supreme Court Orphans' Court Rules and by the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code.

The Mercer County Orphans' Court Rules are arranged to correspond as nearly as possible with those of the Supreme Court. Both sets of rules are set forth in their entirety, the Local Rule being preceded by the Supreme Court Rule. The number of a Local Rule which precedes a colon (:) is identical to the number of the Supreme Court Rule to which it refers. The number of a Local Rule which follows a colon (:) indicates its sequence in relation to other Local Rules dealing with the same topic. In addition, the Supreme Court Orphans' Court Rules, although accurate as of the date of the adoption of these Local Rules, may be amended and revised from time to time. Therefore, Members of the Bar are cautioned not to rely upon the Supreme Court Rules, which are set forth herein merely for their convenience, but to refer always to the current edition of the Supreme Court Rules.

Rules Committee:

M.L. McBride, Esquire, Chairman
David Goodwin, Esquire
John C. Reed, Esquire
James A. Stranahan, III, Esquire

Order

IN RE

REVISION AND
RESTATEMENT OF
THE RULES OF
COURT FOR THE
COMMON PLEAS COURT--
ORPHANS' COURT
DIVISION
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ORDER

AND NOW, this 13 day of April, 1984, the attached revision and restatement of the Rules of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County -- Orphans' Court Division, having been recommended by the Rules Committee, the same are approved, adopted and promulgated as the Rules of the Court of Common Pleas -- Orphans' Court Division, to become effective June 15, 1984.

BY THE COURT:
John Q. Stranahan, President Judge
Albert E. Acker, Judge
Francis J. Fornelli, Judge