Supplementing the Orphans' Court Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

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RULE 1.  JUDGES – LOCAL RULES

Local Rule 1.2:1 Argument Court
Local Rule 1.2:2 Attorneys
Local Rule 1.2:3 Costs
Local Rule 1.2:4 Acknowledgement and Satisfaction
Local Rule 1.2:5 Petitions to Enforce Compliance
Local Rule 1.2:6 Certificates of Fiduciary Appointment
Local Rule 1.2:7 Witnesses. Attachments
Local Rule 1.2:8 Individual Sureties
Local Rule 1.2:9 Corporate Sureties
Local Rule 1.2:10 Assets and Investments
Local Rule 1.2:11 Court Depository
Local Rule 1.2:12 Accounts
Local Rule 1.3 Termination of Inactive Cases

 

 

RULE 2. CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF RULES

Local Rule 2.3:1 Definitions

RULE 3. PLEADING AND PRACTICE

Local Rule 3.1:1 Notice to Defend or Plead
Local Rule 3.1:2 Hearings
Local Rule 3.1:3 Hearing Judge

RULE 6. ACCOUNTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Local Rule 6.1(e):1 Form of Accounts. Additional Requirements
Local Rule 6.1(f):1 Approved Forms
Local Rule 6.3:1 Contents of Notice, Additional Requirements
Local Rule 6.3:2 Advertisement of Accounts
Local Rule 6.9(a):1 Form of Statement of Proposed Distribution
Local Rule 6.9(b):1 Notice of Advertisement
Local Rule 6.10:1 Objections
Local Rule 6.11(a):1 Confirmation Absolute
Local Rule 6.11(a):2 Confirmation of Title to Real Property
Local Rule 6.11(a):3 Distribution without Audit

 

RULE 8. AUDITORS AND MASTERS

Local Rule 8.1:1 Notice of Hearings
Local Rule 8.6:1 Notice of Filing Report. Preliminary Exceptions
Local Rule 8.7:1 Approval of Expenses and Fees prior to Confirmation
Local Rule 8.7(a):1 Confirmation of Auditor's Reports. Exceptions
Local Rule 8.7(b):1 Confirmation of Master's Reports. Exceptions
Local Rule 8.8:1 Absolute Confirmation. Auditor's and Master's Expenses and Fees

 

RULE 9. OFFICIAL EXAMINERS

Local Rule 9.1:1 Appointment and Duties of Official Examiners
Local Rule 9.1:2 Compensation of Official Examiners

RULE 10. REGISTER OF WILLS

Local Rule 10.2:1 Notice of Appeal
Local Rule 10.2:2 Petition for Appeal
Local Rule 10.2:3 Certification and Citation
Local Rule 10.2:4 Argument List and Hearing
Local Rule 10.2:5 Grant of Jury Trial


RULE 12. SPECIAL PETITIONS

Local Rule 12.1(a):1 Family Exemption. Additional Requirements
Local Rule 12.1(b):1 Appraisal
Local Rule 12.1(c):1 Voluntary Distribution
Local Rule 12.2(a):1 Allowance to Surviving Spouse of Intestate. Additional Requirements
Local Rule 12.2(a):2 Conclusiveness of Averments
Local Rule 12.2(b):1 Appraisal. Notice. Practice and Procedure
Local Rule 12.3(b):1 Extension of Time. Contents of Petition
Local Rule 12.3(b):2 Extension of Time. Practice and Procedure
Local Rule 12.4:1 Guardians and Trustees Ad Litem. Appointment and Compensation
Local Rule 12.5(c):1 Exhibits to Petition
Local Rule 12.5(e):1 Guardians of Minors. Appearance Before the Court 
Local Rule 12.5(e):2 Information Required from Counsel
Local Rule 12.5:1 Minor's Estate. Restricted Account
Local Rule 12.5:2 Minor's Estate Not Exceeding Statutory Limitation
Local Rule 12.5:3 Minor's Estate. Allowances
Local Rule 12.6(b):1 Appointment of a Trustee. Exhibits
Local Rule 12.7:1 Discharge of a Fiduciary. Additional Provisions
Local Rule 12.8:1 Partition. Additional Provisions

RULE 13. DISTRIBUTION - SPECIAL SITUATIONS

Local Rule 13.3:1 Report by Fiduciary

RULE 14. INCOMPETENTS' ESTATES

Local Rule 14.1:1 Practice and Procedure. In General
Local Rule 14.1:2 Incompetent's Estate. Decrees
Local Rule 14.1:3 Incompetent's Estate. Proof of Service

RULE 15. ADOPTIONS

Local Rule 15.4(d):1 Decree of Involuntary Termination
Local Rule 15.5(a):1 Information for Certification of Adoption
Local Rule 15.5(a):2 Preliminary Order and Decree of Adoption