Orphans' Court Rules

Chapter I. General Rules

• Rule 1.1-1. Local Rules
• Rule 1.3-1. Additional Definitions
• Rule 1.7-1. Attorneys. Information
• Rule 1.8-1. Local Forms

Chapter II. Formal Fiduciary Accounts

• Rule 2.1-1. Form. Title. Blending. Supplemental Accounts
• Rule 2.1-2. Accounts By Cemetery Trustees
• Rule 2.1-3. Valuations
• Rule 2.2-1. Form. Appointed Estates
• Rule 2.3-1. Caption. Accounts For Minors. Additional Content
• Rule 2.4-1. Amended Petition For Adjudication/statement of Proposed Distribution
• Rule 2.4-2. Distribution. In Kind
• Rule 2.4-3. Distribution. In Kind. Real Estate
• Rule 2.4-4. Distribution of After-discovered Assets
• Rule 2.5-1. Notice. Co-fiduciaries
• Rule 2.5-2. Notice to Guardian Or Trustee Ad Litem. Time
• Rule 2.5-3. Notice. Supplemental Accounts
• Rule 2.6-1. Time For Filing With the Clerk
• Rule 2.6-2. Time For Filing. Supplemental Accounts
• Rule 2.7-1. Objections. Time For Filing
• Rule 2.7-2. Objections. Service. Return
• Rule 2.7-3. Objections. Continuance of Audit
• Rule 2.9-1. Confirmation of Account, Order of Distribution and Satisfaction of Award

Chapter III. Petition Practice and Pleading

• Part A. Petition Practice
• Part B. Responsive Pleadings
• Part C. Pleadings In General

Chapter IV. Format; Service of Legal Paper; Electronic Filing

• Rule 4.1-1. Legal Paper
• Rule 4.1-2. Briefs
• Rule 4.2-1. Notice By Publication
• Rule 4.2-2. Time For Notice By Publication
• Rule 4.2-3. Return of Notice. Form of Affidavit
• Rule 4.6-1. Adjudication and Order. Service. Method. Proof

Chapter V. Specific Types of Petitions

• Rule 5.5.1. Reports
• Rule 5.5-2. Compensation
• Rule 5.5-3. Resignation
• Rule 5.6-1. Receipt of Death Benefit/life Insurance Proceeds Payable to a Minor Without Appointment of Guardian of the Estate
• Rule 5.6-2. Access to Restricted Account Established By Court Order
• Rule 5.9-1. Procedure
• Rule 5.10-1. Petition
• Rule 5.10-2. Public Sale. Notice
• Rule 5.10-3. Public Sale. Return of Sale. Confirmation

Chapter VI. Reserved

Chapter VII. Pre-hearing and Hearing Procedure

• Rule 7.1-1. Discovery
• Rule 7.1-2. Pre-hearing Conference
• Rule 7.2-1. Judgment On the Pleadings. Brief

Chapter VIII. Reconsideration [reserved]

Chapter IX. Auditors and Masters

• Rule 9.1-1. Notice of Hearings. Method. Parties
• Rule 9.6-1. Service of Report
• Rule 9.7-1. Objections to Report of Auditor Or Master

Chapter X. Practice Before the Register of Wills

• Rule 10.1-1. Supporting Documentation
• Rule 10.4-1. Certification of Record. Petition
• Rule 10.4-2. Appeals From Register. Time For Filing Petition. Contents

Chapter XI. Reserved

Chapter XII. Reserved

Chapter XIII. Reserved

Chapter XI. Vadult Incapacity Proceedings [reserved]

Appendix

• Appendix A. Form Rule to Show Cause - Leh. O.c. Rule 3.5-1
• Appendix B. Praecipe of No Response - Leh. O.c. Rule 3.5-2
• Appendix C. Form Petition to Receive Death Benefit Payable to Minor and Proposed Order - Leh. O.c. Rule 5.6-1(b)
• Appendix D. Form Petitions For Access to Minors' Restricted Accounts - Leh. O.c. Rule 5.6-2(b)