Orphans Court Local Rules

Rule 1. Local Rules -the Business of the Court

• Rule 1.2. Rules Incorporated By General Reference
• Rule 1.3. Index of Proceedings
• Rule 1.4. Attorneys: Appearance
• Rule 1.5. Fees From Appointments
• Rule 1.6. Trust Inter Vivos

Rule 2. Construction and Application of Rules

• Rule 2.1. Definitions

Rule 3. Pleading and Practice

• Rule 3.4. Form of Petition, Exhibits, Consents
• Rule 3.6. Depositions, Discovery, Production of Documents and Perpetuation of Testimony
• Rule 3.7. Pre-trial Conference
• Rule 3.8. Face Sheet, Flat Filing and Top Binding

Rule 6. Accounts and Distributions

• Rule 6.1(e). Form of Account. Additional Requirements
• Rule 6.1(f). Approved Formats For Filing Accounts
• Rule 6.3. Notice to Parties In Interest
• Rule 6.4. Time For Filing
• Rule 6.9. Statement of Proposed Distribution
• Rule 6.10. Objections to Accounts Or Statements of Proposed Distribution
• Rule 6.11. Confirmation of Accounts and Statements of Distribution. Form of Decree

Rule 7. Exceptions

• Rule 7.1. Exceptions to an Auditor's Or Master's Report
• Rule 7.2. Exceptions to Orders Or Decrees

Rule 8. Auditors, Masters

• Rule 8.0. Appointment, Certification and Qualification
• Rule 8.1. Notice of Auditor's and Master's Hearings
• Rule 8.1:1. Conduct of Auditor's/master's Hearings
• Rule 8.3. Auditor's/master's Report
• Rule 8.6. Filing Auditor's Report, Notice Thereof, Exceptions Thereto, and Confirmation Thereof
• Rule 8.7. Confirmation of Report,

Rule 10. Register of Wills

• Rule 10.2. Appeals From the Register of Wills

Rule 12. Special Petitions

• Rule 12.1(b). Family Exemption
• Rule 12.2(b). Allowance to Surviving Spouse of Intestate
• Rule 12.3(b). Extension of Time For Filing Surviving Spouse's Election
• Rule 12.5(e). Minor Over Fourteen
• Rule 12.5(f). Small Estates of Minors
• Rule 12.9(b). Public Sale of Real Property; Notice

Rule 14. Incompetent Estates

• Rule 14.1. Practice and Procedure. In General

Rule 17. Short Title

• Rule 17
• Rule 18.1. Forms
• Rule 18.2. Face Sheets For Accounts
• Rule 18.3. Notice of Filing Account and Statement of Proposed Distribution
• Rule 18.4. Certificate As to Giving Notice to Interested Parties