[Note: This compilation includes the amendments and renumbering of the Supreme Court rules through 7/31/95, including new Rules 16.1 through 16.12, effective 3/1/95, new Rule 12.15, effective 5/30/95, and new Rule 14.5, effective 8/5/95, and the amendments of Rules 5.6 and 14.1 through 14.4 on 12/23/98. Adoption, amendment, and effective dates are in brackets following each rule, along with any comments of the Supreme Court rules committee. Editorial notes (also in brackets) may be included with some rules.
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SUPREME COURT ORPHANS' COURT RULES

Pa. O.C. Rule 1. Judges - Local Rules

• Pa. O.C. Rule 1.1. Powers of Judges.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 1.2. Local Rules.

Pa. O.C. Rule 2. Construction and Application of Rules

• Pa. O.C. Rule 2.1. Construction of Rules.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 2.2. Waiver of Time Limitation.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 2.3. Definitions.

Pa. O.C. Rule 3. Pleading and Practice

• Pa. O.C. Rule 3.1. Conformity to Equity Practice in General.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 3.2. Petition, Answer and Reply.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 3.3. Averment of Incapacity.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 3.4. Form of Petition. Exhibits. Consents.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 3.5. Mode of Proceeding on Petition.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 3.6. Depositions, Discovery, Production of Documents and Perpetuation of Testimony.

Pa. O.C. Rule 4. Computation of Time

• Pa. O.C. Rule 4.1. Generally.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 4.2. Publication for Successive Weeks.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 4.3. Computation of Months.

Pa. O.C. Rule 5. Notice

• Pa. O.C. Rule 5.1. Method.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 5.2. Method. Person Under Incapacity.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 5.3. Time for Notice.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 5.4. Return of Notice.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 5.5. Charities; Notice to the Attorney General.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 5.6 Notice to Beneficiaries and Intestate Heirs

• Pa. O.C. Rule 5.7 Form of Notice and Certification of Notice to Beneficiaries and Intestate Heirs

Pa. O.C. Rule 6. Accounts and Distribution

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.1. Form

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.2. Form Separate Accounts for Minors.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.3. Notice to Parties in Interest.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.4. Time for Filing.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.6. Filing With the Clerk of the Orphans' Court. Fiduciary Account.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.7. Filing Copy With the Department of Revenue.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.8. Filing Copy With the United States Veterans' Administration.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.9. Statement of Proposed Distribution.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.10. Objections to Accounts and Statements of Proposed Distribution.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.11. Confirmation of Accounts. Awards.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 6.12. Status Report by Personal Representative

Pa. O.C. Rule 7. Exceptions

• Pa. O.C. Rule 7.1. Exceptions.

Pa. O.C. Rule 8. Auditors and Masters

• Pa. O.C. Rule 8.1. Notice of Hearings.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 8.2. Filing of Report.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 8.3. Form of Auditor's Report.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 8.4. Form of Master's Report.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 8.5. Transcript of Testimony.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 8.6. Notice of Filing Report.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 8.7. Confirmation of Report.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 8.8. Security for Expenses and Fees.

Pa. O.C. Rule 9. Official Examiners

• Pa. O.C. Rule 9.1. Appointment of Official Examiners.

Pa. O.C. Rule 10. Register of Wills

• Pa. O.C. Rule 10.1. Procedure and Forms.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 10.2. Appeals from the Register of Wills.

Pa. O.C. Rule 11. Jury Trials

• Pa. O.C. Rule 11.1. Selection of Jurors.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 11.2. Conduct of a Trial.

Pa. O.C. Rule 12. Special Petitions

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.1. Family Exemption.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.2. Allowance to Surviving Spouse of Intestate.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.3. Revocation, Vacating and Extension of Time for Filing of Surviving Spouse's Election.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.4. Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem or a Trustee ad Litem.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.5. Appointment of a Guardian for the Estate or Person of a Minor.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.6. Appointment of Trustee.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.7. Discharge of a Fiduciary and Surety.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.8. Partition.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.9. Public Sale of Real Property.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.10. Private Sale of Real Property or Options Therefor.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.11. Mortgage or Lease of Real Property.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.12. Inalienable Property.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.13. Designation of a Successor Custodian.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.14. Confirmation of Appointment.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 12.15. Cemetery Companies and Non-Profit Corporations Incorporated for Charitable Purposes.

Pa. O.C. Rule 13. Distribution-Special Situations

• Pa. O.C. Rule 13.1. Representation by Counsel

• Pa. O.C. Rule 13.2. Existence and Identity

• Pa. O.C. Rule 13.3. Report by Fiduciary

Pa. O.C. Rule 14. Guardianship of Incapacitated Persons

• Pa. O.C. Rule 14.1. Local Rules.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 14.2. Adjudication of Incapacity and Appointment of a Guardian of the Person and/or Estate of an Incapacitated Person.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 14.3. Review Hearing

• Pa. O.C. Rule 14.4. Proceedings Relating to Real Estate.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 14.5. Form of Citation and Notice

Pa. O.C. Rule 15. Adoptions

• Pa. O.C. Rule 15.1. Local Rules.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 15.2. Voluntary Relinquishment to Agency.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 15.3. Voluntary Relinquishment to Adult Intending to Adopt Child.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 15.4. Involuntary Termination of Parent Rights.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 15.5. Adoption.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 15.6. Notice; Method and Time.

• Pa. O.C. Rule 15.7. Impounding: Docket Entries; Reports; Privacy.

Pa. O.C. Rule 16. Proceedings Pursuant to Section 3206 of the Abortion Control Act

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.1. Definitions. Scope

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.2. Confidentiality

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.3. Precedence of Proceeding

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.4. Commencement. Venue. No Filing Fees

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.5. Application. Contents. Form of Verification. Assistance in Preparation

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.6. Dockets. Document Maintenance

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.10. Form; Generally

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.11. Form of Application by a Minor

• Pa. O.C. Rule 16.12. Form of Separate Unsworn Verification

Pa. O.C. Rule 17. Short Title

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