orphans' court division
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The orphans' court division is a specialized branch of a Pennsylvania judicial district that handles matters such as estates, wills, trusts, guardianships, and adoption-related issues.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orphans' Court Division | 2 |
| Orphans’ Court Division of the Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Pennsylvania judicial district
ⓘ
specialized court division ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Pennsylvania Superior Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canIssue |
adjudications
ⓘ
decrees ⓘ orders ⓘ |
| courtLevel | trial court ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handlesMatter |
adoption-related issues
ⓘ
estates ⓘ guardianships ⓘ trusts ⓘ wills ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope | individual Pennsylvania judicial district ⓘ |
| hasJudgeType | orphans' court judge ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to adjudicate family-related status matters such as adoption
ⓘ
to protect interests of minors and incapacitated persons ⓘ to supervise administration of estates and trusts ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | orphans' courts in English and colonial law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
adoption law
ⓘ
estate administration ⓘ guardianship law ⓘ probate law ⓘ trust law ⓘ |
| locatedInSystem | Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayBeServedBy | judge of the court of common pleas ⓘ |
| mayBeSubjectToReviewBy | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
guardians
ⓘ
other fiduciaries ⓘ personal representatives of estates ⓘ trustees ⓘ |
| partOf | Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
family court
ⓘ
probate court ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction |
adoptions
ⓘ
appointment of guardians of incapacitated persons ⓘ appointment of guardians of minors ⓘ charitable trusts and nonprofit corporations ⓘ decedents' estates ⓘ fiduciary accountings ⓘ inheritance and estate tax matters ⓘ intestate succession ⓘ termination of parental rights ⓘ trust administration ⓘ will contests ⓘ |
| usesProcedure | Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure as supplemented by Orphans' Court Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Orphans' Court Division
this entity surface form:
Orphans' Court Division
this entity surface form:
Orphans’ Court Division of the Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania