114 Issuance of short certificate after an estate is closed; Rule WO-408

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Issuance of Short Certificate After an Estate is Closed; Rule WO-408

[29 Pa.B. 454]

Administrative Order

   And Now this 7th day of January, 1999, It Is Hereby Ordered that Westmoreland County Orphans' Court Rule WO-408 is adopted.

By the Court

CHARLES H. LOUGHRAN,   
President Judge

Rule WO-408.  Issuance of a Short Certificate after an Estate is Closed.

   (a)  For a period of six months after the date of a decree of final distribution, small estates petition or family settlement agreement, the register shall issue short certificates to the personal representative or attorney of record for the estate, upon request.

   (b)  When more than six months have expired from the date of a decree of final distribution, small estates petition or family settlement agreement, the register shall issue short certificates to the personal representative or attorney of record for the estate only after the filing of a praecipe. The praecipe shall be signed by the attorney of record or signed and verified by the personal representative and shall set forth:

   (1)  the caption;

   (2)  the reason for obtaining the short certificates;

   (3)  that all unpaid creditors and heirs or beneficiaries who would be affected by newly discovered assets have been notified;

   (4)  if there are any newly discovered assets, that a supplemental Inheritance Tax Return will be filed.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-114. Filed for public inspection January 22, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]