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- PBI Revises "Estate Planning in PA"
- Another PA Estate Planning Blog
- End-of-Life Rights & Choices
- PA's Act No. 56 on Assisted Living Facilities
- Learning About "Estate Planning for Pets"
- ACTEC Notes Blogs on T&E and Taxes
- Pets, as Property in PA, Need Planning
- PA's Act 40 of 2007 on Long Term Care Insurance
- Mortgage Foreclosure When the Owner Died
- Assistants to be Elevated in PA Healthcare
- PA's "Assisted Living Facility" Bill (likely, Law)
- Official PA Statutes Finally Online!
- Financial Elder Abuse Cases in PA
- "Elder Law" Textbook by Frolik & Barnes
- Webnar on USSC's Marshall Decision
- Memorial Music for Mourning
- PBI's "Elder Law Institute - 2007"
- Future View: Fiduciaries in Federal Court
- Fourth of July
- PA Uniform Trust Act Available Online (Unofficially)
- "Super Powers" Under Examination
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SuperLawyers:
Listed under "Estates & Trusts: Litigation" in Pennsylvania
The Best Lawyers in America®, as listed by the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal
Avvo:
Rated 10 of 10, per online listing. See: Avvo estate lawyers in Harrisburg, PA
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Listed under "Estates & Trusts: Litigation" in Pennsylvania
The Best Lawyers in America®, as listed by the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal
Avvo:
Rated 10 of 10, per online listing. See: Avvo estate lawyers in Harrisburg, PA
Martindale-Hubbell:
Rated AV® Preeminent™ 5 of 5
PA HEALTHCARE DECISIONMAKING
PA HealthCare DecisionMaking contains PA Law (Title 20, Ch. 54) on Substituted Decision-Making, Health Care Directives, Living Wills, & Out-of-Hospital DNR Orders, with links to resources
LABELS FOR PA EE&F LAW BLOG TOPICS
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- Elder Law (54)
- Elections (1)
- End-of-Life Care (57)
- Estate Administration (65)
- Estate Planning (85)
- Estate Planning Councils (3)
- Ethics (25)
- Federal Courts (17)
- Federal Estate Tax (47)
- Federal Income Tax (30)
- Federal Law (51)
- Fiduciary Administration (60)
- Financial Planning (58)
- Firearms (9)
- Forensics (13)
- Funerals (17)
- Grandparents (5)
- Guardianship (18)
- Guest Authors (47)
- Health (71)
- Heathcare Directives (52)
- Holidays (21)
- Housing (30)
- Humor (34)
- Investigations (8)
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- IRS (37)
- Joint State Govt Cmn (15)
- Last Will (8)
- Law Practice (14)
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- Law Sources (49)
- Legislation (64)
- Life insurance (2)
- Living Wills (33)
- Long-Term Care (65)
- Media (74)
- Medical Care (67)
- Medicare-Medicaid (61)
- Mental Health (21)
- Military (6)
- Minors (11)
- Notaries (1)
- Orphans' Ct Practice (48)
- Other States (18)
- PA Aging Dept (49)
- PA Attorney General (26)
- PA Bar Association (20)
- PA DOT (4)
- PA Governor (4)
- PA Health Dept (8)
- PA Inheritance Tax (17)
- PA Places (11)
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NOTABLE LEGAL TOPIC BLOGS
- A1: "Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog", by Prof. Gerry Beyer
- A2: "Elder Law Prof Blog", by Prof. Kim Dayton
- A3: "Property Law Prof Blog", by Prof. Ben Barros
- A4: "Tax Law Prof Blog", by Prof. Paul Caron
- AA: "Tax Policy Blog", by the Tax Foundation
- AA: AARP Blog
- AA: Nolo's "Everyday Estate Planning" Blog
- AA: Wall Street Journal's "Wealth Blog"
- AZ: "Estate Planning & Tax Law Blog"
- AZ: "GeriLaw" Elder Law online newsletters
- AZ: "Planning Notes" Blog
- CA: "California Probate Lawyer"
- CA: "The Tax Lady Blog"
- CN: "Rule of Law" (British Columbia, Canada)
- CT: "Connecticut Elder Law Blog"
- FL: "Florida Estate Planning Lawyer Blog"
- FL: "Florida Probate Litigation Blog"
- GA: "Georgia Wills, Trusts, Probate & Estate Planning Blog"
- IA: "Wealth & Estate Planning Blog"
- IL: "Death & Taxes Blog"
- IL: Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog
- LA: "Louisiana Estate Blog"
- MA: "Estate Planning & Elder Law Blog"
- MD: "Maryland Elder Law"
- MS: "Elder Law Blog"
- NC: "North Carolina Estate Planning Blog"
- NJ: "New Jersey Estate Planning & Elder Law Blog"
- NV: "Nevada Trust Reporter"
- NY: "New York Probate Litigation Blog"
- NY: "New York Trusts & Litigation Blog"
- OH: "Ohio Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law Blog"
- OH: "Ohio Trust & Estate Blog"
- PA: "Marshall Elder & Estate Planning Blog"
- PA: "PA Estate & Trust Cybrary"
- PA: "Pennsylvania Fiduciary Litigation"
- PA: Goerth's "PA Estate Planning Blog" (Inactive)
- TX: "Texas Probate Litigation" Blog
- UT: "Estate Street"
- VA: "Dedon on Estate Planning" Blog
- WV: "Aging & Law in West Virginia"
PA JUDICIAL LINKS
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- PA Bulletin (PA's Official Gazette)
- PA Code (Regs & Rules)
- PA Consolidated Statutes Online
- PA Counties (Link Listing)
- PA General Assembly
- PA Governor's Office
- PA Legislation Enacted (since 1975)
- PA Legislative Reference Bureau (& Session Laws)
PA ESTATE PLANNING COUNCILS
- Berks Co. Estate Planning Council
- Bucks Co. Estate Planning Council
- Chester Co. Estate Planning Council
- Cumberland Co. Estate Planning Council
- Delaware Co. Estate Planning Council
- Estate Planning Council of Central Pennsylvania
- Estate Planning Council of Eire
- Estate Planning Council of Lehigh Valley
- Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh
- Montogmery Co. Estate Planning Council
- Northeast PA Estate Planning Council
- Philadelphia Estate Planning Council
- Southcentral PA Estate Planning Council
- Susquehanna Valley Estate Planning Council
- York Co. Estate Planning Council
MORE PA EPCs
Additional Estate Planning Councils in Pennsylvania without web sites:
*Cambria/Somerset Counties Estate Planning Council
*Greensboro Estate Planning Council
*Lancaster County Estate Planning Council
*New Castle Estate Planning Council
*Cambria/Somerset Counties Estate Planning Council
*Greensboro Estate Planning Council
*Lancaster County Estate Planning Council
*New Castle Estate Planning Council
PA PROBATE, ESTATES & FIDUCIARIES CODE
PA LAW SOURCES
- PA Court Rules: Civil Procedure
- PA Court Rules: Orphans' Court
- PA Bar Associations, by County
- PA Constitutional Law (Duquesne Univ LS)
- PA Law Resources (LexisOne)
- PA Law Sources
- PA Law Sources (Univ of Pitt LS)
- PA Legal Research (Univ of Pitt LS)
- PA Legal Research Websites (Duquesne Univ LS)
- PA Orphans' Court & Register of Wills Forms
- Penn State/DSL Elder Law Resources
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute: Legal Links
- Philadelphia Estate Practitioner Handbook
- Selected Rules of Prof. Conduct re Client Relationships
- U.S. Tax Code Online (26 USC)
PA REGISTERS OF WILLS WEBSITES
This list of PA Registers of Wills websites, by county, was compiled by Daniel B. Evans, Esq., of Philadelphia, PA. His complete online list of Registers of Wills includes addresses and links for fee schedules & forms, where posted.
CAMERON
CLARION
CRAWFORD
FULTON
INDIANA
JEFFERSON
LYCOMING
MERCER
NORTHUMBERLAND
PERRY
POTTER
SOMERSET
SULLIVAN
SULLIVAN
PA ORPHANS' CT & REG/WILLS FORMS (PDF, per AOPC)
- 01: PA EE&F Posting re PA OC & R/W Forms
- 02: AOPC Index to PA OC & R/W Forms (Linked)
- 02: AOPC Index to PA OC & R/W Forms (PDF)
- G-01: Guardianship Citation/Notice
- G-01: Guardianship Citation/Notice (Fill-In)
- G-02: Guardian's Annual Report - Estate
- G-02: Guardian's Annual Report - Estate (Fill-In)
- G-03: Guardian's Annual Report - Person
- G-03: Guardian's Annual Report - Person (Fill-In)
- G-04: Guardian's Inventory
- G-04: Guardian's Inventory (Fill-In)
- OC-01: Audit Petition - Dec Est
- OC-01: Audit Petition - Dec Est (Fill-In)
- OC-02: Audit Petition - Trust
- OC-02: Audit Petition - Trust (Fill-In)
- OC-03: Audit Petition - Guardian - Incap Pers
- OC-03: Audit Petition - Guardian - Incap Pers (Fill-In)
- OC-04: Audit Petition - Guardian - Minor
- OC-04: Audit Petition - Guardian - Minor (Fill-In)
- OC-05: Audit Petition - Agent under POA
- OC-05: Audit Petition - Agent under POA (Fill-In)
- OC-06: Notice of Charitable Gift
- OC-06: Notice of Charitable Gift (Fill-In)
- OC-07: Notice of Claim
- OC-07: Notice of Claim (Fill-In)
- RW-01: Estate Infomation Sheet
- RW-01: Estate Information Sheet (Fill-In)
- RW-02: Petition for Probate
- RW-02: Petition for Probate (Fill-In)
- RW-03: Oath of Subscribing Witness
- RW-03: Oath of Subscribing Witness (Fill-In)
- RW-04: Oath of Non-Subscribing Witness
- RW-04: Oath of Non-Subscribing Witness (Fill-In)
- RW-05: Oath of Witness to Mark
- RW-05: Oath to Witness to Mark (Fill-In)
- RW-06: Renunciation
- RW-06: Renunciation (Fill-In)
- RW-07: Notice per OC Rule 5.6
- RW-07: Notice per OC Rule 5.6 (Fill-In)
- RW-08: Certification of Rule 5.6 Notice
- RW-08: Certification of Rule 5.6 Notice (Fill-In)
- RW-09: Estate Inventory
- RW-09: Estate Inventory (Fill-In)
- RW-10: Status Report per Rule 6.12
- RW-10: Status Report per Rule 6.12 (Fill-In)
PA OC ACCOUNT FORMS (PDF)
PA INHERITANCE TAX
- PA Inheritance Tax - Explanation
- PA Inheritance Tax - Frequently Asked Questions
- PA Inheritance Tax Return - REV 1500
- PA Inheritance Tax Return - REV 1500 (Fill-in)
- PA Inh Tax Return Instructions - REV 1501
- PA Inh Tax Ret Instructions Update - REV 1501A
- PA Inh Tax Return Schedules (A-O) & Other Forms
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If a reader requires legal advice or services, contact a qualified attorney licensed in the appropriate jurisdictions or forums to provide personal, confidential advice or representation. The author is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before some federal courts & agencies.
Any opinions expressed in this Blog are solely those of the author, and not those of Widener University School of Law, of Schiffman, Sheridan & Brown, P.C., or of any other organization with which the author is associated.
By supplying cross-links to websites of other persons or organizations, no endorsement is intended. Readers must always use due diligence and discretion when evaluating the veracity of any material found on the worldwide web, regardless of the referral source.
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