Sch. Cnty. Pa. 2.5

As amended through February 1, 2024

Rule 2.5 - NOTICE AND ADVERTISEMENT

(a) The Clerk shall give notice of all accounts filed and of the date of submission to the Court for adjudication and confirmation. The notice shall be published once a week during two consecutive weeks immediately before the day on which the Accounts shall be presented for adjudication and confirmation in the legal publication designated by these rules and in one daily newspaper of general circulation published within Schuylkill County. The Clerk shall also post copies of the confirmation list in his office.

(b) The form of advertisement shall be as follows:

NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF FIDUCIARIES' ACCOUNTS

To all claimants, beneficiaries, heirs, next-of-kin, and all other interested parties:

The following Accounts have been filed and may be examined in the Office of the Clerk. If you desire to object, you must file that objection in writing with the Clerk prior to Wednesday, __________________,

_______. The Account will be transmitted by the Clerk to the Court for adjudication and confirmation on Wednesday, ___________________,

_______ and distribution may be ordered or authorized without further notice if no objections are filed prior to that date.

Estate	Fiduciary	Attorney
x	x	x

_________________

Clerk

(c) The form of notice shall contain the information required by Pa. O.C. 2.5(h) and be in substantially the following form:

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF ________________________ ESTATE

FIRST ACCOUNT OF _______________________ (EXECUTOR)

UNDER THE WILL OF _________________________________

NUMBER ___________________________

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the (______) of the above-captioned Estate has filed (_________) Account and Statement of Proposed Distribution with the Clerk of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The account will be transmitted by the Clerk to the Court for adjudication and confirmation on Wednesday, ___________________, _______ and distribution may be ordered or authorized without further notice if no objections are filed prior to that date.

If you have any objection to any transaction or matter involving the Estate, you must file written objections with the Clerk prior to Wednesday, ___________________, ______.

If you fail to present objections, the Court may assume you have no objection to the Account and Statement of Proposed Distribution. You are not required to take any action if you have no objections.

A copy of the Account and Statement of Proposed Distribution is attached hereto; and if not attached, it is available for your examination at the Clerk's Office in the Schuylkill County Courthouse.

Sch. Cnty. Pa. 2.5

Amended effective 3/1/2021; amended effective 1/1/2024.