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Lancaster Cnty. C.P. Rules of Orphans' Court Rule 15.6
Notice; Method and Time
A. If the identity of any person whose parental rights are to be terminated is
unknown or cannot be determined, the petition shall include an affidavit setting forth in
detail the basis for such allegations. The Court may require further testimony.
B. In any proceeding in which notice is to be given to one or more persons by
publication, a separate petition shall be submitted to the Court setting forth in detail the
efforts made to determine the address of the person to be notified and the results of
such efforts.
The decree authorizing service by publication in the location of the last known
address of the person to be notified shall include the name of the newspaper of general
circulation and the name of the legal periodical, if any, in which such notice is to be
published. Publication shall be made by advertising once each week for two successive
weeks in the newspaper of general circulation and in the legal periodical, if any.
Provenance
- Source
- www.court.co.lancaster.pa.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
5ee431a5f0fbd480bb7a12e56f4dd4b738d60debc382ebc6fc451b0c4124391e
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