Mercer Cnty. C.P. Rules of Orphan's Court Local Rule 1.13

a. Application for Approval. Justification for Surety – Except as otherwise

provided by paragraph (b) of this Local Rule, an application for the approval of an

individual surety shall be accompanied by a justification of surety, in affidavit

form, of the proposed surety, setting forth:

1. name, residence address;

2. location of any real property owned;

3. a brief description of the real estate and what it consists of;

4. how, or from whom, the real estate was obtained and when

obtained;

5. that the surety or sureties do not contemplate selling of said

property;

6. any encumbrance upon the real property;

7. the assessed value of the property for taxation purposes; and

8. a certification of the value of said property.

b. Bond Without Surety. Confession of Judgment – The Court, in its

discretion may permit an interested party to execute an individual bond, without

surety. When an interested party is authorized to execute an individual bond or

individual surety is approved, the Court may direct that the bond to be executed

contain a warrant of attorney to confess judgment, with or without default, and

that judgment thereon be entered of record in the Office of the Prothonotary.