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Westmoreland Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Court RULE WO 5.16
JURISDICTION
(a) The following petitions for approval of settlement shall be brought before the
Orphans’ Court when suit has not been commenced in the civil division:
(1) petition to compromise and settle minor’s action;
(2) petition to compromise and settle an incapacitated person’s action; and
(3) petition to compromise and settle wrongful death and survival action.
(b) Upon receipt of a petition, the court may, at its discretion, grant the petition as
presented, request additional information from any party, or order testimony to be
taken on the petition.
CROSS REFERENCES: With regard to wrongful death and survival actions, See 42 Pa.C.S.
viii
§ 8301(b) and 20 Pa.C.S. §§ 2101-2104.
Adopted February 1, 1996, effective May 1, 1996. Rule WO601 renumbered April 6, 2017, effective May 29,
2017.
Provenance
- Source
- www.westmorelandcountypa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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