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Westmoreland Cnty. C.P. Orphans' Rules RULE WO 10.8
FAMILY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
Before the Register of Wills accepts a family settlement agreement for filing, the family settlement agreement must be accompanied by a certification from the filing party or their counsel that no minor or incapacitated person, whose interest is not represented by a court-appointed guardian, or by a guardian, trustee or custodian appointed under the will has an interest in the decedent’s estate. In the absence of such certification, the estate must proceed to audit.
Adopted November 4, 2005, effective December 25, 2005. Rule WO409 renumbered April 6, 2017, effective May 29, 2017.
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- www.westmorelandcountypa.gov
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- 2026-09-30
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- 2026-09-30
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