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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that effective December 26, 2010, changes to the PEF Code under ACT 85 of 2010 will eliminate any right or share of a surviving spouse to a Decedent’s estate if a divorce action is pending and grounds have been established, but no decree has been entered.
Additional language needs to be added to all Petitions for Letters for verification under oath. Current language on the Petition for Letters is indicated below, with the newly added language underlined and in bold print:
"Except as follows, Decedent did not marry or divorce, did not have a child born or Adopted after execution of the documents offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing, was never adjudicated incapacitated, and was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce had been established as provided in 23 PA C.S. § 3323(g):"
New Petition for Probate (2 pages) Form
HUGH A. DONAGHUE, ESQUIRE
REGISTER OF WILLS