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| | == Example of Completed Probate Records Heading == |
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| | Probate matters in PA Probate Intro are handled by the Orphans' Court. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse. |
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| | In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions. |
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| | '''Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts''' |
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| | Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as '''''Berks County Pennsylvania probate wills''''' in online catalogs like: |
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| | *[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor={{{1}}}+county+probate+wills&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania] |
| | *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+pennsylvania+probate+wills&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]). |
| | *{{FHL|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]]). |
| [[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Probate Records]] | | [[Category:Pennsylvania_Tasks|Probate Records]] |