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Lackawanna County, PA Probate Information
Quick facts
| Category | Current rules |
|---|---|
| Where probate begins | The Lackawanna County Register of Wills: this is where the original will is filed, the Petition for Grant of Letters is presented, letters testamentary or of administration are issued, and the Pennsylvania inheritance-tax return (REV-1500) is filed. Probates are by appointment |
| Who supervises administration | The Lackawanna County Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas (45th Judicial District), which handles inventories, accounts, distributions, guardianships, adoptions, and disputes. In Lackawanna the Register of Wills is also the Clerk of the Orphans' Court, so the same combined office receives the administration filings |
| Combined office | One elected official serves as both the Register of Wills and the Clerk of the Orphans' Court, so a single office handles the grant of letters and the later estate filings |
| Office | Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court, Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 521, Scranton, PA 18503 |
| Phone | (570) 963-6702 |
| Fax | (570) 963-6377 |
| Hours | Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays. Probates are by appointment, so call ahead to schedule; confirm the counter and any cutoff before a trip to Scranton |
| Filing fee | Register of Wills fees are set by Lackawanna County and graduated by the value of the estate under the schedule effective January 2, 2026: the grant of letters is $125.00 for an estate not exceeding $10,000, $225.00 for an estate not exceeding $50,000, $300.00 for an estate not exceeding $100,000, and higher for larger estates, up to $2,350.00 for an estate not exceeding $1,000,000, then $250.00 for each additional $100,000. The county schedule also itemizes the statewide JCS surcharge at $41.25 (effective December 1, 2025), a $22.75 automation charge, and a $10.00 records management charge (42 P.S. § 21022.1); the graduated figures are listed without stating whether those charges are included, so confirm the all-in total with the office. A short certificate is $10.00 (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026). See the fees section below |
| Local forms | Pennsylvania uses one statewide Register of Wills and Orphans' Court form set (published on pacourts.us), including Form RW-02 (Petition for Grant of Letters) and Form RW-09 (Inventory). Lackawanna posts its own probate packet on the county site and requires a typed petition and a typed Estate Information Sheet at probate. The small-estate petition (20 Pa.C.S. § 3102) uses a county form |
| E-filing | No Register of Wills or Orphans' Court e-filing was found for Lackawanna County; the grant of letters is handled by appointment and in person with the Register of Wills. The county's online system is a records search, not an estate e-filing portal. Confirm the current options with the office |
| Case search | The statewide court case search is the UJS Portal at ujsportal.pacourts.us/CaseSearch (Register of Wills and Orphans' Court estate-record coverage varies by county); Lackawanna also offers an online records search through the Infocon County Access System at lpa-homes.org |
| Remote appearance | Not published for Lackawanna County; the grant of letters is by appointment and in person, so ask the office whether a given step can be handled remotely or by mail |
| Website | https://www.lackawannacounty.org/government/elected_officials/register_of_wills/index.php |
Before you begin — know the assets and liabilities
The first Lackawanna County question is which path fits the estate. Pennsylvania probate begins at the Register of Wills, where the will is admitted and letters are granted; the Orphans' Court Division then supervises the administration, and in Lackawanna the same combined office receives both. A qualifying small estate can instead be settled on a petition to the Orphans' Court division (20 Pa.C.S. § 3102), and some assets pass without any grant of letters at all (20 Pa.C.S. § 3101). The statewide thresholds and paths are covered on the Pennsylvania state page. A jointly owned Scranton home or a beneficiary-designated account often passes outside the estate, so the estate that actually goes through probate can be smaller than the family expects.
Before you file, identify every bank, credit-union, brokerage, and retirement account, life-insurance policy, business interest, and parcel of Lackawanna County real estate, along with every debt, and identify each heir by name. Only then can you pick the right path, calculate the correct county filing fee, which in Lackawanna is graduated by the value of the estate, and decide whether counsel is needed. Sunset's asset-discovery work, searching more than 2,300 financial institutions, exists for this step.
Which court handles jurisdiction
The Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court serves all of Lackawanna County. The county takes in the City of Scranton, the county seat, along with Carbondale, Dickson City, Old Forge, Taylor, Dunmore, Clarks Summit, Archbald, Jessup, Olyphant, Throop, Blakely, Moosic, and the county's surrounding boroughs and townships in the Lackawanna Valley. Under Pennsylvania's venue rule in Title 20 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (20 Pa.C.S.), letters are granted only by the register of the county where the decedent had a last family or principal residence (20 Pa.C.S. § 3151). A decedent who lived anywhere in Lackawanna County has the estate opened here, regardless of which municipality within the county the person lived in.
Lackawanna County is its own single-county judicial district, the 45th Judicial District. The combined Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court office at the Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 521, is where the grant of letters and the later administration filings are lodged, and the Orphans' Court Division judges of the 45th Judicial District hear audits, accounts, and contested matters. If the decedent was not domiciled in Pennsylvania but left property in the county, the register of the county where the property is located may grant letters (20 Pa.C.S. § 3151), which is the basis for an ancillary administration.
The jurisdiction process
- Confirm venue. Lackawanna County is the right county when the decedent had a last family or principal residence here at death (20 Pa.C.S. § 3151). The estate is opened with the Lackawanna County Register of Wills regardless of which municipality within the county the person lived in.
- Choose the path and the form. With a will, the named executor presents the original will and a Petition for Grant of Letters (Form RW-02) and the Register issues letters testamentary; with no will, an eligible person petitions on Form RW-02 and the Register issues letters of administration in the priority order set by 20 Pa.C.S. § 3155. A qualifying small estate can instead be settled on a petition to the Orphans' Court division (20 Pa.C.S. § 3102). The statewide paths and thresholds are on the Pennsylvania state page.
- Gather what the Register needs: the original will (if any), a certified death certificate, and the names and addresses of the heirs. Lackawanna requires a typed petition and a typed Estate Information Sheet, both posted in the county probate packet. For a will that is not self-proving, the subscribing witness must appear or provide a notarized subscribing-witness affidavit.
- Make an appointment and file with the Register of Wills. Probates in Lackawanna County are by appointment, so call (570) 963-6702 to schedule, then present the petition, the original will, and the death certificate at the combined office in the Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 521, Scranton. The office is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Pay the county filing fee. Lackawanna's Register of Wills grant-of-letters fee is graduated by the value of the estate under the schedule effective January 2, 2026, from $125.00 for an estate not exceeding $10,000 up to $2,350.00 for an estate not exceeding $1,000,000, then $250.00 for each additional $100,000; the schedule also itemizes the statewide JCS surcharge at $41.25 (effective December 1, 2025), a $22.75 automation charge, and a $10.00 records management charge (42 P.S. § 21022.1). Confirm the all-in total with the office. Request short certificates (certified proof of the letters) at $10.00 each; payment is by cash, check, or credit or debit card (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026).
- Advertise the grant of letters. Immediately after letters are granted, advertise the grant once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation near the decedent's residence and in the county legal journal, requesting that creditors present claims (20 Pa.C.S. § 3162). In Lackawanna County the county legal periodical is the Lackawanna Jurist, and the Times-Tribune is the local newspaper commonly used. Creditors generally have one year from the first complete advertisement to present claims (20 Pa.C.S. § 3532).
- Handle the required post-probate filings. File the Pennsylvania inheritance-tax return (REV-1500, resident decedent) with the Register of Wills; the tax becomes delinquent nine months after death, and a 5% discount is allowed on tax paid within three months of death (the rate detail is on the Pennsylvania state page). File the Certification of Notice under Pa. O.C. Rule 10.5 within three months of probate, the verified inventory on Form RW-09 no later than the earlier of the account filing or the inheritance-tax return due date (20 Pa.C.S. § 3301), and the Rule 10.6 status report within two years of probate.
- Administer and close. Collect the assets, pay valid claims and taxes, and account to the interested parties. When a formal account is required, it is filed with the Clerk of the Orphans' Court in the same combined office, advertised, and confirmed; the Orphans' Court Division judges of the 45th Judicial District hear contested matters. A personal representative who distributes is protected from a claim not made known within one year after the first complete advertisement of the grant of letters (20 Pa.C.S. § 3532).
Forms and documents
Probate forms in Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania uses one statewide Register of Wills and Orphans' Court form set, and Lackawanna County files within the same framework as every other county. The load-bearing filings are the Petition for Grant of Letters (Form RW-02), used with or without a will; the Renunciation (Form RW-06), where a person with priority declines to serve; and the Inventory (Form RW-09). The Orphans' Court account and distribution filings use the statewide OC-series forms. These are published centrally on the Unified Judicial System forms hub at pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms.
Lackawanna County posts its own probate packet on the Register of Wills page, and it requires a typed petition and a typed Estate Information Sheet at probate. The county also publishes its own local forms, including the Caveat and Bond of Caveat, the Citation, the Notice of Intention to Appeal from the Register, and the Out of State Commission Checklist. The small-estate petition is different: settlement of a small estate under 20 Pa.C.S. § 3102 uses a county petition filed with the Orphans' Court division, not a numbered statewide RW form. In Lackawanna County the completed forms are filed with the combined Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court office at 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 521, Scranton, by appointment.
Fees
Pennsylvania sets probate filing fees per county, and Lackawanna County publishes its own Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, graduated by the value of the estate. The schedule below was approved by order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (Orphans' Court) and is effective January 2, 2026. The county schedule itemizes the statewide JCS surcharge at $41.25 (marked effective December 1, 2025 per the Department of Revenue), a $22.75 automation charge, and a $10.00 records management charge as separate items (42 P.S. § 21022.1); the graduated grant-of-letters figures are listed without stating whether those charges are included, so confirm the all-in total with the office before you file. Payment is by cash, check, or credit or debit card, and the office has a no-refund policy. Each figure below carries its source.
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Grant of letters, estate not exceeding $10,000 | $125.00 | The minimum grant-of-letters fee; the fee is graduated by the gross value of the estate (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Grant of letters, estate not exceeding $50,000 | $225.00 | A lower-range tier; the small-estate petition under 20 Pa.C.S. § 3102 is a separate $250.00 filing (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Grant of letters, estate not exceeding $100,000 | $300.00 | A mid-range tier; the fee continues to rise with estate value (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Grant of letters, estate not exceeding $1,000,000 | $2,350.00 | The published tier for a large estate, then $250.00 for each additional $100,000 of estate value (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| JCS surcharge | $41.25 | The statewide Judicial Computer System surcharge, listed as a separate item on the county schedule, effective December 1, 2025 per the Department of Revenue (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Automation charge | $22.75 | A separate per-filing charge listed on the county schedule (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Records management charge | $10.00 | A separate per-filing charge listed on the county schedule (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Advertising handled for a self-represented filer | $600.00 | The county schedule's pro se advertising charge, naming the Lackawanna Jurist and the Times-Tribune, for the advertisement of the grant of letters (20 Pa.C.S. § 3162) (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Short certificate | $10.00 each | Certified proof of the letters, which banks and transfer agents rely on (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Petition to settle a small estate (20 Pa.C.S. § 3102) | $250.00 | The county fee for the small-estate petition (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Certified copy of any document | $20.00 | Per certified copy (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
| Accounts (filing, advertising, audit) | From $350.00 for an estate not exceeding $25,000 | Graduated by gross value, rising with the estate, then $500.00 for each additional $500,000 or fraction (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026) |
Local nuance
Lackawanna County-specific considerations
One combined office runs both functions. In Lackawanna County the elected Register of Wills is also the Clerk of the Orphans' Court, so a single office at the Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 521, handles both the grant of letters and the later Orphans' Court estate filings. You deal with one counter for probate and for the inventory, accounts, and other administration filings. Because the office is run by an elected official who changes, this page refers to the office rather than the officeholder.
Probates are by appointment. Lackawanna County probates the will and grants letters by appointment, so call (570) 963-6702 to schedule before you go. The grant of letters is handled in person; no Register of Wills or Orphans' Court e-filing was found for the county, and the online system is a records search rather than an estate e-filing portal.
The office keeps shorter hours than the CSV boilerplate. The combined office is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays, not the 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. window that appears in some directories. Plan your appointment inside that window.
The county publishes its own graduated fee schedule. Lackawanna's Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, sets a grant-of-letters fee graduated by estate value, from $125.00 for an estate not exceeding $10,000 up to $2,350.00 for an estate not exceeding $1,000,000, then $250.00 for each additional $100,000, plus separately itemized JCS ($41.25), automation ($22.75), and records management ($10.00) charges. Confirm the all-in total with the office.
Local advertising runs in the Lackawanna Jurist. When you advertise the grant of letters (20 Pa.C.S. § 3162), the county legal periodical is the Lackawanna Jurist, and the Times-Tribune is the local newspaper of general circulation commonly used. Both the legal journal notice and the newspaper notice run once a week for three successive weeks.
Recent updates
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| January 2, 2026 | A new Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule took effect, graduating the grant-of-letters fee by estate value (from $125.00 for an estate not exceeding $10,000 up to $2,350.00 for an estate not exceeding $1,000,000, then $250.00 for each additional $100,000), approved by order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (source: county fee schedule, verified July 2026). |
Page last reviewed: July 2026.
Scenarios
| Situation | Likely path in Lackawanna County | Where Sunset helps |
|---|---|---|
| Surviving spouse, co-owned home | A Scranton-area home held by the spouses as tenants by the entirety, or jointly with right of survivorship, generally passes to the surviving spouse outside the estate; the survivor clears title with the county. Accounts and property in the decedent's sole name may still need a grant of letters, opened by appointment with the Lackawanna County Register of Wills on Form RW-02, with letters testamentary if there is a will or letters of administration if there is not. | Asset discovery to separate survivorship property from sole-name assets. Packet generation for the Form RW-02 petition and the county Estate Information Sheet. A vetted Lackawanna County probate attorney if the estate is contested or complex. |
| Out-of-state adult child, small estate | If the parent lived in Lackawanna County and left a qualifying small estate, the child can settle it on a petition to the Orphans' Court division (20 Pa.C.S. § 3102) rather than a full grant of letters, and some assets can pass without any letters at all (20 Pa.C.S. § 3101). A larger estate is opened with the Register of Wills on Form RW-02. Because Lackawanna probates by appointment and in person, an out-of-state child should call the office ahead to plan a single trip to Scranton. | Asset discovery to confirm the estate fits the small-estate path and holds no complicating real property. Packet generation for the small-estate petition or the Form RW-02 grant of letters, organized so an out-of-state filer can plan one appointment. |
| Parent settling a predeceased child's estate, home must be sold | A grant of letters at the Lackawanna County Register of Wills. Because there is no will, the parent petitions for letters of administration (Form RW-02), with priority set by 20 Pa.C.S. § 3155, then advertises the grant in the Lackawanna Jurist and a local newspaper (20 Pa.C.S. § 3162), files the inventory (Form RW-09), and settles the Pennsylvania inheritance tax. The administrator obtains the authority to sell the child's Lackawanna County real estate; a contested step is heard by the Orphans' Court Division of the 45th Judicial District. | Asset discovery for the child's accounts and property. Packet generation for the administration petition, the inventory, and the sale papers. A vetted Lackawanna County probate attorney to run the administration and any contested step. |
Self-help resources
| Resource | What it offers |
|---|---|
| Lackawanna County Register of Wills (lackawannacounty.org) | The combined Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court page: address, hours, the appointment requirement, the probate packet, local forms, and the fee schedule |
| Lackawanna County Clerk of Orphans' Court (lackawannacounty.org) | The Orphans' Court records office page: guardianship, accounting, and adoption filings, and the online records search through the Infocon County Access System |
| Unified Judicial System forms and self-help (pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms and pacourts.us/learn) | The statewide Register of Wills and Orphans' Court forms, including Form RW-02 and Form RW-09, and plain-language help with representing yourself |
| UJS Portal case search (ujsportal.pacourts.us/CaseSearch) | The statewide court case search; Register of Wills and Orphans' Court estate-record coverage varies by county |
| Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Inheritance Tax (pa.gov/agencies/revenue) | The inheritance-tax rates, the REV-1500 return, the nine-month deadline, and the three-month early-payment discount |
| North Penn Legal Services, Scranton office, intake (877) 953-4250 (nplspa.org) | Free civil legal help for income-eligible residents of Lackawanna County and 19 other northeastern Pennsylvania counties, including advance-planning and related matters |
| Lackawanna Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service, (570) 969-9161, 220 Penn Avenue, Scranton | Referral to a qualified Lackawanna County attorney; named in the county probate packet |
| PALawHELP (palawhelp.org) | Plain-language legal information and legal-aid routing statewide |
When to hire an attorney
Pennsylvania does not require an attorney to open a probate estate, and many uncontested Lackawanna County estates are handled with the statewide forms, the county probate packet, and the Register of Wills. Counsel makes sense when a will is contested or an appeal is taken from the Register to the Orphans' Court Division; when the estate is large, taxable, or holds a business interest or out-of-state property; when Lackawanna County real estate must be sold and the terms are disputed; when the heirs are unknown or in conflict; or when a formal accounting or a dispute over the personal representative is filed. The combined office can explain procedure but cannot give legal advice. Sunset can connect families to a vetted Lackawanna County probate attorney when the situation calls for counsel.
How Sunset helps
Find the accounts and assets. Sunset searches more than 2,300 financial institutions and public records to surface bank and credit-union accounts, retirement plans, brokerage holdings, life insurance, Lackawanna County real estate, business interests, and unclaimed property, so you know the estate's value and can pick the right Pennsylvania estate settlement path before you file.
Generate the probate packet. Sunset assembles the Lackawanna County filing: the Petition for Grant of Letters (Form RW-02), the county Estate Information Sheet, the inventory (Form RW-09), and the supporting documents from Pennsylvania's statewide set, or the small-estate petition where the estate qualifies, ready to present to the Register of Wills by appointment.
Find a local probate attorney. When an estate is contested, taxable, or otherwise calls for counsel, Sunset connects families to a vetted Lackawanna County probate attorney to file and appear.
Sunset is free for families. Revenue comes from bank partners that pay Sunset while estate funds sit in an FDIC-insured estate account ($3M coverage).
Frequently asked questions
Where do I file probate in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania?
Probate begins with the Lackawanna County Register of Wills, which in this county is also the Clerk of the Orphans' Court, at the Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 521, Scranton, PA 18503, (570) 963-6702. That is where the original will is filed, the Petition for Grant of Letters (Form RW-02) is presented, and letters are issued. The same combined office receives the later Orphans' Court administration filings.
Do I need an appointment to open a probate estate in Lackawanna County?
Yes. Lackawanna County probates the will and grants letters by appointment, so call the office at (570) 963-6702 to schedule before you go. The grant of letters is handled in person at 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 521, Scranton, during office hours.
Can I e-file a probate in Lackawanna County?
No. No Register of Wills or Orphans' Court e-filing was found for Lackawanna County; the grant of letters is handled by appointment and in person. The county's online system is a records search through the Infocon County Access System, not an estate e-filing portal, and the statewide UJS Portal is a case search rather than an estate-filing system for this county.
How much does it cost to open a probate estate in Lackawanna County?
Lackawanna's Register of Wills grant-of-letters fee is set by the county and graduated by the value of the estate under the schedule effective January 2, 2026: $125.00 for an estate not exceeding $10,000, $225.00 for an estate not exceeding $50,000, $300.00 for an estate not exceeding $100,000, and higher for larger estates, up to $2,350.00 for an estate not exceeding $1,000,000, then $250.00 for each additional $100,000. The schedule also itemizes the statewide JCS surcharge at $41.25 (effective December 1, 2025), a $22.75 automation charge, and a $10.00 records management charge (42 P.S. § 21022.1); the graduated figures are listed without stating whether those charges are included, so confirm the all-in total with the office. A short certificate is $10.00 (Lackawanna County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court fee schedule, effective January 2, 2026, verified July 2026).
What are the Lackawanna County Register of Wills hours?
The combined Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court office is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays. Because probates are by appointment, call (570) 963-6702 to schedule your filing rather than arriving unannounced.
What forms do I use for a Lackawanna County estate?
Pennsylvania's statewide Register of Wills and Orphans' Court forms, the same framework used in every county. The core filings are Form RW-02 (Petition for Grant of Letters) and Form RW-09 (Inventory), published on pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms. Lackawanna also posts its own probate packet and requires a typed petition and a typed Estate Information Sheet. The small-estate petition (20 Pa.C.S. § 3102) is a county petition filed with the Orphans' Court division.
Where do I advertise the grant of letters in Lackawanna County?
After letters are granted, advertise the grant once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation and in the county legal periodical (20 Pa.C.S. § 3162). In Lackawanna County the legal journal is the Lackawanna Jurist, and the Times-Tribune is the local newspaper commonly used. For a self-represented filer the county fee schedule lists a $600.00 pro se advertising charge naming both publications; ask the office about it when you file. The notice tells creditors to present claims, and creditors generally have one year from the first complete advertisement to do so (20 Pa.C.S. § 3532).
Does Lackawanna County charge inheritance tax, and where do I file the return?
Pennsylvania has a state inheritance tax keyed to the beneficiary's relationship to the decedent, and it applies to Lackawanna County estates. The REV-1500 resident return is filed with the Lackawanna County Register of Wills, which acts as the collection agent. The tax becomes delinquent nine months after death, with a 5% discount for tax paid within three months. The rate detail is on the Pennsylvania state page.
How do I look up a Lackawanna County estate or probate record?
Lackawanna County offers an online records search through the Infocon County Access System at lpa-homes.org, and the statewide UJS Portal at ujsportal.pacourts.us/CaseSearch is the general court case search, though its Register of Wills and Orphans' Court estate-record coverage varies by county. To confirm a specific estate filing, you can also call the combined office at (570) 963-6702.
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