COURT COUNTY OF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:::::::Index No.Calendar No.Register of Wills of Berks County, Pennsylvania CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE UNDER RULE 5.6(a)JUDICIAL SUBPOENAPlaintiff(s) -against-Defendant(s)Estate of also known asNo.Date of Death, DeceasedSocial Security No.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TO THE REGISTER OF WILLS OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TOI certify that notice of estate administration required by Rule 5.6(a) of the Orphans' Court Rules was served on or mailed to the following beneficiaries of the above-captioned estate on :NAMEADDRESSGREETINGS:WE COMMAND YOU, that all business and excuses being laid aside, you and each of you attend before Court at the the Honorable,located at County ofo'clock in the day of, on the, 20, at or adjourned date, to testify and give evidence as a witness in this action on the part of thenoon, and at any recessed in roomNotice has now been given to all persons entitled thereto under Rule 5.6(a) except:Your failure to comply with this subpoena is punishable as a contempt of court and will make you liable to the party on whose behalf this subpoena was issued for a maximum penalty of $50 and all damages sustained as a result of your failure to comply.Date:Signature, one of the Justices of theCourt in Witness, Honorableday of, 20 County,Name (Please type or print)(Attorney must sign above and type name below)AddressAttorney(s) for)(Tel. No.Office and P.O. AddressCapacity:Personal Representative Counsel for personal representativeTelephone No.: Facsimile No.: E-Mail Address:This form completed using PA Register of Wills Automated Docket System Copyright 2001, E-ware, Inc., Reading, PA 19606Mobile Tel. No.:American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.comCOURT COUNTY OF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:::::::Index No.Calendar No.SUPREME COURT ORPHANS' COURT RULES RULE 5.6 NOTICE TO BENEFICIARIES AND INTESTATE HEIRSJUDICIAL SUBPOENAPlaintiff(s) -against-Defendant(s)(a)REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE. Within three (3) months after the grant of letters, the personal representative to whom original letters have been granted or the personal representative's counsel shall send a written notice of estate administration in the form set forth in Rule 5.7: (1)every person, corporation, association, entity or other party named in decedent's will as an outright beneficiary whether individually or as a class member; (2)the decedent's spouse and children, whether or not they are named in, or have an interest under, the will;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3)THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TOwhere there is an intestacy in whole or in part, to every person entitled to inherit as an intestate heir under Chapter 21 of the Probate, Estate and Fiduciaries Code; (4)the appointed guardian of the estate, parent or legal custodian of any beneficiary who is a minor child under the age of eighteen (18) years;(5)the appointed guardian of the estate or, in the absence of such appointment, the institution or person with custody of any beneficiary who is adjudicated an incapacitated person; (6)GREETINGS:the Attorney General on behalf of any charitable beneficiary whose interest exceeds $25,000 or which will not be paid in full; (7)WE COMMAND YOU, that all business and excuses being laid aside, you and each of you attend before Court at the the Honorablethe Attorney General on behalf of any governmental beneficiary; (8),located at County ofthe trustee of any trust which is a beneficiary; and (9)such other persons and in such manner as may be required by any local rule of court.o'clock in the day of, on the, 20, at or adjourned date, to testify and give evidence as a witness in this action on the part of thenoon, and at any recessed in room(b)DEFINITION OF BENEFICIARY. "Beneficiary" shall be deemed to include any person who may have an interest by virtue of the Pennsylvania anti-lapse statute, 20 Pa.C.S. section 2514. (c)Your failure to comply with this subpoena is punishable as a contempt of court and will make you liable to the party on whose behalf this subpoena was issued for a maximum penalty of $50 and all damages sustained as a result of your failure to comply.MANNER OF NOTICE. Notice shall be given by personal service or by first-class, prepaid mail to each person and entity entitled under subdivision (a)(1)-(9) whose address is known or reasonably available to the personal representative. (d), one of the Justices of theCERTIFICATION OF NOTICE. Within ten (10) days after given the notice required by subdivision (a) of this Rule, the personal representative or the personal representative's counsel shall file with the Register or Clerk a certification in the form set forth in Rule 5.7(b) that notice has been given as required by this Rule. No fee shall be required by the Register or Clerk for filing the certification required by this subdivision. (e)FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATION. Upon the failure by the personal represenative or the personal representative's counsel to file the certification on a timely basis, the Register shall, after ten (10) days prior written notice to the delinquent personal representative and his counsel notify the Court of such delinquency Official Note: The 1998 amendment to subdivision (e) is not intended to limit the inherent power of the Court to impose sanctions upon a delinquent personal representative or counsel.Court in Witness, Honorableday of, 20 County,(Attorney must sign above and type name below)(f)EFFECT OF NOTICE. This Rule shall not alter, diminish or confer existing rights. (g)COPIES OF RULE. The Register shall deliver a copy of Rules 5.6 and 5.7 to each personal representative and counsel at the time letters are granted.Attorney(s) forOfficial Note: It is not the intention of the Rule to require notice beyond the degree of consanguinity entitling a person to inherit under Chapter 21 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code.Office and P.O. AddressTelephone No.: Facsimile No.: E-Mail Address:This form completed using PA Register of Wills Automated Docket System Copyright 2001, E-ware, Inc., Reading, PA 19606Mobile Tel. No.:American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com
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