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Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 7 was added June 30, 1972, P.L.508, No.164,...
Section 701 - Orphans' court divisions - Orphans' court divisions shall be organized as provided by Title...
Section 711 - Mandatory exercise of jurisdiction through orphans' court division in general - Except as provided in section 712 (relating to nonmandatory exercise...
Section 712 - Nonmandatory exercise of jurisdiction through orphans' court division - The jurisdiction of the court of common pleas over the...
Section 713 - Special provisions for Philadelphia County - The provisions of section 711 (relating to mandatory exercise of...
Section 714 - Conflict of laws - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with...
Section 715 - Incidental powers (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 715 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...
Section 721 - Venue of decedents', minors' and incapacitated persons' estates - When a Pennsylvania court has jurisdiction of a decedent's, a...
Section 722 - Venue of trust estates - When a Pennsylvania court has jurisdiction of any trust, testamentary...
Section 723 - Situs of testamentary trust (Deleted by amendment) - 2006 Amendment. Section 723 was deleted by amendment July 7,...
Section 724 - Situs of inter vivos trust (Deleted by amendment) - 2006 Amendment. Section 724 was deleted by amendment July 7,...
Section 725 - Change of situs; order of court (Deleted by amendment) - 2006 Amendment. Section 725 was deleted by amendment July 7,...
Section 726 - Venue of nonprofit corporations - Except as otherwise prescribed by general rules, in exercising the...
Section 727 - Venue of cemetery companies - Except as otherwise provided in Title 9 (relating to burial...
Section 741 - Duties of the clerk (Repealed) - ยง 741. Duties of the clerk (Repealed).
Section 743 - Bill of costs (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. The repeal of section 743 is effective one...
Section 745 - Advertisement of accounts - (a) Requirement of notice; contents of notice.--The clerk of the...
Section 746 - Money paid into court (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. The repeal of section 746 is effective two...
Section 751 - Appointment; purpose - The orphans' court division may appoint: (1) Masters.--A master to...
Section 752 - Compensation - The compensation of any master, auditor, examiner, guardian ad litem,...
Section 753 - Subpoenas - Masters, auditors and examiners shall have the power to issue...
Section 754 - Power to administer oaths (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 754 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...
Section 761 - Petitions - All applications to the orphans' court division shall be by...
Section 762 - Accounts - The orphans' court division may decide or dispose of any...
Section 763 - Writs of habeas corpus (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 763 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...
Section 764 - Citation - Jurisdiction of the person shall be obtained by citation to...
Section 765 - Service of citation - A citation to obtain jurisdiction of a person may be...
Section 766 - Proof of service - Proof of service shall be by affidavit of the person...
Section 767 - Parties in interest - In any proceeding where the orphans' court division considers that...
Section 768 - Manner of service; proof - Notice of any proceeding in an orphans' court division may...
Section 769 - Power of orphans' court division (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 769 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...
Section 771 - Decree without prior hearing; attachment; sequestration (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 771 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...
Section 772 - Injunctions (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 772 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...
Section 773 - Subpoenas (Repealed) - 1980 Repeal. Section 773 was repealed October 5, 1980, P.L.693,...
Section 774 - Depositions and discovery - The orphans' court division, by general rule or special order,...
Section 775 - Perpetuation of testimony and court records - The orphans' court division, by general rule or special order,...
Section 776 - Testimony in proceedings removed from register - On appeal from the register, or in a proceeding removed...
Section 777 - Right to jury trial; discretion of orphans' court division - (a) Title to property.--When a substantial dispute of fact shall...
Section 778 - Procedure for jury trials - (a) Jury.--Jury trials in any case begun before or certified...
Section 779 - Nonsuits - (a) In general.--The orphans' court division may enter a nonsuit...
Section 781 - Methods of enforcement - Compliance with an order or decree of an orphans' court...
Section 782 - Procedure on attachment of the person - (a) Direction of writs.--A writ of attachment of the person...
Section 783 - Procedure on sequestration of real or personal property - A writ of sequestration of real or personal property of...
Section 784 - Procedure on execution on personal property - Writs of execution on personal property shall be allowed by...
Section 785 - Procedure on attachment execution - Writs of attachment execution shall be allowed by the orphans'...
Section 786 - Procedure on execution on real estate - (a) Filing.--The prothonotary of any court of common pleas shall,...
Section 791 - Allowance and allocation (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 791 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...
Section 792 - Right of appeal (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 792 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...
Section 793 - Effect of appeal - No appeal from an order or decree of an orphans'...
Section 794 - Disposition of cases on appeal (Repealed) - 1978 Repeal. Section 794 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202,...