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Form OC-04 eff. 09.01.16
GUARDIANSHIP OF MINOR
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
ORPHANS’ COURT DIVISION
ESTATE OF
No.
PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION /
STATEMENT
OF PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION
PURSUANT TO Pa. O.C. Rule 2.4
This form shall be used in all cases involving the Audit or Confirmation of the Account of
a Guardian of the Estate of a minor or late minor. If space is insufficient, riders may be
attached. Attach the papers required under items 2 and 5, as applicable, and any instrument
pertinent to the adjudication.
INCLUDE ATTACHMENTS AT THE BACK OF THIS FORM.
Name of Counsel: _______________________________________________________________
Supreme Court I.D. No.: __________________________________________________________
Name of Law Firm: ______________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
Telephone: ____________________________________________________________________
Fax: __________________________________________________________________________
Email: ________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
, A MINOR
ACCOUNT OF ___________________________________________________, GUARDIAN
Estate of
,
A Minor
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1
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Name(s) and address(es) of Petitioner(s):
Petitioner:
Petitioner:
Name:
Address:
2.
3.
A. Explain the reason for filing this Account (if minor has come of age, state date minor
attained majority).
B. Is this the first accounting for this estate
? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No
4.
A. Identify each unpaid claim against the minor or the minor's estate and describe in
detail (if none, so state):
Identify any Guardian of the Estate who have not joined in the Petition for
Adjudication/Statement of Proposed Distribution and/or the Account and state reason:
Judicial District or County Appointing Guardian:
Date of Appointment as Guardian:
Attach copy(ies) of Decree(s).
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If not, identify prior accountings, the accounting periods covered, and the dates of
adjudication of the prior accountings.
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5.
Written Notice of the Account's filing as required by Pa. O.C. Rule 2.5 has been or will be
given to all interested parties listed in item 6 below. In addition, notice of any unpaid
claim not admitted, all questions requiring adjudication, and any requested fees as
discussed in item 4 above has been or will be given to all persons affected thereby.
A.
I
f Notice has been given, attach a
copy of the Notice
as well as a
list of the names
and addresses of the parties receiving such Notice.
B. If Notice is yet to be given, a copy of the Notice as
well as a list of the names and
addresses of the parties receiving such Notice shall be submitted at the Audit
or filed before the date o
f
the last day for filing objections in counties without
separate Orphans' Court Divisions together with
a statement executed by a
Petitioner or counsel certifying that such Notice has been given.
C. If any such interested party is not sui juris (e.g., minors or incapacitated persons),
Notice of the Account's filing has been or will be given to the appropriate
representative on such party’s behalf as required by Pa. O.C. Rule 4.2.
B. Describe in detail any questions requiring adjudication and state the position of the
Petitioner(s) as to each question:
C. If guardian or attorney fees are being claimed, state amount and the period covered
for the requested fees:
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A Minor
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B
. Identify each party who is not sui juris
(e.g., minors or
incapacitated persons).
For each such party, give date of birth, the name of each Guardian and how
each
Guardian was appointed. If no Guardian has been appointed, identify the next
of kin
of such party, giving the name, address and relationship of each.
7.
If prescribed by local rule as permitted by Pa. O.C. Rule 2.9, is the
Court being asked to direct the filing of a Schedule of Distribution? . . . . . . Yes
No
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Name and Address of Each Interested Party Relationship and Comments, if any Interest
A. State each party’s relationship to the minor and the nature of each party's
interest(s):
List all parties of whom Petitioner(s) has/have notice or knowledge, having or claiming
any interest in the estate, including the minor’s heirs at law. This list shall:
6.
C. State why a Petition for Guardian/Trustee Ad Litem has or has not been filed
(see Pa. O.C. Rule 5.5).
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Wherefore, your Petitioner(s) ask(s) that distribution be awarded to the parties entitled
and suggest(s) that the distributive shares of income and principal (residuary shares being stated
in pr
oportions, not amounts) are as follows:
A. In
come:
Proposed Distributee(s) Amount/Proportion
B. Principal:
Proposed Distributee(s) Amount/Proportion
Submitted By:
(
All petitioners must sign
. Place additional
sig
natures on attachment if necessary):
Corporate Fiduciary (if applicable)
__________________________________________ ____________________________________________
Name of Corporate Fiduciary Name of Petitioner
___________________________________________
____________________________________________
Name of Representative and Title
Signature of Petitioner
___________________________________________
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Signature of Officer/Representative
Name of Petitioner
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Signature of Petitioner
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(Verification must be by at least one petitioner.)
Verification for Individual Petitioner
The undersigned hereby verifies th
at the averment
of facts
set
forth
in
the
foregoing
Petition
for
Adjudication/Sta
tement
of
Proposed
Distribution
which
are within
the
personal
knowledge
of
the
Petitioner
are true, and as to facts based on the information of others, the Petitioner,
after diligent inquiry, believes them to be true; and that any false statements herein are
made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to
authorities).
Certification of Counsel
The undersigned counsel hereby certifies that the foregoing Petition for Adjudication/
Statement of Proposed Distribution is a true and accurate reproduction of the form Petition
authorized by
the Supreme Court, and that no changes to the form have been made beyond the
responses herein.
The undersigned hereby verifies that he/she _________ is title ____________________________ of
the above-named name
of corporation _________________________________________________
and that the averment of facts set forth in the foregoing Petition for Adjudication/Statement of
Proposed Distribution which are within the personal knowledge of the Petitioner are true, and as
to facts based on the information of others, the Petitioner, after diligent inquiry, believes them to
be true; and that any false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. §
4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities).
Verification for Corporate Petitioner
, A Minor
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Date
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Signature of Petitioner
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Date
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Signature of Representative for Corporate Petitioner
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Date
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Signature of Counsel for Petitioner