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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2771 (2026)

  Clerk of the orphans' court division.

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SUBCHAPTER D

CLERKS OF ORPHANS' COURT DIVISIONS

 

Sec.

2771.  Clerk of the orphans' court division.

2772.  Selection of clerk of the orphans' court division.

2773.  Seal.

2774.  Office of the clerk of the orphans' court division.

2775.  Staff.

2776.  Matters or documents filed in the office of the clerk of the orphans' court division.

2777.  Powers and duties of the office of the clerk of the orphans' court division.

 

Cross References.  Subchapter D is referred to in sections 102, 2738 of this title.

§ 2771.  Clerk of the orphans' court division.

(a)  General rule.--In each county of this Commonwealth there shall be one clerk of the orphans' court division, who shall be known as the "Clerk of the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of (the respective) County."

(b)  Multicounty judicial districts.--In multicounty judicial districts the clerk of the orphans' court division shall be the clerk of the orphans' court division of the branch of the court of common pleas established for the county.