Probate in Montgomery County

Probate Court Record

Montgomery County Orphans' Court

Montgomery County

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:15 PM

Office

One Montgomery Plaza, 425 Swede Street, 4th Floor, Norristown, PA 19401

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Walk-ins accepted

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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Probate Litigation Firms Serving Montgomery County

Doylestown firm, founded in 1992, whose Estates & Trusts Group represents clients in Bucks and Montgomery counties and the Greater Philadelphia area. Administers and probates estates and trusts of all sizes for individual executors, administrators and trustees, keeps fiduciary accountings, and prepares federal and state estate and inheritance tax returns and fiduciary income tax returns. Handles Orphans' Court will, trust and inheritance disputes and guardianship proceedings for adult incapacitated persons.

Since 1992Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+7

Media firm, serving Delaware County since 1964 with a second office in West Chester, whose estates department handles estate and trust administration, probate, inheritance tax and fiduciary income tax returns, accountings, and guardianships. Its estate litigators represent clients in will contests and other estate and trust disputes in the Orphans' Courts of Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery counties. Also prepares wills, revocable trusts, and estate tax plans.

Since 1964Serves 4 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

Northeast Philadelphia firm on Bustleton Avenue serving Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks counties, with Russian-speaking attorneys. Works with executors on probate, inheritance tax returns, creditor and beneficiary notice and estate real estate, and handles will contests, breach of fiduciary duty, removal of trustees, contested heirship and guardianship appointments.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationGuardianship+3

Center City Philadelphia solo practice covering probate through the Pennsylvania Register of Wills and, for cross-river estates, the New Jersey Surrogate. Advises personal representatives and successor trustees on asset collection and appraisal, estate accounting, distribution, and death-tax returns, scaling from full handling to hand-holding. Consultations are free.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationBusiness Succession

Lancaster firm on East King Street whose Trusts & Estates Practice Group works across south-central and southeastern Pennsylvania, with main offices in Gettysburg, Hanover, Camp Hill, Lebanon, Malvern, Wyomissing, Schuylkill Haven and York. Guides personal representatives through estate administration and assists trustees, guardians and agents under powers of attorney with their fiduciary duties. Trust and estate litigators handle will contests, surcharge actions and contested guardianship proceedings.

Serves 8 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+2

Harrisburg firm on North Front Street, with offices in Trevose and Sunbury and more than 50 years of service across Pennsylvania. Its estates and trusts attorneys guide executors and beneficiaries through probate proceedings, trust administration and contested estate matters. Also handles guardianships, special needs trusts, and elder law and Medicaid long-term care planning.

Serves 6 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+4

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Pennsylvania costs an estimated $26,087In re Trust Estate of LaRocca, 431 Pa. 542, 246 A.2d 337 (1968); In re Estate of Preston, 560 A.2d 160, 165 (Pa. Super. 1989); Estate of Andrews, 2026 PA Super 168 (no statutory fee schedule)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 1.9%Modeled estimate under In re Trust Estate of LaRocca, 431 Pa. 542, 246 A.2d 337 (1968); In re Estate of Preston, 560 A.2d 160, 165 (Pa. Super. 1989); Estate of Andrews, 2026 PA Super 168 (no statutory fee schedule): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3%Modeled estimate under In re Trust Estate of LaRocca, 431 Pa. 542, 246 A.2d 337 (1968); In re Estate of Preston, 560 A.2d 160, 165 (Pa. Super. 1989); Estate of Andrews, 2026 PA Super 168 (no statutory fee schedule): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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Who Inherits Without a Will?

Without a will in Pennsylvania, a surviving spouse takes the first $30,000 plus half of the rest20 Pa.C.S. § 2102Verified Oct 21, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per capita with representation20 Pa.C.S. § 2104(1)Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.

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What Are the Creditor Claim Deadlines?

In Pennsylvania, the 12 months20 Pa.C.S. § 3532 (one year from first complete advertisement of the grant of letters — a risk-distribution protection period for the personal representative, not a nonclaim bar)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source period after first publication of the creditor notice protects a representative who distributes after it; late claims can still reach undistributed assets.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Pennsylvania: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 270 days20 Pa.C.S. §§ 3301-3303Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 12 months20 Pa.C.S. §§ 3162, 3381-3392, 3532Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.

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How Much Can an Executor Charge?

Pennsylvania pays executors reasonable compensation20 Pa.C.S. § 3537 (compensation "reasonable and just"; no statutory percentage); In re Estate of Sonovick, 541 A.2d 374, 376 (Pa. Super. 1988); Estate of Andrews, 2026 PA Super 168Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, typically 2.2%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.8%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate.

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