Probate in Crawford County

Probate Court Record

Crawford County Orphans' Court

Crawford County

Hours

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

Office

903 Diamond Park, Meadville, PA 16335

Self-represented filing

Allowed

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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Probate Firms Serving Crawford County

Fairview solo practice west of Erie serving Erie, Crawford, Warren, and Forest counties in northwestern Pennsylvania since 1989. Attorney Alan Natalie guides executors and administrators through probate and estate administration, from collecting assets and paying debts to filing taxes and distributing property, and litigates will contests and fiduciary and inheritance disputes. Consultations are free.

Solo PracticeSince 1989Serves 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship

Erie firm at 300 State Street, founded in 1897, practicing in all counties of northwestern Pennsylvania. Represents clients in the probate and administration of decedents' estates, conservatorships and guardianships, advises individual and corporate fiduciaries, and handles post-mortem tax elections, disclaimers and family settlement agreements. Represents clients in audits, appeals and litigation in Orphans' Court and before the IRS in estate and gift tax matters.

Since 1897Serves 9 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+5

Grove City firm with a second office in Cranberry Township, serving Mercer, Lawrence, Butler, Venango, Allegheny, Beaver and Crawford counties. Handles estate administration from opening the estate and the executor's appointment through the inventory and appraisal, the PA inheritance tax and federal estate tax returns, family settlement agreements and the first and final account. Remote and phone consultations for wills and estates matters are free.

Serves 7 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax PlanningMedicaid Planning

Veteran-owned elder law and estate planning firm based in Butler, with offices in Erie, Cranberry Township, Franklin, Greenville and Indiana serving Western Pennsylvania. Handles probate, estate and trust administration from a free initial consultation through the executor or administrator appointment, alongside guardianships, Medicaid planning and asset protection; meetings are in person, by video or by phone.

Serves 5 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+3

Williamsport elder law and special needs planning firm with offices in State College, Altoona, Wilkes-Barre, Muncy, Wyalusing, and Wysox. Handles probate and estate administration, including collecting assets, paying estate taxes, and distributing the estate, and litigates will contests, guardianships, and trustee removals. Attorneys Julieanne Steinbacher and Landon Hodges are Certified Elder Law Attorneys.

Since 2002Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationElder Law+4

Harrisburg firm on Linglestown Road, opened in 2005, with a second office in Newport, representing executors, trustees, guardians, and beneficiaries across Pennsylvania. Probates wills for in-state and out-of-state executors, handles ancillary probate, trust administration, and estate tax returns, and litigates will contests, claims against fiduciaries, and demands for accounting or removal of trustees and executors.

Since 2005Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

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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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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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Do I Need Probate?

In Pennsylvania, estates with personal property of $50,00020 Pa.C.S. § 3102Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less qualify for the Settlement of Small Estates on Petition20 Pa.C.S. § 3102Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, a court procedure short of full probate.

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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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Can I Self-File Probate?

In Pennsylvania, informal probate is available20 Pa.C.S. § 901 (register jurisdiction over probate and letters), § 3155 (register grants letters), § 908 (appeal from the register's decree to the Orphans' Court)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, and a self-represented executor can usually handle it for a simple, uncontested estate.

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