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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.

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Lemoyne firm at 301 Market Street, where its practice opened in 1914, with offices in Wyomissing, Lancaster and Lewistown serving Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Berks and Mifflin Counties. Guides executors and administrators through estate administration, from cataloging assets to paying debts, filing tax returns and distributing to beneficiaries, administers trusts and guardianships, and litigates estate and trust disputes between beneficiaries and trustees.

Since 1914Serves 8 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+5

Downtown Pittsburgh firm at One PPG Place, with a Harrisburg-area office in Camp Hill, whose estates and trusts team lists eleven attorneys. Guides executors, trustees, and beneficiaries through probate filings, the estate inventory and tax returns, asset distribution, and trust administration including compliance and tax filings. Its fiduciary services group defends surcharge actions and handles beneficiary disputes for banks and trust companies.

Since 1900Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+7

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Probate in Cumberland County

Probate Court Record

Cumberland County Orphans' Court

Cumberland County

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Office

Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, 1st Floor, Suite 102, Carlisle, PA 17013

E-filing

Filing in person

Appointment required

Self-represented filing

Allowed

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How to file probate in Cumberland County →

Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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