Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

how long after an estate is filed does it have to be advertised for estate probate?


Asked on 2/21/11, 7:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Assuming that this is a Pennsylvania estate, then:

20 Pa.C.S.A. � 3162

Advertisement of grant of letters

(a) Notice generally.--The personal representative, immediately after the grant of letters, shall cause notice thereof to be given in one newspaper of general circulation published at or near the place where the decedent resided or, in the case of a nonresident decedent, at or near the place where the letters were granted, and in the legal periodical, if any, designated by rule of court for the publication of legal notices, once a week for three successive weeks, together with his name and address; and in every such notice, he shall request all persons having claims against the estate of the decedent to make known the same to him or his attorney, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment to him without delay.

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Answered on 3/14/11, 12:19 pm


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