Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, a short certificate is the certificate that the Register of Wills issues to the person who has been appointed to administer the estate. Your father's estate administration would take place in the State/County where he lived. So someone needs to begin the state administration process and get the document that is evidence that the person has been appointed to administer the estate. You or the administrator may then present that document to the bank.

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