Berks County Probate Forms

These are the probate forms published by Berks County or its judicial circuit. Many clerks ask that filings use their own local version rather than a statewide form, so it is worth checking here first. Confirm the current version and any local filing requirements with the court before you file.

• Affidavit By Foreign FiduciaryRW-8Allows a foreign fiduciary (executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian) appointed outside Pennsylvania to exercise authority over an estate within the Common…
• Bond and Surety for Personal RepresentativeThis form secures a personal representative's faithful administration of an estate by requiring a bond backed by surety.
• CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE UNDER RULE 5.6(a)Certifies that the personal representative has provided written notice of estate administration to all required beneficiaries and heirs within the timeframe man…
• Estate Information Sheet (REV-346)
• Informal CaveatRW-5To request that the Register of Wills grant no Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration upon a decedent's estate.
• InventoryRW-7To document and valuate all personal assets and Pennsylvania real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death.
• Notice of Intention to Appeal From RegisterRW-6To formally notify the court of a party's intention to appeal a Register of Wills decision to the Orphans' Court Division.
• Oath of Non-Subscribing WitnessRW-2CTo establish the authenticity of a will or codicil by obtaining sworn testimony from a non-subscribing witness regarding the testator's signature.
• Oath of Non-Subscribing Witness(es)RW-04This form allows non-subscribing witnesses to attest under oath that a decedent's signature on a will or codicil is genuine and in their own handwriting.
• Oath of Unavailability of WitnessRW-2DTo establish that a subscribing witness to a will is not readily available to testify to the testator's signature, allowing probate to proceed without that witn…
• Oath of Witness(es) to Will Executed by MarkRW-05 rev. 1.1.20Allows witnesses to a will executed by the testator's mark (signature substitute) to attest to the validity of that execution under Pennsylvania law.
• Pa. O.C. Rule 10.6 STATUS REPORTRW-10To report to the Register of Wills the status of estate administration and whether it is complete or when completion is expected.
• Petition for Grant of LettersRW-02To petition a Pennsylvania Register of Wills for the grant of Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration for a decedent's estate.
• RenunciationRW-4Allows a person entitled to administer an estate to formally renounce their right to do so and request that Letters be issued to another party.
• Renunciation - Register of WillsRJF-06Allows a prospective estate administrator to renounce their right to administer a decedent's estate and request Letters be issued to another party instead.
• Small Estates AffidavitTo obtain insurance proceeds (not exceeding $11,000) from a deceased person's estate without initiating a full probate proceeding.
• Waiver of Fiduciary BondRW-3Allows residuary legatees or next of kin to waive the requirement that an administrator post a fiduciary bond.

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