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The Clerk of Orphans’ Court position is held by Frances Kovaleski who also serves as Register of Wills. The primary function of the clerk includes responsibility for taking applications for, and issuing, marriage licenses, the maintaining of dockets and files for petitions for incapacitated persons, appointment of guardians, formal accountings on estates, guardianships and trusts, adoptions (which records are confidential) and any other issues which may come before the Orphans’ Court Division. The Clerk of the Orphans’ Court is also responsible for assisting the Judge of the Orphans’ Court during Court proceedings as well as preparing and maintaining documents pertaining to those proceedings.
Court Order Extending Judicial Emergency in Lackawanna County Dated Septeber 1, 2020
The Judicial Emergency Declared in the 45th Judicial District of Pennsylvania Shall Continue to Exist Through October 31, 2020 due to the COVID – 19 Crisis.
Temporary Motion Practice Updated September 1, 2020
Important change to Motion Practice in Lackawanna County Motion Court, Family Motion Court and Orphan’s Court
COVID – 19 Emergency Court Orders
Office hours are Monday though Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Except holidays). The Office is located at:
Register of Wills/ Clerk of Orphans Court
Lackawanna County Government Center
123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 521
Scranton, PA 18503
Customers may call the office directly at
(570) 963-6702 or fax at (570) 963-6377
Records Search for Register of Wills, Orphans’ Court and Marriage License Bureau
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Please notice that all Clerk of Orphan’s Court forms are now available online for your convenience.
Orphans’ Court Forms
ACCOUNTINGS
- Accounting/Audit Check List
- Petition for Adjudication Decedents Estate
- Petition for Adjudication Guardian of Estate of Incapacitated Person
- Petition for Adjudication Guardian of Estate of Minor
- Petition for Adjudication Principals Estate (Under Power of Attorney)
- Petition for Adjudication Trust
- Notice of Charitable Gift
ADOPTIONS
- Adoption Information Sheet
- Checklist – Voluntary Relinquishment
- Consent to Adopt a Child Under the Age of Eighteen
- Petition for Voluntary Relinquishment
- Checklist – Involuntary Relinquishment
- Petition for Involuntary Termination
- Checklist – Alternate Procedure for Relinquishment
- Report of Intermediary
- Petition for Adoption
- Petition to Adopt a Child Under the Age of Eighteen
- Natural Parents Waiver of Confidentiality of Adoption Records
- PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form
- Request for Criminal Record Check
- Foreign Adoptions – Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC)
- Instructions to Release Adoption Information
GUARDIANSHIPS
- Important Notice: Citation with Notice
- Expert Report
- Incapacitited Person Cover Sheet
- Guardian Cover Sheet
- Confidential Document Form
- Confidential Information Form
- Key Points for Guardians
- Guardian Checklist
- Guardians Inventory for an Incapacitated Person – 007071
- Guardians Inventory for a Minor – 007070
- Report of Guardian of the Estate – 007068
- Report of Guardian of the Person – 007069
- Notification of Mental Health Commitment
- Exemplification Form
MISCELLANEOUS
- 2021 Orphans’ Court Calendar
- 2020 Orphans’ Court Calendar — Account, Audit, Advertising
- Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court Rules
- Lackawanna County Orphans’ Court Rules
- Notice of Claim
- http://www.pacourts.us/public-records
- New fee schedule
Marriage License Forms
| Certified Copy of Original Marriage Record | Genealogy Information |
| Officials Who Can Perform a Marriage Ceremony | Dual Citizenship Information |
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