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Clerk of Orphans’ Court

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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.


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

Please note that the Orphans’ Court has a no refund policy.


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 – Involuntary Relinquishment
  • Checklist – Voluntary Relinquishment
  • Checklist – Alternate Procedure for Relinquishment
  • Petition for Involuntary Termination
  • Petition for Voluntary Relinquishment
  • Petition for Adoption
  • Petition to Adopt a Child Under the Age of Eighteen
  • Consent to Adopt a Child Under the Age of Eighteen
  • Report of Intermediary
  • PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form
  • PA Request for Criminal Record Check
  • Natural Parents Waiver of Confidentiality of Adoption Records
  • Instructions to Release Adoption Information

GUARDIANSHIPS


  • FLGT 2022 Training Schedule and Registration Form
  • PA Confidential Information Form
  • Important Notice: Citation with Notice
  • Expert Report
  • Incapacitited Person Cover Sheet
  • Guardian Cover Sheet
  • PA Confidential Document Form
  • Key Points for Guardians
  • Guardian Checklist
  • Guardianship Checklist
  • Report of Guardian of the Estate – 007068
  • Report of Guardian of the Person – 007069
  • Guardians Inventory for a Minor – 007070
  • Guardians Inventory for an Incapacitated Person – 007071
  • PA Notification of Mental Health Commitment

MISCELLANEOUS


  • 2022 Orphans’ Court Calendar
  • Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court Rules
  • Lackawanna County Orphans’ Court Rules
  • Notice of Claim
  • The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
  • Fee schedule
  • Exemplification Form

Marriage License Forms

Certified Copy of Original Marriage Record Genealogy Information
  • Request for Certified Copy of Original Marriage Record
  • Tracing Family History in Lackawanna County
  • Application for Birth/Death Records
  • Genealogy Search for Marriage Records
Officials Who Can Perform a Marriage Ceremony Dual Citizenship Information
  • District Judges
  • Marriage License Disclaimer of Liability
  • Apostille Information and Application (Common Uses of an Apostille, How Do I Obtain an Apostille, Apostille Application, etc.)

 

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