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.

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Office hours are Monday though Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Except holidays). The Office is located at:

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The Scranton Electric Building Suite 400
507 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18503

Customers may call the office directly at
(570) 963-6702 or fax at (570) 963-6377

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Orphans’ Court Forms

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ACCOUNTINGS

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• 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

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ADOPTIONS

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• 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

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GUARDIANSHIPS

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• Confidential Document Form
• Confidential Information Form
• Report of Guardian of the Estate – 007068
• Report of Guardian of the Person – 007069
• Guardians Inventory for a Minor – 007070
• Guardianss Inventory for an Incapacitated Person – 007071
• Important Notice: Citation with Notice
• Exemplification Form
• Notification of Mental Health Commitment

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MISCELLANEOUS

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• 2018 Calendar
• Notice of Claim
• http://www.pacourts.us/public-records
• NEW FEE SCHEDULE Effective date February 1, 2018

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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 and 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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