Pennsylvania § 2771 - Clerk of the orphans' court division.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 2771 — Clerk of the orphans' court division., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2771. Clerk of the orphans' court division.
(a) General rule.--In each county of this Commonwealth there shall be one clerk of the orphans' court division, who shall be known as the "Clerk of the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of (the respective) County."
(b) Multicounty judicial districts.--In multicounty judicial districts the clerk of the orphans' court division shall be the clerk of the orphans' court division of the branch of the court of common pleas established for the county.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 2771 cover?
Section 2771 ("Clerk of the orphans' court division.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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