HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-08-12PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) named below, who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for Letters as specified below, and in support thereof aver(s) the
following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Barbara M Keiper
Decedent's Information
Name: Mary E Meck File No: 21 ~ l a
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a!k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 07/31!2012
Age at Death: 89
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State) with his/her last
principal residence at 2900 Lincoln Street, Camp Hill 17011 Camp Hill Cumberland
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Church of God Home, 801 N. Hanover Street Carlisle Cumberland PA
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania ...................... All personal property $ 5,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ................ Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ................................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE $
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at
(Attach adddional sheets, if necessary.)
5,000.00
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code
City, Township or Borough
® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testament?rv
Petitioner(s) aver(s) that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s) named in the Last Will of the Decedent, dated 10/30/2010
thereto dated
County
and Codicil(s)
State relevant circumstances (e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s) offered for probate, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, was not a party to a pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(8), and did not have a child born or
adopted; and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
® NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS
^ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
If Administration, c.ta ord.b.n.c.t.a.,
c.t.a., d.b.n., d. b. n.c.f.a., pedente lite, durante absentia. durante minoritate
Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to.pending divorce proceedin wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined
in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323 (g) and was neither the vlctim of a killing nor ever ad9udicated an incapacitated person.
^ NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS
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Oath of Personal Representative
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Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) Printed Address
Barbara M Keiper 428 Swamp Road
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The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and
beliefi of Petitioner(s) and that, as Personal Representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn io r affirmed an subscribed before~~}-~~~
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To the Register of Wills:
riease enter my appearance oy my signature oelow:
Attorney Signatur ~%"'~
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Printed N e• John F Meck Esq.
Supreme Court
ID Number: 26439
Firm Name: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 8r MELLOTT LLC
Address: 600 Grant Street, 44th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412-566-1916
Fax: 412-566-6099
E-mail:
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Date of Death: 07/31/2012
Social Security No:
Estate of Mary E Meck File No: 21 - (;~ -{J 15LY
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AND NOW, rA1't }~'~ ~+h a~CJ 1 ~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having bee presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Barbara M Kei
in the above estate and (if applicable) that the instrument(s) dated 10/30/2010
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as khe last Will (and Cgdicil(s)) of Decedent. ~
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
O~f'~,i'~~v VVL~i i
MARY E. MECK CUMScPi..~'`~0 CO., PA,
I, MARY E. MECK, of the Borough of Camp Hill, County of Cumberland, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will, and revoke any Will previously
made by me.
1. Debts and Expenses
[ direct that all my debts which are not barred, funeral expenses and deductible pledges
be fully paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease.
2. Tangible Personal Property
I give all my tangible personal property to my daughter, BARBARA M. KEIPER. If my
daughter, BARBARA M. KEIPER, fails to survive me, then I give my tangible personal property
to my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN.
3. Cash Bequest
[ give $25,000 to my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN, if he survives me.
4. Distribution of Balance of My Estate
I give the residue of my estate to my daughter, BARBARA M. KEIPER. If my daughter,
BARBARA M. KEIPER, fails to survive me, then I give the residue of my estate to be held in
trust for the benefit of my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN, under Paragraph 5 below; but if
my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN, fails to survive me then the residue shall be distributed
to his then living issue, per stirpes and not per capita. In the absence of any such issue, the
residue shall be distributed to the SWATARA CHURCH OF GOD, 811 Keckler Road,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ] 71 1 1. Distribution hereunder shall be subject, however, to the
provisions of paragraph 6 if at that time any such distributee (other than my grandson) has not
then attained 30 years of age.
5. Trust for Grandson
If my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN, is entitled to receive a share of my estate, the
same shall be set aside and retained in a separate trust for his benefit by the Trustee hereinafter
named. The Trustee may pay to my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN, or use and expend for
his benefit all or such portion of the received and earned income as well as the principal of this
trust estate as the Trustee, in his absolute discretion, deems advisable to provide for the health,
education, maintenance, and support of that beneficiary, taking into account to the extent the
"Trustee deems proper, any independent means available to the beneficiary of which the Trustee
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has knowledge. In addition the Trustee shall also be authorized, in his sole discretion, to
distribute from the principal of the trust to or for the benefit of my grandson, JARRETT S.
HILLMAN, to assist him with (a) the purchase of a residence for himself; (b) the establishment
of a business or professional practice, if such business or profession is considered a good risk by
the Trustee; and (c) reasonable wedding expenses. Any income not paid or applied as aforesaid
shall be added to principal.
The Trustee shall distribute to my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN, all or such
amounts of the principal of the trust estate as my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN, in his
absolute discretion, shall from time to time direct in writing delivered during his lifetime to the
Trustee. In no event, however, shall the aggregate sum of such withdrawals by him for any one
calendar year exceed the greater of the sum of $5,000, or if my grandson, JARRETT S.
HILLMAN, is living on the last day of December of such year, 5% of the market value of the
principal on that day. This annual right of withdrawal shall not be cumulative.
Upon the death of my grandson, JARRETT S. HILLMAN, the trust shall be distributed to
his then living issue, per stirpes and not per capita. In the absense of any such issue, the trust
shall be distributed to the SWATARA CHURCH OF GOD, 811 Keckler Road, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17111. Distribution hereunder shall be subject, however, to the provisions of
Paragraph 6 if at that time any such distributee has not then attained 30 years of age.
6. Young Beneficiary Trust
If any beneficiary has not then attained 30 years of age at a time he or she is entitled to
receive a share of my estate or income or principal of a trust created hereunder, the same shall be
set aside and retained in a separate trust for his or her benefit by the Trustee hereinafter named.
The Trustee may pay to that beneficiary or use and expend for his or her benefit all or such
portion of the received and earned income as well as the principal of this trust estate as the
Trustee, in his absolute discretion, deems advisable to provide for the health, education,
maintenance, and support of that beneficiary, taking into account to the extent the Trustee deems
proper, any independent means available to the beneficiary of which the Trustee has knowledge.
Any income not paid or applied as aforesaid shall be added to principal.
At any time after the beneficiary has attained 30 years of age, the Trustee shall distribute
to that beneficiary such portion or portions of the principal of his or her trust as that beneficiary
shall from time to time direct in writing. In no event, however, shall the aggregate sum of such
withdrawals prior to that beneficiary's having attained years of age, valued at the date of the
withdrawal, exceed one-half of the value of the principal of that beneficiary's trust estate at its
inception.
Any principal of a trust for a beneficiary hereunder who dies before the full termination
of his or her trust shall be distributed to such person or persons who would have been entitled to
receive the same as the heirs at law of the beneficiary under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania as though he or she had died at that time the owner thereof, unmarried, intestate,
and domiciled in that Commonwealth excluding, however, any person who is not related to me.
Distribution hereunder shall also be subject, however, to the provisions of this Paragraph 6 if at
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that time, any such distributee has not then attained 30 years of age. If more than one trust is
held hereunder for the same beneficiary, the Trustee may, in his absolute discretion, combine
them into a single trust.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may accelerate from age to an earlier age the
termination of a trust for any particular beneficiary hereunder if, in the absolute discretion of the
Trustee, the size of the trust is deemed too small to warrant continued retention in trust. In that
case, distribution may be made to that beneficiary or to a Custodian appointed for his or her
benefit as hereinafter provided.
7. Technical Provisions
The following technical provisions shall prevail in the administration of my estate and
trusts hereunder where applicable:
7.1. Beneficially Interested Fiduciary
Irrespective of any contrary provision herein or any discretion granted by law, no
Trustee acting hereunder shall have or enjoy any power or authority in that capacity, if
the existence, exercise, lapse or disclaimer of such power or authority may be deemed to
be or cause the trust or any part thereof to be a taxable transfer by the Trustee for Federal
Estate Tax, Gift Tax, or Generation-Skipping Tax purposes. In any such case, the power
and discretion shall be vested exclusively in the other Trustee or Trustees, if any, then
acting hereunder not also thus similarly disqualified. If all of the current Trustees are
thus disqualified, that specific power and discretion shall be vested exclusively in the
next succeeding Trustee or Trustees hereinafter designated or provided for not also
disqualified. In the absence thereof, such specific power and discretion shall be vested
exclusively in any Special Trustee appointed by me or the court for that specific limited
purpose.
7.2. Stock Dividends
In any trust hereunder, corporate distributions in shares of the distributing
corporation, however described or designated by that corporation, shall be deemed
principal.
7.3. Spendthrift Clause
The interests of the beneficiaries in principal and income of my estate and any
trust created herein shall be free from anticipation, assignment, pledge, or obligations of
those beneficiaries and shall not be subject to any execution or attachment until actually
distributed. This shall not preclude (i) a personal exercise by a beneficiary of a right of
withdrawal granted hereunder, if any, (ii) a disclaimer by a beneficiary, in whole or in
part, of any interest in income or principal hereunder, or (iii) a setoff against such interest
of any indebtedness of the beneficiary to me, my estate or any trust described herein.
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7.4. Post-Death Income
Unless otherwise provided, upon the death of any income beneficiary, any income
accrued or received by the Trustee subsequent to the last income payment date shall be
paid to the person or persons for whose benefit the principal producing such income is
continued in trust or to whom such principal is distributed under the terms hereof.
7.5. Allocation of Capital Gains
Funds distributed in a discretionary application of principal or in response to an
exercise of a right of withdrawal hereunder, if any, shall neither be deemed to nor
actually include capital gains realized during the current tax year, except to the extent in
the exercise of absolute discretion, the Executrix or Trustee expressly elect to allocate all
or a part of such gains thereto.
7.6. Additions to Trusts
With the consent of the Trustee, other persons may add to the principal of any
trust hereunder by inter vivos transfer, testamentary transfer, or beneficiary designation.
7.7. Adopted and Related Persons
References in my Will to children, grandchildren, issue, descendants, heirs, or
persons related to others shall be deemed to include, in addition to blood relatives,
persons who fall into that relationship solely by reason of adoption, so long as the
adoption occurred during the minority of the adoptee.
7.8. Per Stirpes Gifts
In any gift hereunder to the issue of any individual, per stirpes, the starting point
in allotting shares shall always be the children of such individual, even though all of such
children are then deceased, and no distribution at any lower generational level shall be
determined on a per capita basis.
7.9. Exoneration
In the absence of willful wrongdoing or gross negligence, no Executor or Trustee
acting hereunder shall be liable by reason of the exercise of or failure to exercise any
power or discretion granted to that Executor or Trustee hereunder or by law.
7.10. Trust Combination
The Trustee may, in his absolute discretion, combine any trust created hereunder
with any trust containing substantially similar provisions, notwithstanding the fact that
the trusts may have been created by separate instruments or by different persons. If
necessary to protect possibly different future interests or to facilitate later division of the
trust, the assets shall be valued at the time of any such combination and a record made of
the proportionate interest of each separate trust in the combined fund.
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8. Fiduciary Powers
In the administration of my estate and any trust created under my Will, the Executrix and
the Trustee shall have, in addition to and not in limitation of any authority given by law, and
without necessity of obtaining the consent of any court, full and complete power and discretion
as follows: to accept, retain, and hold in the estate or trusts any of my investments or property
without duty to diversify; to invest and reinvest the assets of the estate or trusts in any kind of
property, real or personal, or part interest therein, without being restricted to investments which
are legal for trust funds; to sell, pledge, exchange, lease for any period of time, or mortgage any
real or personal property, and to grant options for the sale, exchange, or lease of the same; to
borrow money from themselves or others and pledge or encumber any property of the estate or
trusts as security therefor, without liability on the part of the lender to see to the application of
such funds; to compromise claims in favor of or against the estate or trusts; to exercise options to
subscribe to or purchase securities; to join in, consent to, or oppose any voting trust and any plan
of lease, mortgage, merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation,
foreclosure, or other readjustment of the financial structure of any firm or corporation in which
the estate or trusts may have an interest; to deposit securities in a clearing corporation or carry
the same in the name of a nominee or in book entry form; to maintain, repair, alter, improve,
partition, subdivide, dedicate, and otherwise manage or deal with real estate; to decline to accept,
disclaim, release, renounce, or abandon any interest in property and any power; to nominate
themselves or another as Custodian under a Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minors' Act and make
transfers of a beneficiary's interest in all or part of the estate or trust to such Custodian to be held
for the benefit of such beneficiary until the beneficiary attains 25 years of age; to purchase from
my estate and that of my spouse any assets thereof and to make loans to those estates to provide
liquidity; to allot different kinds of interests in property to different beneficiaries of my estate or
different trusts created hereunder; to retain investment advisors, professional advisors,
custodians, and agents and to delegate to them any power or discretion vested in the Executrix
and the Trustee; and to distribute the estate or trusts either in cash or in kind.
9. Appointment of Trustees
I appoint my son-in-law, THOMAS KEIPER Trustee of the Trusts created under my
Will. In the event my son-in-law, THOMAS KEIPER, is unable or unwilling to serve or
continue to serve as Trustee and if he has not appointed a successor as hereinafter provided, then
1 appoint PNC Bank N.A., Trustee to fill that vacancy. An individual Trustee then serving
hereunder, whether or not named herein, may appoint in writing his or her successor, such
appointment to take effect when the Trustee making it ceases to act. Any such appointment may
be revoked or changed prior to its becoming effective.
Any Trustee may resign with or without cause. Any Trustee, whether appointed
hereunder or by the court or succeeding to a corporate Trustee by reason of merger or
consolidation, shall upon delivery of written acceptance of his, her, or its appointment be
empowered to act without necessity of notice, court accounting, or court order. No Trustee
appointed hereunder or by the court shall be under any duty to review, audit, or question the
actions or accounts of his, her, or its predecessors.
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Any corporate Trustee shall be entitled to receive annual compensation for its services
hereunder in accordance with its schedule in effect when the services are performed, but not in
excess of such compensation as would be approved by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Any individual Trustee shall be entitled to receive annual compensation reasonable and
commensurate with his services rendered, but not in excess of such compensation as would be
approved by a court of competent jurisdiction.
10. Appointment of Executors
I appoint my daughter, BARBARA M. KEIPER, Executrix of my Will. Should my
daughter, BARBARA M. KEIPER, be unable or unwilling to serve or continue to serve, then 1
appoint my son-in-law, THOMAS KEIPER, Executor to fill that vacancy. I direct that no bond
shall be required of any personal representative, trustee, guardian, or custodian named herein or
appointed hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the ~(~ `{~/
day of ~~~' ZTL , 2010.
(SEAL)
MARY E. M~
Signed, sealed, published and declared by MARY E. MECK as and for her Will in the
presence of us, who at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
FOR SELF-PROVED WILL
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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~ We, MARY E. MECK, ~.~jA1`~jA(~A N1, , ~1/' ~~~ and
/~(Yl ~9~5 i~ ~/ ~~r12 ,the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectively, whose names
are signed to the foregoing Last Will, being first duly sworn according to law, do depose and say
that the Testatrix signed and executed the foregoing instrument as and for her Last Will, that she
signed willingly, that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed, that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the
Last Will as witnesses and that to the best of the knowledge of each of the witnesses the Testatrix
was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or
undue influence.
ON THIS, the `; day of ~~L(,~ ~ (~` , 2010, before me, a Notary
Public, the undersigned officer, personally appeared JOHN F. MECK, PA I.D. 26439 known to
me or satisfactorily proven to be a member of the bar of the highest court of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and a subscribing witness to the within instrument, and certified that he was
personally present when the foregoing acknowledgment and a fidavit were signed by MARY E.
MECK the Testator, a d 1~~213>`!~~ ~ 4 ~' ~ and
___ ~~'f ~~_ ~`C (~ ,the witnesses.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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COMMONWEAf..TH OF PENNSYtVANiA
Notarial Seal
Katdeen L lT~omson, Notary Pubic
Coy t]f PiHsburgh, Aeepheny Canty
My Oortmbsiert E~ires Nov 21,2011
M~mbei•, Pennsylvania Aucxiation of NotariNs
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