HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-03-13 PETITION 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 respecltully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Terti L.Kellv
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Name: Johanna E.Wert File No: 27 �^ 'IJ'� lTl
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Date W Death: 08M&2013 ABe at DeaM: 78
DecedeM waa domiciled at death in Cumbedand County, pq (Stafe)wRh his/her last
principal residence at 335 Wesley Drive,Mechanicsburg 17055 Msapapi��g� Cumberland
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Decedent died at
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Estimate of value of decedenPs property at death:
lidomiclledln Pennsylvania...................... All personal property $ 120.000.00
1/not domic/led)n Pennsylvan/a................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
Nnot domlciled in Pennsylvanla................ Personal property in County $ �
Va/ue o/rea/estate 7n Pennsylvania................................................................... $ 0.00
� TOTAL ESTIMATED VAWE S 120,000.00
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PetRioner(s)aver(s)that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated OB/09/2013 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated none
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Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered kr probate,Decedent did not mar was n�' waS ot a � �a pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.�3323(g�pn�dijot hav�a ch�or
adopted;and Decedent was neither�the viGim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. � y, r- ;„ �-ri
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Except as follows:Decedent was not a party to pending diyorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce h�been establiElfBd as{U�fi�d
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was nekher tha vidim of a killing nor ever adudicatad an incapacitated person. �:
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Petitioner(s),after a proper search haslhave ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was sunived by the followin9 spouse(if any)and heirs(ettech
additional sheets,ff necessary):
Name Relationship Address
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Oath of Personal Representative or�e�u�o��y
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF Cumberland }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name - Petitioner(s)Printed Address
TeM L.Kelty 37 Greyatone Road
Cadisle,PA 17013
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirtn(s)the statements in the foregoing Petkion are true and cortect to the best of the knowledge and
belief of Petkioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,Petitio er(s)w'I well and truty administer the estate axord'ng to law.
Swom to o rtned and subscri before �y.�� �—°^--_- � ��1 oa�e � 3
me this day o 0�.13 oere
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BOND Requlred7 ❑ YES � NO To the Registerof wlls:
FEES:
Please enter my appearonce by my signature below:
Letters.......................................... $ Attomey Signature:
( 5 )Short Certificat'(s)......._ ��� ��/(�/�'
( )Renunciation s .............. ��yr�
( )Codicil(s)........................
( )Affidavit(s)...................... Phnted Name: Jensica L Flaher Eaq.
Bond............................................. Suprema Court -
Commission.................................. ID Number: 310076
Other
Firtn Name: Keystone Elder Law P.C.
_ Address: 555 Geriysburg P{ke -
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Mechanicsburg,PA 17055
Phone: 777-897�223
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
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Sxial Securily No:
Estate of Johanna E.Wert File No: 21
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AND NOW, , ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv
are hereby granted to Terri L.Kelly �
in the above estate and(ff applicable)that the instrument(s)tlated 08l09I2013
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as I st Wiil(antl Codicil )of Deeedent.
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I, ���VO�I�Tcurrently residing at 335 Wesley Drive, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland
Count������D 1Q�55�clare that this is my Will and I revoke all other Wills and Codicils that
I have made.
ARTICLE I: FAMILY
1.01. IDENTIFICATION OF MY FAMILY
I declare that I am a widow and that I have two children: Terri L. Kelly and Sandy L. Parks.
7.02. DEFINITION OF FAMILY TERMS
As used in this Will, the term "my children" refers only to the above-referenced children set forth
in Paragraph 1.01. The term "my children" excludes all other persons. For purposes of inheritance
from me, the "children" of an individual shall be interpreted to include persons who have been legally
adopted by the individual but shall exclude stepchildren who have not been legally adopted.
ARTICLE 2: PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND TAXES
2.01. PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND EXPENSES
I direct that all my valid debts and the expenses of my last iliness and funeral be paid from my
estate as soon as practicable after my death.
2.02. PAYMENT OF TAXES
I direct my Personal Representative(s) to pay out of the principal of my residuary estate all
inheritance, transfer, estate, and similar taxes (including interest and penalties), assessed or payable
by reason ot my death, on any property or interest in property that is included in my estate for the
purpose of computing such taxes. My Personal Representative(s) shall not require any recipient of
such property or interest in such property to reimburse my estate for taxes paid under this paragraph.
ARTICLE 3: DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE TO BENEFICIARIES
3.07. DISPOSITION OF RESIDUARY ESTATE
All of the rest, residue, and remainder of the property that I own at the time of my death, both real
and personal, of every kind and description, wherever situated, to which I may be legally or equitably
entitled at the time of my death (my "residuary estate"), I give in equal shares to my children, TERRI
L. KELLY AND SANDY L. PARKS, per stirpes.
3.02. TRANSFERS TO TRUST FOR UNDERAGE BENEFICIARIES
Should any beneficiary of mine be under the age of twenty-five (25) years, my Personal
Representative shall hold such beneficiary's share of my estate, as Trustee, IN TRUST and shall invest,
reinvest and distribute the principal and net income of such beneficiary's share as follows:
a. Until such beneficiary attains the age of riventy-flve(25)years, my Trustee, in my Trustee's sole
but reasonable discretion, may pay or apply the income and any or all of the principal of such beneficiary's
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share for the health, maintenance, support and education of such beneficiary considering all other sources of
income available to such beneficiary and known to my Trustee. Upon such beneficiary attaining the age of
twenty-five (25) years, my Trustee shall disVibute the balance of the principal and accumulated income, if
any, of each such beneficiary's share to such beneficiary.
b. Should the principal of the Trust Estate, in the sole opinion of my Trustee, be or become too
small to wamant placing or continuing of such fund in trust or should its administration be or bec:ome
impractical for any other reason, my Trustee, in the exercise of their sole discretion, may pay such share
absolutely to the person maintaining such beneficiary or may place such shares in the beneficiary's name in
an interest-bearing deposit in any bank, bank and trust company or national banking associa6on of his
choosing, payable to the beneficiary at majority, or if said beneficiary has reached his or her majority, then to
him or her directly.
c. All shares of principal and income hereby given shall be free from anticipation, assignment,
pledge or obligation of my beneficiary(s), and shall not be subject to any execution or attachment.
3.03. SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS TRUST
Property will be administered pursuant to the terms of this Supplemental Needs Trust Article
when:
(i) another Article of this agreement directs that the property is to be
administered as provided in this Supplemental Needs Trust Article; or
(ii) the beneficiary of the property under another Article of this agreement is a
Supplemental Needs Person, unless the other Article directs the beneficiary's
interest to be distributed to an existing trust.
`Beneficiazy" under this Supplemental Needs Trust Article refers to the beneficiary of the
property under the other Article. The provisions of the other Article shall continue to apply
to the extent they do not conflict with the provisions of this Supplemental Needs Trust
Article; specifically, the provisions of this Supplemental Needs Trust Article shall control the
distributions of income and principal.
a. Distributions of Income and Principal
The Trustee shall collect income and, after deducting all charges and expenses attributed thereto,
may apply for Beneficiary's benefit, in-kind, or in cash, so much of the income and principal (even to
the extent of the whole) as the Trustee deems advisable in the Trustee's sole and absolute discretion,
subject to the Ifmitations set forth below. The Trustee shall add the balance of net income not
paid or applied to the principal of the Supplemental Needs Trust.
i. Maximize Benefits
Consistent with the purpose of the Supplemental Needs Trust, before expending any
amounts from the net income and/or principal of this trust, the Trustee shall consider the
availability of all benefits from government or private assistance programs for which
Beneficiary may be eligible. The Trustee, where appropriate and to the extent possible,
shall endeavor to maximize the collection and facilitate the distribution of these benefits
for Beneficiary's benefit.
ii. No Reduction in Benefits
None of the income or principal of the Supplemental Needs Trust shall be applied in such
a manner as to supplant, impair or diminish any govemmental benefits or assistance for
which Beneficiary may be eligible or which Beneficiary may be receiving.
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iii. No Assignment
Beneficiary shall not have the power to assign, encumber, direct, distribute or authorize
distributions from the Supplemental Needs Trust.
iv. SupplemenWl Needs Trust Savings Clause
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in the event that the Supplemental Needs
Trust is challenged or faces imminent invasion by any govemmental department or
agency in such a way as to affect Beneficiary's eligibility for benefits available under any
govemmental program, the Trustee is empowered to amend the trust so as to maintain
Beneficiary's eligibility for benefits under such governmental program.
b. Definition of"Supplemental Needs"
"Supplemental needs" refers to the requisites for maintaining the good health, safety, and welfare of
Beneficiary when, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Trustee, such requisites are not being
provided by any public agency, office, or department of any state or of the United States.
"Supplemental needs" shall also include, but not be limited to, medical and dental expenses, annual
independent checkups, clothing and equipment, programs of training, education, treatment and
rehabilitation, private residential care, transportation (including vehicle purchases), maintenance,
insurance, and essential dietary needs. "Supplemental needs" may include spending money;
additional food; clothing; electronic equipment such as radio, recording and playback, television and
computer equipment; camping; vacations; athletic contests; movies; trips; and money to purchase
appropriate gifts for relatives and friends. However, in deciding whether to make these distributions
the Trustee must first consider the impact on certain government benefits as is directed in d, entitled
"Distribution Guidelines."
The Trustee shall have no obligation to expend trust assets for such needs, but if the Trustee, in its
sole and absolute discretion, decides to expend trust assets, under no circumstances should any
amounts be paid to, or reimbursed to, the federal government, any state, or any governmental agency
for any purpose, including for the care, support, and maintenance of Beneficiary.
c. Not Available Resource to Beneficiary
It is my intent to create a Supplemental Needs Trust that conforms to Pennsylvania law, in order to
provide for Beneficiary's Supplemental Needs. I intend that the trust assets be used to supplement,
not supplant, impair or diminish, any benefits or assistance of any Federal, state, county, city, or other
govemmental entity for which Beneficiary may otherwise be eligible or which Beneficiary may be
receiving. Consistent with that intent, it is my desire that, before expending any amounts from net
income and/or principal of the trust, the Trustee consider the availability of all benefits from
govemment or private assistanCe programs for which Beneficiary may be eligible and that, where
appropriate and to the extent possible, the Trustee endeavors to maximize the collection of such
benefits and to facilitate the distribution of such benefits for the benefit of Beneficiary. All actions of
the Trustee shall be directed toward carrying out this intent and the discretion granted the Trustee
under this agreement to carry out this intent is absolute.
For purposes of determining Beneficiary's eligibility for any such benefits, no part of the principal or
undistributed income of the Supplemental Needs Trust shall be considered available to Beneficiary
for public benefit purposes. Beneficiary shall not be considered to have access to principal or income
of the trust, and he or she has no ownership, right, authority, or power to convert any asset into cash
for his or her own use.
The Trustee shall hold, administer, and distribute all property allocated to the Supplemental Needs
Trust for the exclusive benefit of Beneficiary during his or her lifetime. All distributions from the trust
are in the sole and absolute discretion of the Trustee, and Beneficiary is legally restricted from
demanding trust assets for his or her support and maintenance.
In the event the Trustee is requested to release principal or income of the Supplemental Needs Trust
to or on behalf of Beneficiary to pay for equipment, medication, or services that any government
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agency is authorized to provide, or in the event the Trustee is requested to petition a court or any
other administrative agency for the release of trust principal or income for this purpose, the Trustee is
authorized to deny such request and is authorized in its sole and absolute discretion to take whatever
administrative or judicial steps may be necessary to continue Beneficiary's eligibility for benefits,
including obtaining legal advice about Beneficiary's specific entitlement to public benefits and
obtaining instructions from a court of competent jurisdiction ruling that neither the trust corpus nor the
trust income is available to Beneficiary for eligibility purposes. Any expenses of the Trustee in this
regard, including reasonable attorney's fees, shall be a proper charge to the Supplemental Needs
Trust.
d. Distribution Guidelines
Consistent with the purpose of the Supplemental Needs Trust, before expending any amounts from
the net income and/or principal of the trust, the Trustee shall consider the availability of all benefits
from govemment or private assistance programs for which Beneficiary may be eligible. The Trustee,
where appropriate and to the eutent possible, shail endeavor to maximize the collection and facilitate
the distribution of these benefits for the benefit of Beneficiary. In making distributions, the Trustee
will:
(i) consider any other known income or resources of Beneficiary that are reasonably available;
(ii) take into consideration all entitlement benefits from any govemment agency, such as Social
Security Disability payments (SSDI), Medicaid, Department of Public Welfare, Supplemental
Security Income (SSI), and any other special purpose benefits for which Beneficiary is eligible;
(iii) take into consideration resource and income limitations of any such assistance program;
(iv) make expenditures so that Beneficiary's standard of living will be comfortable and enjoyable;
(v) not be obligated or compelled to make specific payments;
(vi) not pay or reimburse any amounts to any governmental agency or department, unless proper
demand is made by such governmental agency and reimbursement is required by the state;
and
(vii) not be liable for any loss of benefits.
e. No Seeking of Order to Dlstribute
For purposes of determining Beneficiary's state Medicaid program equivalent eligibility, no part of the
principal or undistributed income of the Supplemental Needs Trust may be considered available to
Beneficiary. The Trustee will deny any request by Beneficiary to:
(i) release principal or income of the trust to or on behalf of Beneficiary to pay for equipment,
medication, or services that the state Medicaid program equivalent would provide if the trust did
not exist; or
(ii) petition a court or any other administrative agency for the release of trust principal or income for
this purpose.
The Trustee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, take necessary administrative or legal steps to
protect Beneficiary's Medical Assistance, including obtaining a ruling from a court of competent
jurisdiction that the trust principal is not available to Beneficiary for purposes of determining eligibility.
Expenses for this purpose, including reasonable attorney's fees, are a proper charge to Beneficiary's
Supplemental Needs Trust.
f. Indemnification of Trustee When Acting in Good Faith
The Trustee shall be indemnified from the trust property for any loss or reduction of public benefits
sustained by Beneficiary as a result of the Trustee exercising, in good faith, the authority granted to
the Trustee under this Article.
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g. Distribution Upon the Death of Beneficiary
Upon the death of Beneficiary, the Trustee shall distribute or retain the remaining Supplemental
Needs Trust property according to the other Article of this agreement that directed the property to be
held pursuant to this Article.
If the other Article does not provide for distribution upon the death of Beneficiary, then the Trustee
shall distribute or retain the remaining Supplemental Needs Trust property as though Beneficiary had
predeceased me.
h. Waiver of Court Invasion of Principal
Under no circumstances shall Supplemental Needs Trust principal be subject to any court�iirected
invasion pursuant to the provisions of the laws of Pennsylvania or any other state.
i. Prohlbkion Against Beneficiary Serving as Trustee
Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, under no circumstances may Beneficiary
serve as Trustee of any share that is being administered for his or her benefit under the provisions of
this Supplemental Needs Trust Article.
j. LimiWtion on Power to Remove and Replace Trustee
Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, Beneficiary has the power to remove and
replace the Trustee of the Supplemental Needs Trust, but may not appoint himself or herself as the
replacement Trustee.
k. No Generel Power of Appointment
Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement or state law to the contrary, Beneficiary shall not
have a lifetime or testamentary general power of appointment as defined in Section 2041 of the
Internal Revenue Code, or as defined under Pennsylvania law, or the laws of any other state.
I. Application of Article
Any decision made by the Trustee under this Article shall be final, controlling and binding upon all
beneficiaries subject to the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE 4: FIDUCIARIES
4.01. EXECUTOR or PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE(S)
I appoint my daughter, TERRI L. KELLY, Personal Representative of this my Will. In the event
Terri L. Kelly is unable or unwilling to act or continue to act as my Personal Representative, I appoint
my daughter, SANDY L. PARKS, Personal Representative of this my Will.
4.02. TRUSTEE
I appoint my duly appointed Personal Representative(s) Trustee(s) of the Trust(s) created
pursuant to Sections 3.02 and 3.03. Notwithstanding above, under no circumstances shall a
beneficiary of those trusts serve as Trustee.
4.03. WAIVER OF BOND
None of the Personal Representatives, Guardians, or other Fiduciaries named in this Will shall be
required to furnish bond for the faithful pertormance of his or her duties.
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4.04. CREDITOR PROTECTION
No gift or beneficial interest shall be subject to anticipation, assignment, pledge, obligation, or
alienation of my beneficiary(s), whether voluntary or involuntary, and the income and principal thereof
shall not be subject to any execution or attachment.
4.05. NO CONTEST CLAUSE
If any beneficiary, person or en6ty in any manner, directly or indirectly, contests or attacks this Will or
any of its provisions, or objects to the accounts or actions of my fiduciaries,without probable cause, such
beneficiary, person or enGry shall pay all costs, including but not limited to attomeys' fees, arising in
connection with such contest, attack or objection incurred by my estate, such trust or such fiduciary
personally. In the event that such beneficiary, person or enGty dces not prevail in such action, any share
or interest in my estate or such trust which would otherwise pass to such beneficiary, person, entity or
remainderman under this Will shall be revoked and the property consisting of such share shall be
disposed of in the manner provided herein as if that contesting person or entity had predeceased me
without surviving issue.
ARTICLE 5: SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES
5.01. RESIGNATION OF TRUSTEE
Any Trustee may resign by giving written notice, specifying the effective date of the resignation, to
the beneficiaries then entitled to the Uust income.
5.02. APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
If all Trustees named in this instrument are unable or refuse to act, a successor Trustee may be
appointed as Trustee by a written instrument delivered to the successor Trustee and signed Personal
Representative(s), or the survivor of them. No successor Trustee shall be liable for acts, defaults, or
omissions of any prior Trustee. Any successor Trustee with the written approval of the persons
appointing the successor Trustee shall accept as correct without examination the accounts rendered
by the prior Trustees and property delivered by the prior Trustees without incurring any liability.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as requiring the naming of a successor Trustee as long
as any Trustee named in this instrument shall continue to act as Trustee hereunder.
5.03. POWERS OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
Any successor Trustee shall have the title, duties, powers, and discretion as the Trustee
succeeded without the necessity of conveyance or transfer.
ARTICLE 6: POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION
6.07.
My Executor or other Personal Representative, my Trustees, and Guardians (all of whom are
hereafter sometimes referred to as my "Fiduciaries") in regard to the administration of my estate, the
administration of the trust and trust shares created under this Will, and such other actions as may be
taken by my Fiduciaries, shall have the powers and authoriry set forth in this Article. These powers
may be exercised by my Fiduciaries in the Fiduciary's sole and absolute discretion, without the
permission or order of any court. These powers shall be supplementary to the powers conferred by
law, including but not limited to those set forth in Title 20, Chapter 33, of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes.
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6.02.
If a Fiduciary is at any time required to make payments of principal or income to or for the benefit
of any beneficiary who is a minor, or is an incompetent or incapacitated person, or is a person whom
the Fiduciary in his or her sole discretion deems unable to handle funds properly or wisely if paid
directly to the beneficiary, the Fiduciary in his or her sole discretion and without court approval may
make payments in any one or more of the following ways:
a. Directly to the beneficiary;
b. To the natural Guardian or legally appointed Guardian of the Person or Estate of the
beneficiary;
c. By making expenditures directly for the care, support, maintenance, or education of the
beneficiary;
d. To any person or organization fumishing care, support, maintenance, or education for the
beneficiary;
e. To any custodial parent of a minor beneficiary;
f. Directly to creditors in payment of the debts and expenses of the beneficiary;
g. To a Custodian for the beneficiary under any law related to gifts or transfers to minors,
including to my Executor or Personal Representative in that capacity;
h. To an Attorney-in-Fact authorized to act for the beneficiary pursuant to a Durable Power of
Attorney.
The Fiduciary shall not be required to see to the application of any funds paid or applied in any of
the aforementioned ways and the receipt of the payee shall be full acquittance. The decision of the
Fiduciary with regard to the selection of which of the aforementioned methods should be used in
making payments shall be conclusive and binding on all parties concemed.
6.03.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to invest in, accept and retain any real or personal property,
including stock, savings, checking, and other accounts of a corporate Fiduciary or its holding
company, without restriction to legal investments.
6.04.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to sell, exchange, partition, or lease for any period of time
any real or personal property and to give options therefor for cash or credit, with or without security.
6.05.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to borcow money for any estate purpose from any person
including any Fiduciary acting hereunder and to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property.
6.06.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to hold shares of stock or other securities in nominee
registration form, including that of a clearing corporation or depository, or in book entry form or
unregistered or in such other fortn as will pass by delivery.
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s.o�.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to engage in litigation and compromise, arbitrate, or abandon
claims.
6.08.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to make distributions in cash or in kind at current values, or
partly in each, allocating specific assets to particular distributees on a non-pro rata basis and for such
purposes to make reasonable determinations of current values,
6.08.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to make elections, decisions, concessions, and settlements
in connection with all income, estate, inheritance, gift or other tax returns and the payment of such
taxes, without obligation to adjust the distributive share of income or principal of any person affected
thereby.
6.10.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to retain uninvested cash, in such amounts and for such period
of time as the Fiduciaries shall deem advisable for the proper administration of the property.
6.11.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to manage, control, improve, and repair real and personal
property belonging to the estate.
6.12.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to employ an accountant, attorney, investment adviser,
broker, tax specialist, or any other Agent deemed appropriate in the discretion of the Fiduciaries,
including persons associated with or employed by any Fiduciaries, and to pay from the estate
reasonable compensation for all services performed by any of them.
6.73.
My Fiduciaries shall have the power to borrow money for any estate purpose from any person,
firm, or corporation, including one acting as a Fiduciaries hereunder, on the tertns and conditions
deemed appropriate by the Fiduciaries and to obligate estate and trust assets for repayment; to
encumber the estate or any trust or any property thereof by mortgage, deed of trust or othervvise,
using whatever procedures to consummate the transaction deemed advisable by the Fiduciaries; and
to replace, renew, and extend any encumbrance and to pay any loans or other obligations of the
estate deemed advisabie by the Fiduciaries:
6.14.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, my Fiduciaries shall be authorized to invest
in all forms of real and personal property of every kind, without restriction to investments authorized
for Fiduciaries and without regard to any principle of diversification or risk, as the Fiduciary shall
determine to be appropriate in the Fiduciary's sole and exclusive discretion.
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ARTICLE 7: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
7.01.
As long as any income or principal to which any beneficiary under my Will may be entitled
remains in the possession of the Fiduciary and is not actually distributed to the beneficiary, such
income or principal shall not be subject to anticipation or alienation by the beneficiary, by assignment,
or by any other means (except as specifically authorized herein), and it shall be free and clear of the
beneficiary's debts and obligations and shall not be taken, seized, or attached by any process
whatsoever.
7.02.
Whenever appropriate in this Will, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice
versa; and the masculine shall be deemed to include the feminine, and vice versa, and each of them
to include the neuter, and vice versa.
7.03.
For all purposes hereunder, the word "property" shall be deemed to include real and personal
property and any interest of any kind in any real or personal property; and the word "give" shall be
taken to include the words "devise" and "bequeath" wherever appropriate in order to effectuate the
testamentary transfer of real or personal property.
7.04.
For all purposes hereunder, the terms "Executors," "Trustees," "Guardians," "Personal
Representatives" and "Fiduciaries," and the singulars thereof, shall apply, respectively, to those who
are then entitled and qualified to act as such, whether originally appointed, remaining, substituted, or
succeeding.
7.05.
No individual Trustee appointed under this Will shall at any time be held liable for any action or
default of himself or his Agent or of any other person in connection with the administration of the trust
estate, unless caused by his own gross negligence or by the willful commission by him of an act of
breach of trust.
7.06.
The Trustee shall receive reasonable fees for the ordinary and extraordinary services rendered
by the Trustee.
7.07.
Should any of the provisions of my Will be for any reason declared invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect any of the other provisions of this Will and all invalid provisions shall be wholly disregarded in
interpreting this Will.
7.08.
For all purposes hereunder, the term "Supplemental Needs Person" means a person
who:
(i) is disabled; or
(ii) is receiving, or is eligible to receive, assistance or other benefits under a
means-based govemment program (such as Medicaid or Supplemental
Security Income).
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As used above, the term "disabled" means disabled as defined in United States Code
Title 42, Section 1382c(a)(3), or under Pennsylvania law related to means-based
government programs.
As used above, the term "assistance" means assistance or medical assistance as defined
in United States Code Title 42, Section 1396d(a), or under Pennsylvania law related to
means-based government programs.
ARTICLE 8: MERGER, CONSOLIDATION,AND DIVISION
8.01.
For convenience of administration or investment, the Trustee of any trusts created hereunder
may:
a. Invest the assets of multiple trusts in a single fund, assigning them undivided interests in
such common fund, dividing the income proportionately and accounting for them separately;
b. Merge or consolidate any trust created hereunder together with any other trusts having
the same Trustee and substantially the same dispositive provisions; and
c. Divide any trust created hereunder into two (2) or more separate trusts, each such trust
to contain a fractional share of the assets of the trust before such division.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9'"day of August, 2013.
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SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED BY JOHANNA E. WERT, the above named Testatrix, as and
for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request and in her presence, and in the
presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
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SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND :
We, JOH N W RT, V t . , and
, the Testatrix and the witnesses respectively,
whose names are signed to he attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the
undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and Testament that
she had signed willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for her), and that she executed it as her free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of
the Testatrix, signed the Will as witness and that to the best of their knowledge the Testatrix was at that time
eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraints or undue influence.
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by JOHANNA E. WERT, the Testatrix and the
witnesses, on August 9, 2013.
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Notary Public or PA Attorney
NOTARIAL SEAL
MARCIA M NESBIT
Notuy Public
UPPER ALIEN TWP.,CUMBERLAND COUNTY
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