HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-26-13 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 averts)tht
following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
John Maxton
Decedent's Information f�_1�
Name: Joanne Maxton File No: 21 -- )';2, {�9""L
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Date of Death: 0611112013 Age at Death: 88
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County. PA (State) with his/her last `
principal residence at 227 North 17th Street,Camp Hill 17011 Camp Hill Borough Cumberland
Street address,Past Ofrics and Tap Coda City,Township or aorough County
Decedent died at Holy Spirit Hospital,Camp Hill 17011 6erpp+4X igh Cumberland PA
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Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania........................ All personal property $ 4,000.00
It not domiciled in Pennsylvania..........___ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................. Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania........... $ 125,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUES 129,000A0
Real estam;n Pennsylvania situated at 227 North 17th Street,Camp Hill 17011 Camp Hill Borough Cumberland
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Street address,Past Office and Zip Code 01y,Township or aorough co"u,
Qx A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petithoner(s)averts)that he/she/they is/are the Executorial)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 1 012 812 01 1 and Codicils)
earlier date,
(State relevant circumstances,ep,renunoatron,death of executor.etc)
Except as follows;after the execution of the instrument{s}offered for probate,Decedent did not marryry,was not divorced.was not a party to a pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds far divorce had been established as deemed in 23 Pa C.S.g 3323ig7�and did not have a child born or
adopted:and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing not ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
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If Administration,c.ta or d.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.
Except as follows Decedent was not a party to pending divorce proceedigg wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined
in 23 Pa.C.5.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
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Politioner(s} after a proper search has/have ascertained that Des4NE left no Will and was survived by the following spouse Of Me)antl het (attach
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Oath of Personal Representative DHlaal use Drily
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
COUNTYOF Cumberland } SS:
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address U F r I u C UP
John Maxton- - .440 St.John's Drive ftCbilJ r ::;� ur f"lILCS
Camp Hill,PA 17011
CLERK OF
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CUMBERLAND CO., PA
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the ore oingg Petitftw�the best of the knowle dge and
belie)of Petitioner(s)and that,,-.as Personal Representatives)of the De enl tI ioner ister the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed a d sub_�sg5a_�bed before Dam
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By: ` - j Date
For the Register. Date
BOND Required? ❑ Yes 9-1510 To the Register of Wills:
FEES - Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters............................................ S CQUO Attorney Signature:
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Renu ciation(s).(s)..........
( 1 Renunciation(s)...............
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t l Af fidavit(s)....................... Printed NaIV Terrence J Kerwin
Bond..........................I................... Supreme Court
Commission................................... ID Number: 29922
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Firm Name: Kerwin&Kerwin,LLP
15 Address: 4245 State Route 209
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Elizabethville,PA 17023
Phone: 7171362-3215
Automation Fee............................. rj Fax: 7171
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Date of Death: 06/1112013
Estate of Joanne Maxton File No: 21 -
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AND NOW, °
�_ ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having bee presented efore me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to John Maxton
in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 1012812011 '
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as th I at Will(and Codicil(s))of Decedent. -
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT "REGIS, ' Z r� OF 'LLS
OF 26 Fn 1 22
JOANNE MAXTON
CLERK OF
I, JOANNE MAXTON, of Camp Hill, Cumberland ORPHANS' COURT
CUMBERLAND CO., PA
County, Pennsylvania, being of sound, mind and memory, do make
publish and declare this my last will and testament, hereby
revoking and declaring null and void any and all wills and
codicils made by me at any time heretofore made .
FIRST I direct my Executor hereinafter named to pay my
legal debts, the expenses of my last illness, my funeral expenses
and the administration expenses of my estate.
SECOND: I direct that any Estate, inheritance and other
death taxes, including generation skipping taxes, and including
any interest and penalties, thereon, which may be due and payable
by reason of my death with respect to any of my property passing
under this Will or otherwise, shall be paid out of the principal
of the residuary estate .
THIRD: I give, devise and bequeath all of .my property,
real, personal and mixed of whatever nature and wheresoever
situate, which I may own or have the right to dispose of at the
time of my death, to my son, JOHN MAXTON of Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania. In the event that JOHN MAXTON should
predecease me or fail to survive me for a period of sixty (60)
days, I give, devise and bequeath my entire estate in equal
shares, per stirpes, to my granddaughter, MARY JOHANNA MAXTON, of
Camp Hill Pennsylvania, my grandson, BRADY MAXTON of Marysville,
Pennsylvania.
FOURTH: I name, constitute and appoint my son, JOHN
MAXTON, as the Executor of my estate. In the event that my
son, JOHN MAXTON, is unwilling or unable to serve as my
Executor, I then name my grandson, BRADY MAXTON, as the
Executor of my estate. None of the individuals named in this
paragraph shall be required to furnish a bond for the faithful
performance of his duties as Executor.
FIFTH: In addition to all of the powers conferred by law
upon my Executor and not in limitation thereof, I hereby
authorize my Executor to sell any stocks, bonds, or other
personal property and any and all real estate which I may own at
the time of my death, without the order of authority of any Court
being required, at public or private sale, upon such terms as may
in the discretion of my said Executor seems to be in the best
interest of my estate. In pursuance of his power, my Executor
shall execute and deliver all documents of conveyance, including
deeds or bills of sale or any other instruments which may
effectively transfer title . I further authorize my Executor to
settle and compromise any and all claims in connection with the
administration of my estate herein and to do any and all things
in his discretion that shall be conducive to the best interest of
my estate.
SIXTH: Any individual who has not been included as
receiving a distribution from my estate has been intentionally
excluded and is not to receive any of the proceeds of my estate.
SEVENTH: All pronouns referring to an Executor and the
term "executor" shall be construed to mean any person acting as
my Executor as the case may be.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal at
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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania this 2 day of
2011 .
J anise Maxton
SIGNED, sealed, published and declared by the above named
Testatrix, IJoanne Maxton, as and for her Last Will and
Testament, 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
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, Joanne Maxton, the Testatrix, whose
name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument,
having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby
acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my
Last Will; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it
as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed.
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J Tne Maxton
SWORN or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by
Joanne Maxton, the Testatrix, this
Z(J day of YlC 2011 .
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
SS :
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
We, 44"Y-1m) and fe4.nt btk#" the
witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to
law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the
Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will,
that she signed it willingly and that she executed it as
her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the
Testatrix signed the Will as witnesses and that to the best
of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at the time eighteen
(18 ) or more years of age, of sound mind and under no
constraint or undue influence .
Address : Add ress Tou rmuc t s
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SWORN or affirmed to and subscribed to before me by
p� 6A Ar 6o4-44, and &..e &"Aa5 witnesses,
this �U day of �Gw � 2011 .
NotMOPENMlYLYAfpA
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