HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-27-14 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
' REGISTER OF WILLS OF�d�,��I�J��l COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) nained 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 request(s) the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information \ /�
Name: �% �� £c�,�.+��'C File No: `'rl ��DD��
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
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a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: / S�--J' Age at death: �f;
Decedent was domiciled at death in 'c>.� � C�" � County, �"� (Srare) with his/ r la t
principal resi�ence at �U� `'� �c,!' :s L , 'A C �"'���+����
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S reet ddress Post Office and Zip Code City Township or Borough C unty
Decedent died at 1..,°���s�C ���j c'^���i� �!� ���� S�1 CJ�'Y+�����••,� �r1
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's properiy at death:
If domici[ed in Pennsy[vania........... ................. All personal property $ �v� O�C�
If not domiciled in Pen�:sylvania. ...... ................. Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsyh�ania. ....... ................ Personal property in County $
Value of rea!estate in Pennsylvania...... ............... ........ ..... ....................... $ Y
p TOTAL ESTINIATED VALUE. ... $ "Zc� a=�G
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: ��� �'
(Attnch additionnl sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
�A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv d��
Petitioner(s)aver(s hg/,�he/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated l Lj '�"`l ,�C. an Codicil(s)
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Except as follows: after the execution ofthe instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,w�s.no�jivproed,Wa�not��ppr�Go a pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. §�332�j'g);.�d di�d�dot ha�i�ae�iild born or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated persori:� �'"' � � �`�
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❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (ifapplicable) '-? f"' �'� � �
c.t.u.,d.b.,i.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente761e,durunte ab.fe�Yiu,d�ar minor-itate
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If Administration,c.t.a. 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 a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
❑NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and ueirs(uttach
additio�aul sheets,if'necessury):
Name Relationshi Address
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Oath of Personal Representative off�;a�us�o�iY
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'fhe 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 belief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the D ent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affiraneci and subscribed befare �� '`--� - Date��7� �l
me th's�7 ay of ,�� Date
By Date
For the Re�is:er Date
BOND Required:�YES � To tlie Register of Wi!!s:
FEES: Piease enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ �� Attoroey Signature:
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
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AND NOW, � ,__g�, in considera �on of the for oing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been pres ted before me,IT IS REED th Letters
are hereby granted to
in the above estate a d(if applica le)that
the instrument(s) dated
described in the Petition be a nit to probate and iled o rec d as the last Will (and�odicil(s)��f Decedent.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT � � �
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I, Ellen M. Leonard, of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvani�being of�tuldtf�i�i
and memory, and not acting under duress or undue influence of any person whomsoever, hereby
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke all other former wills and
codicils to wills heretofore made by me. My Social Security Number is 210-50-1615.
I. DEBTS, TAXES AND ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES
I have provided for the payment of all my debts, expenses of administration of property
wherever situated passing under this Will or otherwise and estate, inheritance, transfer, and
succession taxes, other than any tax on a generation- skipping transfer that is not a liability of my
Estate (including interest and penalties, if any) that become due by reason of my death, under the
provisions of THE ELLEN M. LEONARD REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT executed by
me on the same date I have executed this Will (my "Living Trust"). If the Living Trust assets
should be insufficient for these purposes, my Executor shall pay any unpaid items from the
residue of my Estate passing under this Will, without any apportionment or reimbursement. In
the alternative, my Executor may demand in a writing addressed to the Trustee of my Living
Trust an amount necessary to pay all or part of these items, plus claims, pecuniary legacies, and
family allowances by court order.
II. PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS
It is my intent that all my personal and household effects were transferred to my Living
Trust as a result of the Comprehensive Transfer pocument signed this date. If there are any
questions regarding the ownership or disposition of these assets, it is my desire that such assets
pour into my Living Trust in accordance with the provisions of the section below titled "Residue
of Estate."
III. RESIDUE OF ESTATE
I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my property of every
kind and description(including lapsed legacies and devices), wherever situated and whether
acquired before or after the execution of this Will, to the Trustee of my Living Trust, which, as
stated above, was created by me on the same date as the execution of this Will. The Trustee shall
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add the property bequeathed and devised by this item to the corpus of my Living Trust and shall
hold, administer and distribute said property in accordance with the provisions of my Living
Trust, including any amendments thereto made before my death.
If far any reason my Living Trust shall not be in existence at the time of my death, or if
for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction shall declare the foregoing testamentary
disposition to the Trustee under my Living Trust to be invalid, then I give all of my estate,
including the residue and remainder thereof, to the person who is the Trustee (or would have
been the Trustee if the Living Trust were in existence at the time of my death) as Trustee, to be
held, managed, invested, reinvested and distributed by the Trustee upon the terms and conditions
pertaining to the period beginning with the date of my death in the Living Trust, as then
constituted giving effect to amendments, if any, hereafter made, and for that purpose I do hereby
incorporate such Living Trust by reference into this my Will.
IV. POWERS OF EXECUTOR
My Executor shall have the following powers in addition to those conferred by law until
all property is distributed:
(a) To retain any real or personal property in the form in which it is received.
(b) To sell at public or private sales for cash and/or credit, to exchange, and to lease
for any period of time, any real or personal property and to give options for such sales,
exchanges, or leases.
(c) To purchase all forms of property, including but not limited to stocks, bonds,
notes and other securities, common trust funds, life insurance policies and real estate, or any
variety of real or personal property, without being confined to so-called legal investments and
without regard for the principle of diversification.
(d) To purchase securities at a premium or discount and to charge such premium or
credit such discount to principal or income.
(e) To exercise any option arising from the ownership of any investment; to join in
any recapitalization, merger, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, consolidation or voting trust
plan affecting any investment; to delegate powers with respect thereto; to deposit securities under
agreements and pay assessments; to subscribe for stock and bond privileges; and generally to
exercise all rights of security holders.
(� To hold property unregistered or in the name of a nominee.
(g) To mortgage, divide, alter, repair and improve real property and generally to
exercise all rights of real estate ownership.
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(h) To distribute in cash, in kind, or partly in each, and to cause any share to be
composed of cash, property, or undivided fractional shares in property different in kind from any
other share.
(i) To compromise claims by or against my estate including but not limited to tax
issues and disputes, without order of court or consent of any party in interest and without regard
for the effect of such compromise on any interest hereunder.
(j) To borrow money and to pledge any real or personal property as security for the
repayment thereof.
(k) To apply income for the benefit of any incapacitated individual to whom income
may or must be distributed for any reason during the period of incapacity. Income not so applied
may be distributed to a custodian or accumulated, invested and if not sooner applied, paid to such
individual upon gaining capacity.
(1) To join with my spouse or my said spouse's personal representative in filing any
joint income tax return, and to join in any gifts made by my said spouse for gift tax purposes
even if this may result in additional liabilities for my estate. Any income or gift taxes due on
such returns and any deficiencies, interest, penalties or refunds thereon shall be allocated
between my estate and my said spouse or my said spouse's estate, or all to any of them, in such
manner as my Executar and my said spouse or my said spouse's personal representative may
agree.
(m) To apply expenses of my estate permitted as income tax or real estate tax
deductions and to value my estate for estate tax purposes by any method permitted.
(n) To employ accountants, agents, attorneys, investment counsel, brokers, bank or
trust company to perform services for and at the expense of my estate and to carry or register
investments in the name of the nominee of such agent, broker, bank or trust company. The
expenses and charges for such services shall be charged against principal or income. My
Executor is expressly relieved of any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any act or failure
to act by, or for following the advice of, such accountants, agents, attorneys, investment counsel,
brokers, bank or trust company, so long as my Executor exercises due care in their selection. The
fact that an Executor may be a member, shareholder or employee of any accounting, investment,
legal or brokerage firm, agent or bank or trust company so employed shall not be deemed a
conflict of interest. Any compensation paid pursuant to this subparagraph shall not affect in any
manner the amount of or the right of my Executor to receive commissions as a fiduciary.
(o) To invest any part of my residuary estate in, or lend money to, any closely-held
business in which I may have an interest at my death for any purposes incident thereto, including
but not limited to expansion and entry into new fields of business provided that only assets
actually invested in such business shall be liable for the debts incurred in its operation.
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(p) To disclaim any interest in property without court approval.
V. EXECUTOR
(a) I appoint Dene Ray Leonard III, of 684 Echo Drive, Ottawa, ON KIS 1 P3 Canada,
as Executor and Danita Lea Leonard, of 3940 West Quail Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85308 as Co-
Executors in his place.
(b) My Executor shall not be required to post security in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and
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Testament, this � L day of � � 1 ,�
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Ellen M. Leonard
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator, as and for his Last
Will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request
as witnesses thereto, in the presence of said Testator and of each other.
WITNESS:
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND:
I, Ellen M. Leonard, the testator/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 and Testament; and that I signed it willingly
and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
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Ellen M. Leonard
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND:
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On this�day of � `'' � �' y� , '�`L� C , before me, the undersigned
officer, personally appeared Ellen M. Leonard, known to me (or satisfactorily proven)to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Last Will and Testament, who acknowledged
that he or she executed the same as his/her Last Will ,�,�„�,�,�
NOTARML gEN,
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� We, �,(m� +4 �� L� � 1�� and �f� ��� u"'m � . �_ c��1�a� � ,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 testator/testatrix sign and
execute the instrument as his/her Last Will and Testament; that the testator/testatrix signed
willingly and executed it as his/her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed;
that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the testator/testatrix signed the will as a
witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the testator/testatrix was at that time 18 or more
years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF CUI�IBERLAND:
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I, _ ��-���� ���� -� �"�7" , in my capacity/relationship as
(Print NameJ
l' ���l f`" of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
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Executed in Register's Office Executed out of Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Before the dersigned personally a ared the
befor me this__�}��"f'1 day party executing 's renuncia ' and certified
of ,��, that he or she execut e renunciation for the
purpos s stated ' in on ' � day
, � of , /
Deputy for Regis •of Wills Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other o�cial qualified to
administer oaths. Show date of expiration ofNotary's Commission.)
Form RW-06 rev. 10.13.06