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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-14-0136 s ' Rese� 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 respectfully request(s)the grant of Letters in the.appropriate form: Decedent's Information ��_ l� Q/3/ Name: Craig A.Williamson File No: �� a/k/a; (Assigned by Register) alk/a: a/k/a; Social Security No: Date of Death: 02/09/2014 Age at death: 89 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County,Pennsylv nia (State)with his/her last principal residence at 39 Creek Road Camn Hill 17011 Lower Allen Townshin Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Boroagh Coanty Decedent died at 39 Creek Roa -Camv Hill 17011 Lower Allen Townshiv Cumberland PA Stccet addresa,Post Offfce and Zip Code City,Township or Borongh Coanty State Estimate of value of decedent's property at death: Ifdon�iciled in Pennsylvania............................ All personal property $ 1,000,000.00 , If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $ � If not donticiled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $ ', Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $ 150,000_00 TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 1.150.000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 39 Creek Road,Camp Hill,17011 Lower Allen Township Cumberland (Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Boroagh Coanty � A. �ition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentar_y Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated 07/24/2012 and Codicil(s) thereto dated N/A - State relevant circamstances(e.g.reKUnciation,death ojaxecutor,etG) �,� � � Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not divd`..�,�'''as not a�[ty to, divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g),�d not ha�t chil t ` r adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. '��',;; Ct7 ���`-. ��� � � §.� �NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS - '�'" ❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) �C '' �° z '{,� c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,dura� entia,d�tte m` ...�, .. r`i� If Administration,c.�a. or d b.n.c.�a,enter date of Will in Section A above and comple�list of hei�s. ``'� c..� 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 incapacita.ted person. �NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS Petitioner(s),after a proper seazch has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attach additional sheets,if necessary): Name Relationshi Address Fo�xw oz rev.10/I1/201] Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative o����u�o�y COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERI-AND } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Scot J.Williamson 4426 Vt Route 215N Cabot VT 05647 The Petitioner(s)above-named sweaz(s)or affirm(s)the statements' the fo 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 t,th titio er(s)will well and truly administer the estate acc rdin to law. Swom to Qr f�irmed ubscribed before Date 2 1 Z 20� me thi � da of ad/ Date Y 1 $y; Date he Regis�er Date ��,� � BOND Reqnired: � YES � NO To the Register of Wills: �� .�:-� � 'x�;� ` FEES: Please enter my appearance by my s�gn��below:� ,T�� �w+� �a .� ���. 4�: Letters. . . ... . . ... . .. .. . .. .. . $ Attomey Signature: �`°'' -- a �;° •Q 8 �'Cr �' �;eW:. ( 2p)Short Certificate(s).. . . .. �� --,.. ( )Renunciation(s).. ... .. .. ���- � ���'�� ( )Codicil(s). .. . . .. . ... .. �� •� ( )Affidavit(s).... ... .. . . . � � ' --� .. r-- Bond... ... .. .... . .. . .. . . .. .. Pr�nted Name: Elyse E.Rogers -- `'� �� Commission. . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. Supreme Court �" Othe . .... . . ID Number: 41274 .. .. . .. •oa . .. ... . . Firm Name: Saidis,Sullivan&Rogers .. . .. Address: F�5 N�rth 12th 4treet�SLII�B 4OO /1I „ � /�v .. . . . . . �d i.��,PA 1704� . . .. .. . Phone: 717-612-5801 Automation Fee. .. . ..... .. .. .. ` Fax: 717-612-5805 JCS Fee. . ... . . .. .. . .. .. ... .. • Email: TOTAL. . . .. . . .. ... .. ... . . .. $ -�e99"" 9��� DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of Crai�A.Williamson File No: �/7-' ��� alk/a: AND NOW, , / ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof ha ing been present efore me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv are hereby granted to Scot J.Williamson in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 07/24/2012 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of re ord as the last W'1 and Codicil(s))of Decedent. ter of Wills Form RW-02 rev.10/11/ZOIl Pag 2 0 , � � • r � t � � t � i i �,�� Il. �,1n1 t����,71'11'Il. � �`:� � �� _ . : � ��� -.� �-, �, j,-.i, ,� i-z-;. !"'f'1--x'�� � "� �.�.� � �r r ;.;: �.�,:� ,x OF t , r..,, � _.:.� � � ,-, �zJ.�;;_�; -�= '- ::� , C�,AIG A. WILLIAMSON �� f= � � ,�'�..�� �...,,r..... _..� r-1 —� '-+ �;3 ' �1 i"� >"'�' „�,r. �..�� I, CR,AIG A. WILLIAMSON, of Lower A11en Township, c..�-� Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils by me heretofore made. ITEM I: Familv Information. I am a widower, having been married to BETTY S. WILLIAMSON. I have three children: CHRISTINE A. ANDERSON, NAN L. VERNAZZA, and SCOT J. WILLIAMSON. These are described in this Will as "my children," or as "a child of mine." Any person born to or adopted by issue of mine is to be included as issue of mine. Provided, however, no adopted person shall benefit under this Will unless the order or decree of adoption is entered before the adopted person attains the age of twenty-one (21) years. ITEM II: Death Taxes. I direct that all inheritance and estate taxes becoming due by reason of my death, whether • payable by my estate or by any recipient of any property, shall b� paid by the Executor out of the residue of my estate, as an expense and cost of administration of my estate, except that no taxes sha�l be charged against any gift qualifying for the marital or charitable deduction in my estate. The Law Offices of Executor shall have n� duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for any Saldi,s such tax so paid, even though on proceeds of insurance or other property not Sullivan passing under this Will. & Rogers 635 Norrh 12th Street ITEM III: Debts and Final Expenses. I direct the Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA 17043 Executor to pay the expenses of my last illness and funeral expenses from the residue of my estate as an expense and cost of administration of my estate. Page 1 P � i 1 1 � 1 � • • � ITEM IV: Tangible Personal Propertv. (a) Written List. I may leave a written list in my safe deposit box or elsewhere disposing of certain items of my tangible personal property. The Executor shall dispose of items of my personal property as specified in the written list. If no written list is found in my safe deposit box or elsewhere and properly identified by the Executor within thirty (30) days after the probate of my Will, it shall be presumed that there is no other statement or list. Any subsequently discovered list shall be ignored. (b) Other Property to Children. I give any property of the type described in this Item and not set forth in a written list to my children, to be divided among them as they shall agree. Should there be no agreement, this property shall be divided among my children by the Executor in as nearly equal portions as is deemed practical in the discretion of the Executor, having due regard to their personal preferences. ITEM V: Residue. I give the residue of my estate, not disposed of in the preceding portions of this Will, to my children, in equal shares. If any of my children do not survive me, the share of my deceased child shall be paid to his or her then living issue, per stirpes. ITEM VI: Administrative Powers. In addition to the powers granted at law, the Executor shall possess the following powers, Law Off"ices of each of which shall be construed broadly and may be exercised without court Sa,idis approval, but in a fiduciary capacity only: Sullivan & Rogers (a) Retain Investments. To retain any investments I 635 North 12th Street have at my death, including specifically those consisting of stock Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA 17043 of any bank even if I have named that bank as the Executor. {b) Vary Investments. To vary investments and to invest in bonds, stocks, notes, real estate mortgages or other Page 2 . , • . � , . . ' securities or in other property, real or personal, without being restricted to so-called "legal investments", and without being limited by any statute or rule of law regarding investments by �iduciaries. (c) Division of Assets. In order to divide the principal of my estate or make distributions, the Executor is authorized to distribute personal property and real property partly or wholly in kind, and to allocate specific assets among beneficiaries so long as the total market value of each share is not affected by the division, distribution or allocation in kind. The Executor is authorized to make, join in and consummate partitions of lands, voluntarily or involuntarily, including giving of mutual deeds, or other obligations, with as wide powers as an individual owner in fee simple. (d) Sell Assets. To sell either at public or private sale any or all real or personal property severally or in conjunction with other persons, and to consummate sale(s) by deed(s) or other instrument(s) to the purchaser(s), conveying a fee simple title. No purchaser shall be obligated to see to the application of the purchase money or to make inquiry into the validity of any sale. The Executor is authorized to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds, assignments, options or other writings as necessary or convenient to carry out the powers conferred upon the Executor. _ (e) Encumber Real Estate. To mortgage real estate, Law Off'ices of Sa.idis and to make leases of real estate. Sullivan & Rogers (� Borrow Monev. To borrow money from any person, 635 North 12th Street in.cluding the Executor, to pay indebtedness of mine or of my Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA 17043 estate, expenses of administratiori or inheritance, legacy, estate and other taxes, and to assign and pledge assets of my estate. Page 3 . . . � , • . . • (g) Pav Costs. To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges in connection with the administration of my estate. (h) Distributions Without Court Order. To make distributions of income and of principal to the proper beneficiaries, during the administration of my estate, with or without court order, in such manner and in such amounts as my Executor deems prudent and appropriate. (i) Vote Stock. To exercise voting rights with respect to securities which form a part of my estate, and to exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of securities. (j) Reor a�ze. To unite with other owners of property similar to property in my estate to carry out any plans for the reorganization of any company whose securities form a part of my estate. (k) Disclaim. To disclaim any interest in property - which would devolve to me or my estate by whatever means, including but not limited to the following means: as beneficiary under a will, as an appointee under the exercise of a power of appointment, as a person entitled to take by intestacy, as a donee of an inter vivos transfer, and as a donee under a third-party beneficiary contract. (1) Tax Returns. To prepare, execute and file tax returns of any type required by applicable law, and to make all Law Offices of Sa.idis tax elections authorized by law. Sullivan & Rogers (m) Allocate Expenses. To allocate administrative 635 North 12th Street expenses to income or to principal, as the Executor deems Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA 17043 appropriate. However, no allocation to income shall be made if the effect of the allocation is to cause a reduction in the amount of any estate tax marital deduction or estate tax charitable deduction. Page 4 . , . • , • , . . (n) Employ Advisors. To employ custodians of property, investment or business advisors, accountants and attorneys as the Executor deems appropriate, and to compensate these persons from assets of my estate, without affecting the compensation to which the Executor is entitled. (o) Adjust Basis. To make any adjustment to basis authorized by law, including, but not limited to increasing the basis of any property included in my estate, whether or not passing under this Will, by allocating any amount by which the bases of assets may be increased. The Executor shall be under no duty and shall not be required to allocate basis increase exclusively, primarily, or at all to assets which pass as part of my probate estate as opposed to other property for which a basis adjustment is allowable. The Executor shall allocate basis increase equitably among those beneficiaries receiving property as a result of my death, but shall not be liable to any person, nor subject to removal or surcharge, for any reasonable allocation of basis increase. (p) Compromise Claims. To compromise claims. (q) Other Acts. To do all other acts in the Executor's judgment deemed necessary or desirable for the proper and advantageous management, investment and distribution of the estate. ITEM VII: Beneficiaries Under Age 25. If a Law Off'ices of Saidis beneficiary under �he age of twenty-five (25) years is entitled to receive assets Sulliva.n under this Will, the person who served as Executor of my estate shall retain & Rogers those assets as Custodian for the bene�iciary under the Pennsylvania Uniform 635 North 12th Street Transfers to Minors Act. The Custodian may receive and administer all Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA��043 assets authorized by law, and shall have full authority as provided in the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act to use assets in the manner the Custodian deems advisable for the best interests of the beneficiary. I also designate the person who served as Executor of my estate as successor Page 5 . , • . • , . . Custodian of any property for which I am custodian under any Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. ITEM VIII: Survival. Any person who has died within thirty (30) days of my death, or under such circumstances that the order of our deaths cannot be established by proof, shall be deemed to have predeceased me. ITEM IX: Executors. I make the following provisions with respect to Executors: (a) Initial Executor. I appoint my son, SCOT J. WILLIAMSON, to serve as Executor. (b) Successor Executor. In the event that my son, SCOT J. WILLIAMSON, is unable or refuses to serve as Executor, I appoint my daughter, NAN L. VERNAZZA, to serve as Executor. (c) Compensation. The Executor shall have the right to receive reasonable compensation for services rendered and reimbursement for reasonable expenses. (d) Standard of Care. No Executor shall be liable or accountable for any loss that may result from the good faith exercise of the authority granted in this Will. (e) Securitv. The Executor is specifically relieved from Law Offices of Sa.idis the duty of filing bond or entering security. Sullivan & Rogers IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, 635 North 12th Street my Last Will and Testament, consisting of this and the preceding five (5) Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA 17043 pages, at the end of each page of which I have also s�my initials for greater security and better identification this�-� day of -1 � , 20 l,� . (S AL) C . I We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first above written, and we certify that at the time of the execution thereof, the Testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory. , � (SEAL) Residing at / �1s6� _ (SEAL) Residing at � -s . � �s � / ?oJ 5� Law Offices of Sa,zdis Sulliva,n & Rogers 635 North 12th Street Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA 17043 . . . � . • , . .` ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF ) I, CRAIG A. WILLIAMSON, Testator, 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; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expres . L) CR,AIG A. WILLIAMSON Sworn to and subscri before me this�.�day of , 20��. Notary Pu lic My Commission Expires: (SEAL) Law Off'ices of SaidiS Sullivan & Rogers ,c�o�„�a+„�,sn�„�,oF�u�sn.v,wu► 635 North 12th Street ���A�S� Suite 400 (r'��RUIE,Nof81�1 P11biC Lemoyne,PA 17043 ��a ,CU���y Cqr�r�eUiiio n IE��F 3,201� . � . ., . . �. . , . AFFIDAVIT � COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF ) We, l'_ and � �° ` , 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 Testator, CR,AIG A. WILLIAMSON sign and execute the instrument as his Last Will and Testament; that Testator signed willingly and that he executed the Will as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as Witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. � itness Wit ess Sworn to and subscrib before me this a�t day of , 20Pa Law Off'ices of $a.idis Sullivl,n Notary Pu lic & Rogers My Commission Expires: 635 North 12th Street (SEAL) Suite 400 Lemoyne,PA 17043 TM o��c�anv�wu► NCTARIAL SF�I CYNTHIA J RULE,Not�ry Pubfc ��Go�na�ion �C���3,Z01�