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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-12-15 (3) 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 requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form: Michael Allen Danowitz Decedent's Information Name: Karol S.Danowitz File No: 21 -15 —1W a/k/a: Karol Danowitz (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: Karol Sue Danowitz a/k/a: Karol Bloom Social Security No: Date of Death: 01/09/2015 Age at Death: 73 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State) with his/her last principal residence at 325 Wesley Drive,Bethany Village,Mechanicsburg 17055 Lower Allen Twsp Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 325 Wesley Drive,Bethany Village 17055 Lower Allen Twsp 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 $ 20,000.00 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$ 20,000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at None (Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Q A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Petitioner(s)aver(s)that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 03/0504 thereto dated Renunciation of Co-Executor named in Decedent's Last Will,Sharon F.Goldberg,is attached hereto. rrt ism C7 S w f-n (State relevant circumstances,e.g.,renunciation,death of executor,etc.) ,:) Except as follows:after the execution of the instruments)offered for probate,Decedent did not ma was not divorced,was not a RartY.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 om•or C„) -T3 --n adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. --:I 0 NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS " rn -�'�� C...} s"— rri ❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) c.t.a.; . .n.; .n.c.t.a.;pe en a fite,,durante absentia,* a moron ate 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 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 heirs(attach additional sheets,if necessary): Name Relationship Address Form RW-02 rev.10-1 i-2o11 Copyright(c)2011 form software only The Lackner Group,Inc. Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } COUNTY OF Cumberland } SS: Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Michael Allen Danowitz 121 Academy Lane Broomall,PA 19008 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 belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent Pe ll and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed ap4 subscribed beforee me this IAVay of ' `� For the Register BOND Required? Yes FRI To the Register of Wills:No 9� FEES Please enter my appearance by my sigratute<below. Letters.......................................... $ 60.00 Attorney tures , w L rri ( 5 )Short Certiticate(s}......... 25.00 7 ( 1 )Renunciation(s)............... 5.00 co ( )Codicil(s)......................... ( )Affidavit(s)....................... Printed N' . GaryL Rothschild Bond........................................... Supreme Court Commission................................. ID Number: 62041 Other Automation Fee 5.00 JCS Fee 35.50 Firm Name: The Law Offices of Gary L.Rothschild Inher.Tax Rtn,fee 15.00 Address: 2215 Forest Hills Dr. Inventory 15.00 Suite 35 Will 15.00 Harrisburg,PA 17112 Phone: 717/540-3510 Automation Fee............................. Fax: 717/540-3512 JCSFee....................................... TOTAL................................ 175.50 E-mail: glrothlaw@comcast.net DECREE OF THE REGISTER Date of Death: 01/09/2015 Social Security No: Estate of Karol S.Danowitz File No: 21 -15- 160 a/k/a: Karol Danowitz,Karol Sue Danowitz,Karol Bloom AND NOW, �cD _-)CI'S in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented befo a me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Michael Allen Danowitz in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 03/05/2004 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of recoU0, last Will(and Co 'cil s))of Decedent. Sol R)abi ter of Wills Copyright(c)2011 form software only The Lackn Group,In . Page 2 of 2 H105.905 REV(9/11) OF h\&'t 7 4 I t J.i I:i.G! . . .... ,. . .. :S_9..J EEB 12 FM 3 C8 CL r LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF 0RP;a . .`' KAROL S. DANOWITZ I, KAROL S. DANOWITZ of 1072-16 Lancaster Blvd. , Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 17055, being of sound and disposing mind and of full age, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all prior Wills or Codicils. 4110 ITEM I. (a) I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my Executors or successors as soon after my decease as may be conveniently done. (b) I direct that I be cremated and that my Executors decide where to keep or place the ashes. ITEM II. I give any pets I own to my son, MICHAEL ALLEN DANOWITZ. ITEM III. (a) I leave the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3 , 000. 00) to each of my, living grandchildren. (b) I leave the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200. 00) to the Harrisburg Bridge Club of which I am currently a member. ITEM IV. (a) I give the rest of my Estate, of whatever nature, real, personal or mixed of whatever kind and wherever situate which I now own or may hereafter acquire, to my beloved children, SHARON F. GOLDBERG and MICHAEL ALLEN DANOWITZ, in equal shares. (b) In the event either or both of my children shall predecease me, or not survive me by thirty (30) days, I give that deceased child's share to that child's issue, per stirpes. (c) In the event either child shall have predeceased me, or not survive me by thirty (30) days, leaving no issue, I direct that his or her share shall be paid over and augment the share of the surviving child. ITEM V. In the event any of my children shall be incapable of receiving his/her share of my estate directly because of minority or other incapacity, I direct that his/her share of my estate shall remain in Trust during such incapacity for the following uses and purposes: (a) To use for necessities, with "necessities" being described in the most liberal way, including but not limited to food, clothing, shelter, education, entertainment, etc. (b) To distribute and pay over to any such beneficiary, the corpus of the trust when the beneficiary becomes 18 years old or pursuant to the provisions of this Will. 2 ITEM VI. I expressly direct that all principal and income of any Estate or Trust created hereunder shall be free and clear of the debts, contracts and engagements of those beneficially interested therein, and from anticipation, assignment, alienation, attachments, executions or sequestrations, by any process, legal or equitable, and shall be paid over directly to the persons entitled thereto hereunder upon their own proper receipt in writing only. ITEM VII. In addition to powers elsewhere granted herein or by law, my Trustee(s) , at their sole discretion and without leave of Court may: (a) Invest principal and accumulated income in any secured, interest-bearing account; (b) Allocate any property received or charge incurred including Trustee's compensation to principal or income or partly to each, without regard to the usual rules of trust accounting; (c) Distribute principal and/or interest of the Trust to or for such beneficiary as shall or may be absolutely necessary for the education, comfort, maintenance and/or support of such beneficiary. 3 (d) If, in the judgment of my said Trustee, it shall become uneconomical or otherwise inappropriate to set up or continue any Trust hereunder, my said Trustee may distribute the principal and accumulated income of such Trust directly to the beneficiary or to deposit such principal and accumulated income in a federally insured savings account for the beneficiary with or without restrictions as my Trustee may deem appropriate. ITEM VIII. In addition to the powers elsewhere granted herein, or by law, my Executors and/or their successors, at their sole discretion and without leave of Court may: (a) Compromise any claims by or against my Estate, without consent of any beneficiary; (b) Make distributions hereunder either in cash or in kind at valuations to be determined by my Executors or their successors; and (c) Sell property for such prices on such terms, and at public or private sale as he may deem proper and grant options for the purchase of property. ITEM IX. (a) I appoint my children, SHARON F. GOLDBERG and MICHAEL ALLEN DANOWITZ, or the survivor of them, to be the 4 Executors of this, my Last Will and Testament. (b) Should any trust be necessary for any beneficiary, I nominate the surviving parent of that beneficiary. (c) Any successor fiduciary shall have the same powers, rights, duties, discretion and immunities which I have conferred upon the original fiduciary. (d) No fiduciary hereunder shall be required to enter security in any jurisdiction. I IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this '5-A day of March, 2004. � J 'KA ROL S. DANOWITZ SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the above-named Testatrix, KAROL S. DANOWITZ, 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. Address Address 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: SS COUNTY OF DAUPHIN WE, KAROL S. DANOWITZ, the Testatrix and witnesses, respectively�cfiAwhose names are signed to the attached instrument dated the t> day of March, 2004;, being duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and Testament and that she signed willingly, 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 his or her knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. XIlal�r'1411� ROL S. DANOWITZ i Witness 94z,ka Qqg-o-nAe Witness Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by KAROL S. DANOWITZ, the Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by the above, her witnesses, this Thr day of March, 2004 . ax�l 61 Lkit7 Notary Public COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seal Aimee L.Paukovits,Notary Public City of Harrisburg,Dauphin Count36 MY Commission Expires Apr.17,200' G!6ff&ED OFF it'E70 CF CT WILL& ?015 FEB 12 P'll 3 08 RENUNCIATION CL E P-.-!�. 0 F Rp H AN OU REGISTER OF WILLS CUMBERLAND -EP\:LMJ,',Fj 0---f-" PT COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA Estate of KAROL S. DANOWITZ Deceased I, SHARON F. GOLDBERG m my capacity/relationship as (Print Name) daughter and named Co-Executrix in the will of the above Decedent,hereby renounce the right to administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to my brother,MICHAEL ALLEN DANOWITZ (Date) (Signature) 1422 Iroquois Place (Street Address) Ann Arbor,MI 48104 (City,State,Zip) Executed in Register's Office Executed out of Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Before the undersigned personally appeared the before me this day party executing this renunciation and certified of that he or she executed the renunc* * for vr the Medwithin on thisday Pulp Of dep— Iz0 Deputy for Register of Willso M;%fimsis"sion Expires: (Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.) PHILLIP b COOK'JR Notary Public,'-Michigan Washtenaw County FormRW-06rev.10.13.06 My-Cornrnission Expires Jun 27,2018 n Acting in the County of IAIA