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INRE:
TERESA J. CEJA,
An alleged incapacitated
person
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
NO. 21-05-453
ORDER
AND NOW, this .2+' day of May, 2005, after hearing, the Court finds that Teresa J.
Ceja is an incapacitated person and the Area Agency on Aging, in and for Cumberland County,
Permsylvania, is hereby appointed Emergency Plenary Guardian of the Person and Estate of
Teresa J. Ceja, pending a final hearing on this Petition, with such Emergency Plenary Guardians
having full power to continue the placement of Teresa J. Ceja in a nursing home facility.
The Court further tinds that the emergency necessitating the filing of this Petition will
continue beyond seventy-two (72) hours from the date ofthis Order and counsel for Teresa J.
Ceja waives the requirement for filing a Petition to Extend upon the expiration of the seventy-
two (72) hour period of this Order.
A hearing on the issue of Permanent Guardianship is scheduled for Monday, June 20,
2005, at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom Number 4, on the 4th Floor, Cumberland County Courthouse,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
BY THE COURT,
James Nelson, Esquire
Court-appointed for Teresa J. Ceja
Anthony L. DeLuca, Esquire
For Area Agency on Aging
Area Agency on Aging
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IN RE: Teresa J. Ceja
An alleged incapacitated person
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
NO. 21-05-0453
IMPORTANT NOTICE
CITATION WITH NOTICE
A petition has been filed with the Court to have you declared an Incapacitated Person. If the
Court finds you to be an Incapacitated Person, your rights will be affected, including your right to
manage money and property and to make decisions. A copy of the petition which has been filed by Area
Agencv on Aging is attached.
You are hereby ordered to appear at a hearing to be held in Court Room No.1, Cumberland
County Courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on June 20 ,2005, at 3:00 EM. to tell the
Court why is should not find you to be an incapacitated Person and appoint a Guardian to act on your
behalf.
To be an incapacitated Person means that you are not able to receive and
effectively evaluate information and communicate decisions and that you are unable to
manage your money and/or other property, or to make necessary decisions about where
you will live, what medical care you will get, or how your money will be spent.
At the hearing, you have the right to appear, to be represented by an attorney, and
to request ajury trial. If you do not have an attorney, you have the right to request the
Court to appoint an attorney to represent you and to have the attorney's fees paid for you
if you cannot afford to pay them yourself. You also have the right to request that the
Court order that an independent evaluation as to your alleged incapacity.
If the Court decides that you are an Incapacitated person, the Court may appoint a
Guardian for you, based on the nature of any condition or disability and your capacity to
make and communicate decisions. The Guardian will be of your person and/or your
money and other property and will have either limited of full powers to act for you.
[fthe court finds you are totally incapacitated, your legal rights will be affected
and you will not be able to make a contract or gift of your money to other property. [fthe
court finds that you are partially incapacitated, your legal rights will also be limited as
directed by the Court.
[fyou do not appear at the hearing (either in person or by an attorney representing you)
the court will still hold the hearing in your absence and may appoint the Guardian requested.
Date:05/31/05
By:
CI rk, Orphans' Court Division
Cumberland County, Carlisle, PA
My Commission Expires I s( Monday,
January, 2006