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IN RE: Guardianship of : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
JOSHUA LEE ANDERSON : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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: ORPHANS COURT DIVISION
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PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR A MINOR'
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AND NOW, comes Petitioners, Gloria A. Anderson and David L. Anderson, l>y!
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and through their counsel of record, Bradley L. Griffie, Esquire and the law firm of-
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Griffie & Associates, and petitions the Court as follows:
1. Your Petitioners are Gloria A. Anderson and David L. Anderson, adult
individuals currently residing at 810 Greenspring Road, Newville, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania.
2. The minor at issue is Joshua Lee Anderson, of810 Greenspring Road, Newville,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, age 12, born November 26, 1993.
3. The natural parents of the minor, Joshua Lee Anderson, are your Petitioners,
Gloria A. Anderson and David L. Anderson.
4. The minor's parents consent to this Petition in that they are the Petitioners and
have requested the appointment of the Guardian, hereinafter set forth.
5. The necessity or reason for appointment of Guardian in this matter has arisen due
to the fact that the minor is a named beneficiary on certain life insurance policies
with Prudential Financial on the named insured, Victor S. Russell, deceased.
6. The said Victor S. Russell passed away on May 5, 2005 as the insured under
three life insurance policies with Prudential Financial, as evidenced by the
enclosed correspondence dated May 11, 2005 to your Petitioners.
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7. The minor at issue has not had a guardian appointed for him in any other
proceedings.
8. The proposed Guardian for the child, is Adams County National Bank/Trust
Department of 16 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, a
Pennsylvania corporation, which has consented and agreed to accept the
appointment of Guardian through Paul H. Ketterman, Vice-President and Senior
Trust Officer for Adams County National Banle
9. Your Petitioners and the proposed Guardian have no interest adverse to that of
the minor at issue.
10. The minor has no assets of any nature beyond those assets to be received upon
the disbursement of the death benefit proceeds from the Prudential Financial life
insurance policies on the life ofthe late Victor S. Russell as referenced above.
11. From the limited information that Petitioners and their counsel have been able to
secure from Prudential Financial, the exact amount of the life insurance death
benefits are unknown at this time.
12. The minor at issue is not involved in any litigation which will result in the
payment for disbursement of funds.
13. As the parents of the minor are not now, nor have they been, in the military
service with the United States Government, there is no obligation to give notice
to the United States Veterans Administration or its successor.
14. Adams County National Bank/Trust Department has executed their consent to
serve as Guardian in this matter, which consent is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A."
WHEREFORE, Petitioners requests your Honorable Court to enter an Order naming
Adams County National Bank/Trust Department as Guardian of the estate of Joshua Lee
Anderson, born November 26, 1993.
Respectfully submitted,
GRIFFIE & ASSOCIATES
rif e, Esquire
ey for etitioners
200 North Hanover Street
Carlisle, P A 17013
(717) 243-5551
(800) 347-5552
We verify that the statements made in the foregoing document are true and
correct. We understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of
18 Pa.C.S. Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
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GLORIA A. ANDERSON
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DA VID L. ANDERSON
N RE: Guardianship of : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
JOSHUA LEE ANDERSON : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: No.
: ORPHANS COURT DIVISION
CONSENT OF GUARDIAN
I, Paul H. Ketterman, Vice-President and Senior Trust Officer for Adams County
"Jational Bank hereby affirm that Adams County National Bank has agreed to accept the
appointment as Guardian for the minor child, Joshua Lee Anderson, born November 26,
1993, at the request of his natural parents, Gloria A. Anderson and David L. Anderson..
I verify that the statements made in the foregoing document are true and correct. I
understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.
Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
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EXHIBIT "A"