Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part II - ORPHANS' COURT RULES
Chapter V - RULES OF GOVERNING SPECIFIC TYPES OF PETITIONS
Rule 5.9 - Partition
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
In addition to the requirements provided by the Rules in Chapter III, a petition for partition shall set forth the following:
(a) The date of the decedent's death and whether he or she died testate or intestate, in whole or in part;
(b) a description, giving the size and location, of the property to be partitioned, the liens and charges to which it is subject and the rents due from tenants thereof, and that the property has not been partitioned or valued for partition;
(c) the name, address and relationship of those interested in the land to be partitioned, the extent of the interest of each of such persons, and, if such interest is created by a recorded deed or will, a reference to such record; and
(d) a request for a citation upon the interested parties who have not joined in or consented to the petition to appear and show cause why an inquest in partition should not be granted.
Note: Rule 5.9 is substantively identical to former Rule 12.8.
