A short certificate is a document that is certified proof of the appointment of the estate's personal representative (executor or administrator). It is required to gain access to the assets of the decedent. The word short refers to the size of the document.
Call the Allegheny County Department of Court Records at (412) 350-4201 and tell them you're looking for information on a legal name change. They will describe the entire process to you, including estimated costs, and mail you the necessary forms.
You will have to submit a petition for grant of letters, submit a copy of the Will if there is one, and swear an oath to administer the estate ing to law. A short certificate comes with a seal from the County, and it also acts as an order to all third parties to turn over assets.
In those that do, the short certificate is issued by the Probate Court within the county where the decedent resided.
You will have to submit a petition for grant of letters, submit a copy of the Will if there is one, and swear an oath to administer the estate ing to law. A short certificate comes with a seal from the County, and it also acts as an order to all third parties to turn over assets.
Jointly Owned Property: Property owned jointly with the right of survivorship is not subject to Pennsylvania inheritance tax. Charitable, government, and similar exemptions: Assets that pass to charitable organizations, government bodies, or non-profit institutions are exempt from Pennsylvania inheritance tax.
The tax rates are as follows: 0% on transfers to spouses and charities. 4.5% on transfers to "lineal" descendants (parents, grandparents, children, sons and daughters-in-law) 12% on transfers to siblings. 15% on transfers to any other person.
The rates for Pennsylvania inheritance tax are as follows: 0 percent on transfers to a surviving spouse or to a parent from a child aged 21 or younger; 4.5 percent on transfers to direct descendants and lineal heirs; 12 percent on transfers to siblings; and.