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Probate Rules of Court & Local Forms




Union County Court of Common Pleas


eFiling now mandatory for attorneys




Probate Rules of Court

Administrative Orders

2025 Probate Local Rules of Court  - effective 12.10.2025

2025 Local Rule 58.1: Deposit and Costs Schedule  -effective 05.16.2025


Local Forms & Checklists

General Forms

LR29- Notice of Change of Address - revised April 2021


Adoption

LR3 - Journal Entry of Foreign Adoption

LR 39 Child Custody Affidavit in Adoption Placement Cases  rev. 02.25.2021

LR 43 Statement of Adopted Person


Birth Record

Delayed Registration of Birth

Correction of Birth Record


Change of Name

Checklist- Change of Name 


Civil- Probate

New local forms available now!

C-1.01 - Waiver of Service of Summons, Consent to Sale 

C-2.01 - Notice of Disinterested Title Examiner 


Estate

New local forms available now! 

E-2.01 - Application to Admit Will for Record Only

E-2.01E - Entry Admitting Will for Record Only

E-4.01 - Application to Reopen Estate

E-4.01E_1 - Entry Reopening Estate for Administration, Letters of Authority

E-4.01E_2 - Entry Reopening Estate (Release, Summary Release) 

E-4.11 - Application to Admit Authenticated Foreign Will for Record Only

E-4.11E - Entry Admitting Authenticated Foreign Will for Record Only 

E-4.12 - Application to Admit Authenticated Foreign Record

E-4.12E - Entry Admitting Authenticated Foreign Record 

E-4.21 - Fiduciary's Acceptance (Administration) 

E-5.61 - Report of Distribution (Release from Administration)

E-5.61E - Entry Approving Report of Distribution 

E-5.62 - Report of Distribution (Release from Administration) with Entry 

E-6.01 - Creditor's Presentation of Claim

E-6.02 - Application to Delay Inventory, Account Due to Litigation 

E-6.02E - Entry Granting Extension to File Due to Litigation

E-6.11 - Report of Newly Discovered Assets

E-6.11E - Entry Accepting Report of Newly Discovered Assets

E-6.31 - Certificate of Service of Notice of Hearing Upon Inventory

E-7.01- Medicaid Estate Recovery Acknowledgement

E-9.0C - Application and Order for Transfer of Title

E-13.02S Attorney Fee Computation Schedule and Certification (Estate) Excel 

E-13.02S Attorney Fee Computation Schedule and Certification (Estate) PDF

E-13.03S Fiduciary Statutory Commission Schedule (Estate) Excel 

E-13.03S Fiduciary Statutory Commission Schedule (Estate) PDF

E-13.04 - Confidential Inventory of Non-Probate Assets

E-13.05 - Attorney Certification - Confidential Inventory of Non-Probate Assets

E-13.06 - Waiver and Consent to Attorney's Fee

E-13.07 - Application for Approval of Attorney's Fee

E-13.07E - Entry Upon Application for Approval of Attorney's Fee

E-13.11 - Certification of Compliance (Vouchers)

E-29.21E - Entry Upon Report on Receipt of Medical Records 

EM-1.0 - Self-Representation Acknowledgement

EM-2.0 - Application and Entry Appointing Commissioner to Inventory Safe Deposit Box

EM-2.1 - Inventory of Contents of Safe Deposit Box


Guardianship

Checklist 6- Land Sale


LR4 - Motion for Attorney Fees for Court

LR5 - Invoice of Attorney Fees for Court

LR 6 JE Grant Court Appointed Attorney Fees 

LR9 - Schedule of Computation of Fiduciary Fees

LR10 - Schedule of Computation of Attorney Fees

LR 11 Application for Attorney Fees- Guardianship/Trust - revised April 2021

LR13 - Account - Certificate of Service

LR14 - Motion to Establish Account in Lieu of Bond

LR 15 Entry to Establish Account in Lieu of Bond - revised April 2021

LR16- Custodial Year End Report - revised April 2021

LR17 - Verification of Deposit in Lieu of Bond

LR171D- Application to Dispense with Subsequent Statement of Expert Evaluation - revised April 2021

LR 17.7 - Guardian's Report - Minor

LR18 - Statement of Additional Information for Incompetent

LR19 - Statement of Additional Information for Minor

LR28- Adult Guardianship Service Information - revised April 2021

LR33 - Application for Appointment of Emergency Guardian

LR34 - Affidavit in Support of Emergency Application

LR38 - Guardianship Complaint or Comment

LR46 - Guardianship - Affidavit of Proposed Guardian of Adult 


Guardianship Guidebook: Understanding Your Role as Guardian


Marriage Records

LR44 - Application and Affidavit for Certification of Marriage Records Search 

LR45 - Certification of Marriage Records Search 

Marriage Records Request Form (fillable form for written requests)


Mental Illness

Checklist is being modified.


Minor Settlement

LR22 - Verification of Receipt and Deposit for Minor Settlement


Trust

LR9 - Schedule of Computation of Fiduciary Fees

LR10 - Schedule of Computation of Attorney Fees

LR 11 Application for Attorney Fees- Guardianship/Trust - revised April 2021

LR30- Trust Application - revised April 2021

LR31- Trustee Acceptance - revised April 2021

LR32- Entry Appointing Trustee; Letters of Authority - revised April 2021



Supreme Court Forms

Supreme Court Probate Forms