Use This County Probate Reference Before You File
This page is built for the detailed county-level checks that generic probate guides usually miss: local filing fees, Register of Wills and Orphans' Court contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Clinton County.
Local Fee Schedule
Review county-specific probate filing charges before you estimate total case cost.
Court Rules and Orders
Check the local rules, judge procedures, and administrative orders that can change how a case moves.
Clerk and Filing Logistics
Confirm where to file, whether e-filing is allowed, and how hearings or notices are handled locally.
Clinton County Register of Wills and Orphans' Court Guide
Clinton County Court of Common Pleas · Register of Wills and Orphans' Court information · Updated May 2026
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Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Source ↗Probate Filing Fees
Specific fee amounts are not available for this county. Clinton County's Register of Wills grant-of-letters (probate) fee is graduated on the estate value, set by the county Register and Recorder. The county's current fee sheet was not machine-readable at audit time; see the linked county Register and Recorder fee sheet or contact the office for the current amount before filing. A $41.25 statewide Judicial Computer Project fee applies to each grant of letters.
Clinton County's Register of Wills grant-of-letters (probate) fee is graduated on the estate value, set by the county Register and Recorder. The county's current fee sheet was not machine-readable at audit time; see the linked county Register and Recorder fee sheet or contact the office for the current amount before filing. A $41.25 statewide Judicial Computer Project fee applies to each grant of letters.
Required Documents
- County Register of Wills probate or administration petition packet(County ROW packet)
Opening forms are county-specific. Use the current Register of Wills packet for the county where probate or administration is being opened.
- Certified death certificate
Registers of Wills commonly require a certified death certificate for opening letters; confirm copy count and accepted format with the county office.
- Renunciations, consents, or bond papers
Whether these are needed depends on the will, priority to serve, bond requirements, and county packet instructions.
- Short certificate or certified-copy request
Request after appointment when banks, title companies, agencies, or other holders need certified proof of authority.
E-Filing & Filing Methods
Records portal
Check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record. An account may be required.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- Verify locally
- Creditor Claims
- 12 months
- Known Creditor Notice
- 60 days
Creditor Claims
- Period Starts
- first complete advertisement of grant of letters
- Statute
- 20 Pa.C.S. Section 3532
Publication Requirements
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Clinton County Treasurer and Tax Claim Bureau
2 Piper Way, Suite 124, Lock Haven, PA 17745
The Treasurer page says the Treasurer Department is the tax collector of county real estate taxes for listed municipalities, the Treasurer is also the Tax Claim Director, the office sends out past-due delinquent real estate taxes, and the Tax Claim Bureau holds tax sales for properties at least two years delinquent. The online records page lists Tax Claim Information through Infocon, and the tax collector page lists municipal collectors. Online records, payment, tax-sale, and repository information are not certified tax payoff or title reports.
Sources (7)
- https://www.clintoncountypa.gov/government/register-recorder
- https://www.clintoncountypa.gov/government/register-recorder/register-of-wills
- https://www.clintoncountypa.gov/government/register-recorder/orphans-court
- https://www.clintoncountypa.gov/government/register-recorder/genealogy
- https://www.clintoncountypa.gov/about-us/online-public-records-access
- https://www.infoconcountyaccess.com/
- https://www.pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms