Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Source ↗Probate Filing Fees
Huntingdon County grant-of-letters (probate) fees are graduated on the estate value: $20 (up to $1,000), $35 ($1,001 to $5,000), $45 ($5,001 to $10,000), $55 ($10,001 to $20,000), $65 ($20,001 to $30,000), $75 ($30,001 to $40,000), $85 ($40,001 to $50,000), $95 ($50,001 to $75,000), $110 ($75,001 to $100,000), plus $40 for each additional $100,000. A $41.25 JCS/ATJ fee and a $10 automation fee apply. A petition to settle a small estate is $35, and a short certificate is $5. Confirm current amounts on the county fee schedule. Source: Huntingdon County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court schedule of fees, updated November 17, 2025.
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.
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
Advertising the grant of letters
Frequency: Once a week for three successive weeks
- One newspaper of general circulation published at or near the decedent's residence, or near where letters were granted for a nonresident decedent
- The legal periodical designated by rule of court for legal notices, if any
The notice must include the personal representative's name and address and request claims and debts to be presented or paid without delay.
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Huntingdon County Tax Claim Bureau
The Treasurer page says the Treasurer is also Director of the Huntingdon County Tax Claim Bureau, which collects delinquent real estate taxes turned over by the 48 tax collectors. The Tax Claim page says it collects real estate taxes only, accepts partial payments, and participates in upset, judicial, and repository tax sales. The View/Pay Taxes page says 2025 delinquent taxes can be viewed or paid online by parcel number. Use this as tax and delinquency context, not certified payoff or title reporting.
Sources for this page (6)
The facts above come from these official sources. Verify current details with the office before filing.
- huntingdoncountypa.govhttps://www.huntingdoncountypa.gov/departments/register-and-recorder
- huntingdoncountypa.govhttps://www.huntingdoncountypa.gov/departments/register-and-recorder/register-of-wills
- huntingdoncountypa.govhttps://www.huntingdoncountypa.gov/departments/register-and-recorder/clerk-of-the-orphans-court
- huntingdoncountycourt.nethttps://huntingdoncountycourt.net/register-and-recorder/
- huntingdoncountycourt.nethttps://huntingdoncountycourt.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RW-OC-Fees-2025.pdf
- pacourts.ushttps://www.pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms