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, clerk contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Mifflin 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.
Mifflin County Probate Court Guide
Mifflin County Court of Common Pleas probate court information · Updated May 2026
Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Source ↗Probate Filing Fees
Specific fee amounts are not available for this county. The county posts Register of Wills and Orphans' Court fee materials. Confirm current estate-opening, short-certificate, certified-copy, account, petition, and payment handling directly with the office before customer packet use.
The county posts Register of Wills and Orphans' Court fee materials. Confirm current estate-opening, short-certificate, certified-copy, account, petition, and payment handling directly with the office before customer packet use.
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
Use this county-linked source to check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record.
The Register of Wills page says probate filings date from 1789 to the present, but a complete remote public probate-estate index, image access, and certified-copy workflow were not verified. Use the office for estate-record, certified-copy, and historical-record requests.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- 0 days
- 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 ↗Mifflin County Tax Claim
20 North Wayne Street, Lewistown, PA 17044
County office hours generally 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; confirm Tax Claim counter hours and payoff requirements with the office.
The Tax Claim page says the bureau was created under Pennsylvania's Real Estate Tax Sale Law to collect delinquent real estate taxes on behalf of the school district, local municipalities, and the county. It links GIS, Tax Claims Due, and sale-related pages, and provides Tax Claim contact information. Use this as delinquency and sale context, not certified payoff or title reporting.
Sources (6)
- https://www.mifflincountypa.gov/regrec/register-of-wills
- https://www.mifflincountypa.gov/regrec/clerk-of-orphans-court
- https://www.mifflincountypa.gov/regrec
- https://www.mifflincountypa.gov/getmedia/07669090-37a3-45f0-a957-069ccbb92f80/RegisterofWills_OrphansCourt_Fees
- https://www.pacourts.us/public-records
- https://www.pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms