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 Potter 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.
Potter County Register of Wills and Orphans' Court Guide
Potter 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. Potter County grant-of-letters (probate) fees are graduated on the estate value: $20 (up to $1,000), $25 ($1,000 to $5,000), $30 ($5,000 to $10,000), $35 ($10,000 to $20,000), $40 ($20,000 to $30,000), $45 ($30,000 to $40,000), $50 ($40,000 to $50,000), $55 ($50,000 to $75,000), $60 ($75,000 to $100,000), plus $25 for each additional $100,000. A $40.25 Judicial Computer System fee also applies. A short-form certificate is $3. Confirm current amounts on the county fee schedule. Source: Potter County Register of Wills 2026 fee schedule.
Potter County grant-of-letters (probate) fees are graduated on the estate value: $20 (up to $1,000), $25 ($1,000 to $5,000), $30 ($5,000 to $10,000), $35 ($10,000 to $20,000), $40 ($20,000 to $30,000), $45 ($30,000 to $40,000), $50 ($40,000 to $50,000), $55 ($50,000 to $75,000), $60 ($75,000 to $100,000), plus $25 for each additional $100,000. A $40.25 Judicial Computer System fee also applies. A short-form certificate is $3. Confirm current amounts on the county fee schedule. Source: Potter County Register of Wills 2026 fee schedule.
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 ↗Potter County Tax Claim / Tax Assessment
Gunzburger Building, One North Main Street, Suite 111, Coudersport, PA 16915
The county Tax Claim and Assessment page says delinquent real estate tax payments are available online at PayLocalGov and that the Web ID is the control number from a tax bill or the office. The page links a delinquent tax file request and a 2026 tax collectors document. It also describes upset, judicial, and repository tax-sale processes and says tax-sale properties are sold as is and should be researched. Use this as delinquency and payment-routing context, not certified payoff, title, sale status, or local collector confirmation.
Sources (5)
- https://pottercountypa.gov/departments/register_and_recorder.php
- https://pottercountypa.gov/Documents/Departments/Register%20and%20Recorder/ROW%202026%20FEE%20SCHEDULE.pdf?t=202602050905330
- http://www.landex.com/remote/
- https://www.landex.com/recordalert/?county=potter
- https://www.pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms