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 Union 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.
Union County Register of Wills and Orphans' Court Guide
Union 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. Union County's Register of Wills grant-of-letters (probate) fee is graduated on the estate value, set by the county Register of Wills. From the county 17th Judicial District Orphans' Court fee bill effective November 14, 2025, a petition to settle a small estate is $42 and a certificate is $9, and a $41.25 Judicial Computer Project fee applies to grants of letters and other petitions. Confirm the current graduated grant-of-letters amount on the county fee schedule before filing. Source: Union County 17th Judicial District Orphans' Court fee bill, effective November 14, 2025.
Union County's Register of Wills grant-of-letters (probate) fee is graduated on the estate value, set by the county Register of Wills. From the county 17th Judicial District Orphans' Court fee bill effective November 14, 2025, a petition to settle a small estate is $42 and a certificate is $9, and a $41.25 Judicial Computer Project fee applies to grants of letters and other petitions. Confirm the current graduated grant-of-letters amount on the county fee schedule before filing. Source: Union County 17th Judicial District Orphans' Court fee bill, effective November 14, 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
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Union County Tax Claim Bureau
The Tax Claim Bureau page says it collects all unpaid county real-estate taxes, sends certified notices, reminder notices to avoid advertising, and upset-sale notices for properties that are two years delinquent plus current taxes. It lists tax lien certification instructions and an online payments link. The Treasurer and tax-collector pages say the Treasurer processes real estate taxes remitted by municipal tax collectors, may collect county taxes for municipalities without a tax collector, and that users should consult the county/municipal and school tax collector schedules to determine where to pay individual taxes. Use this as tax collection, delinquency, payment, lien-certification, upset-sale, and local tax-collector routing context, not certified payoff, sale-status guarantee, or title review.