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 Westmoreland 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.
Westmoreland County Register of Wills and Orphans' Court Guide
Westmoreland 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. Westmoreland County's Register of Wills grant-of-letters (probate) fee is graduated on the gross estate value, set by the county Register of Wills; a $41.25 statewide JCS surcharge and county automation fees also apply, and a short certificate is $5. The county posts its Recorder of Deeds schedule and fee addenda online but not a standalone grant-of-letters table, so confirm the current graduated amount with the Westmoreland County Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court before quoting an estate total. Source: Westmoreland County Register of Wills.
Westmoreland County's Register of Wills grant-of-letters (probate) fee is graduated on the gross estate value, set by the county Register of Wills; a $41.25 statewide JCS surcharge and county automation fees also apply, and a short certificate is $5. The county posts its Recorder of Deeds schedule and fee addenda online but not a standalone grant-of-letters table, so confirm the current graduated amount with the Westmoreland County Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court before quoting an estate total. Source: Westmoreland County Register of Wills.
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 ↗Recording Fees
- Additional Pages
- $2.00
Documentary Stamps
- Deed Rate
- Pennsylvania realty transfer tax is generally 1% at the state level; Westmoreland County recording and local transfer-tax handling require current document review before filing.
Westmoreland County Tax Office / Tax Claim Bureau
2 N. Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
The Assessment, Land Records and Taxes page links Tax Office / Tax Claim Bureau, tax collectors, delinquent-tax payments, tax sale information, lien certificates, annual upset tax sale, judicial sales, and repository-sale resources. Use this as tax collection, delinquency, payment, tax-sale, and local tax-collector routing context, not certified payoff, sale-status guarantee, or title review.
Sources (7)
- https://www.westmorelandcountypa.gov/839/Genealogy
- https://www.westmorelandcountypa.gov/1286/Register-of-Wills
- https://www.westmorelandcountypa.gov/334/Fee-Schedule
- https://www.westmorelandcountypa.gov/568/Estates
- https://www.westmorelandcountypa.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/7989
- https://www.westmorelandcountypa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=8501
- https://www.pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public/orphans-court-forms