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Orphans’ Court | Audits, Estates and Trusts

Audit Department 1700 Frick Building 437 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412.350.5566 412.350.1925 fax directions by MapQuest	Hours of Operation Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The Audit Department examines all accounts filed with the Orphans’ Court Division in decedent’s estates, trusts, powers of attorney, and guardianships of incapacitated persons and minors. An audit examiner will review the account and the petition for distribution before the case is called for audit before the auditing judge and prepare the decree of distribution. The department is also responsible for reviewing all petitions for settlement and distribution of small estates, and all estate settlement agreements that are filed in the Register of Wills Office.

The Audit Department also receives and reviews all motions and petitions for citation that are presented in the Orphans’ Court Division, prepares the monthly audit-hearing schedule and the weekly motions judge schedule, and monitors the filing of proofs of deposit and purchase of annuities in cases involving minors and incapacitated persons.

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