Orphans' Court | Audits, Estates and Trusts
The Audit Department examines all accounts filed with the Orphans’ Court Division
in decedents' estates, trusts, powers of attorney, and guardianships of incapacitated
persons and minors. An audit examiner reviews the account and the petition for
distribution called for audit before the auditing judge and prepares
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 Department of Court Records, Wills/Orphans’
Court Division.
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.
Additional information on Audits, Estates and Trusts can be found on
frequently asked questions.