Rule 6 Notice of Hearing and Petition; Objections to Petition
Rule Text
Scheduling of Hearing. No later than five days after the petition is filed, the Clerk of Court shall schedule a hearing for the petition. The clerk shall schedule the hearing so that the hearing occurs no later than 90 days after the petition was filed.
Rule 6 was previously Rules 6 and 16 and portions of Rules 11 and 21 in the 1996 version of these rules.
Notice of Hearing; Publication. No later than 14 days after the petition has been scheduled for hearing, the petitioner shall cause the notice of hearing to:
(1) be published in an online or print newspaper or other medium of general circulation in the Commonwealth at least once per week for two consecutive weeks; and
(2) be served, along with the petition, in accordance with Rule 7, upon all known creditors and all devisees and known heirs. Proof of Publication. After publication is made under Rule 6(b), the petitioner shall file a copy of the notice, with proof of publication, and a declaration certifying that publication of the notice was made. Objections to Petition. Any interested person who wishes to object to any statement of fact in the petition shall file a written objection no later than 30 days after service of the notice and petition upon that person or appear at the hearing and state the objection.