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Petitions - 20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 761

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                               SUBCHAPTER G
                                PROCEDURE

     Sec.
     761.  Petitions.
     762.  Accounts.
     763.  Writs of habeas corpus (Repealed).
     764.  Citation.
     765.  Service of citation.
     766.  Proof of service.
     767.  Parties in interest.
     768.  Manner of service; proof.
     769.  Power of orphans' court division (Repealed).
     771.  Decree without prior hearing; attachment; sequestration
           (Repealed).
     772.  Injunctions (Repealed).
     773.  Subpoenas (Repealed).
     774.  Depositions and discovery.
     775.  Perpetuation of testimony and court records.
     776.  Testimony in proceedings removed from register.
     777.  Right to jury trial; discretion of orphans' court
           division.
     778.  Procedure for jury trials.
     779.  Nonsuits.
     781.  Methods of enforcement.
     782.  Procedure on attachment of the person.
     783.  Procedure on sequestration of real or personal property.
     784.  Procedure on execution on personal property.
     785.  Procedure on attachment execution.
     786.  Procedure on execution on real estate.
     791.  Allowance and allocation (Repealed).
     792.  Right of appeal (Repealed).
     793.  Effect of appeal.
     794.  Disposition of cases on appeal (Repealed).
     § 761.  Petitions.
        All applications to the orphans' court division shall be by
     petition in the form prescribed by general rules and shall be
     attested either by an affidavit or by a verified statement. In
     the case of the latter alternative, the statement shall set
     forth that it is subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904
     (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities).
     (Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; July 11, 1980,
     P.L.565, No.118, eff. 60 days)

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