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Preliminary Decree (Orphans' Court Division)

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

ORPHANS’ COURT DIVISION

O. C. NO. ____AI of 20__

Estate of IVAN INCAPACITATED,

an alleged incapacitated person

PRELIMINARY DECREE

AND NOW, this

day of , 20__, upon consideration of the annexed Petition

for Adjudication of Incapacity and the Appointment of Plenary Guardian of the Estate and Person,

it is hereby ORDERED and DECREED that:

1. A citation is awarded, directed to Ivan Incapacitated to show cause why he should

not be adjudged an incapacitated person and why a plenary guardian of his estate and person should

not be appointed; the hearing thereon to be held on

.m., in

Courtroom 414, City Hall, Philadelphia.

2. Petitioner shall cause to be served (by personal service) the Citation with Notice

and Petition, pursuant to the provisions of 20 Pa.C.S.A. §5511(a) upon the alleged incapacitated

person at least twenty (20) days prior to the court hearing. The contents and terms of the Citation

with Notice and Petition shall be read and explained to the maximum extent possible in language

and terms the alleged incapacitated person is most likely to understand in accordance with the

provisions of 20 Pa.C.S.A. §5511(a). An affidavit of service containing specific averments as to the

Preliminary Decree (Orphans' Court Division)