{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-761","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 761","heading":"Petitions.","body":"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).","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 7 ORPHANS' COURT DIVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER G PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=7\u0026sctn=61\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"c9af794015a49e2b53c756644616fc118a5b08518245c31b5524e16078453c80","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-754","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-762"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}