AGENCY: District Court (Fifth District : Beaver County)

SERIES: 26588
TITLE: Probate case index
DATES: 1896-1989.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by surname.

DESCRIPTION: This record series contains an index book kept by the clerk of the court for the purpose of tracking probate actions handled by Fifth District Court in Beaver County. It lists the name of parties involved in probate proceedings, the accompanying probate case number, and information on where the case can be located in the probate registers of action maintained by the court (through probate register book 4).

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Regional Repository permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on the critical value of this series in accessing specific cases in the permanent probate case files created by the court.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. UCA 78-30-15 (2008). As of 1 July 1999, adoptions become public after 100 years; until then they are sealed and only obtainable through the court. This book include occasional reference to adoptions.

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