Clerk of Orphans' Court
The Clerk of Orphans' Court serves as the chief records manager of the miscellaneous division of the Common Pleas Court. As such, she is responsible for the accuracy & complete maintenance of case files for accounts, (estate, trust, guardian), adoptions, appeals, claims against estates, guardianships, minors' estates, small estate proceedings, trusts, wrongful death actions, as well as sundry other miscellaneous filings. Orphans' Court division is also responsible for taking marriage applications and issuing licenses for couples who wish to be married in Pennsylvania. Historical birth and death records prior to 1906 are also available for the Orphans' Court division.
Mission Statement
The Cumberland County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court is a dual office of the Court of Common Pleas, whose mission and responsibility are to process court documents in an effective and efficient manner and to guarantee and preserve the accuracy and accessibility of those documents for their legal and historic value to the citizenry we serve.