I just spoke to the Dept of Wills about the pricing. It is neither $15 a page by mail nor $1 a page in person. If you do it by mail, there is a $15 research fee and either way, there is a $2 /pg copy fee. These rates don't make getting a [long] will cheap, but it's sure better than $15/pg. You have to be careful who you talk to there. Sometimes different people give different answers and it's also very easy to forget the specifics if you don't write it down. I've gotten wills in person many times but still call in for current pricing since one never knows what rules have been changed. I thought it was a $17 research fee at one time. Re the retrenchment at the FLP: in case anyone isn't aware of this, the newspaper department, where obits are researched, no longer has evening hours, but they are open daily and Saturday... afternoons, I think. It makes it difficult for anyone who works during the day or comes from out of town to spend much time there. As others have indicated, it's all because Philly has precious little money. jo

Jo, does obtaining a will still require two visits? Also, is there a fee just to LOOK at the will? For instance, if I'm not sure I want the whole thing or have found the right one in the index, can I request they be pulled, view them, and then decide if I want copies? Thank you. --- On Mon, 10/4/10, Jo Schwartz <phillysleuth@verizon.net> wrote: > I just spoke to the Dept of Wills > about the pricing.   It is neither $15 a page > by mail  nor $1 a page in person.   If > you do it by mail, there is a $15 research fee and either > way, there is a $2 /pg copy fee.  These rates don't > make getting a [long] will cheap, but it's sure better  > than $15/pg. 

Hello list I hope it is ok to post this link here. Anyone who have searched for family in Clare Ireland will know how hard it is, as there are not many available online. This petition has been going for some time and there are still people signing it. I was advised to leave it on as long as people were signing it. I think it is now time to take it off and send it to people and societys who care. Maybe they will be able to do something with it for our good. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/county-clare-records/signatures.html