Is the index on line? Thanks, Peggie Sevem --- On Fri, 5/18/12, Herbert Lazerow <lazer@sandiego.edu> wrote: > From: Herbert Lazerow <lazer@sandiego.edu> > Subject: [Phly-Rts] Orphans Court > To: "philly-roots@rootsweb.com" <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, May 18, 2012, 3:28 PM >     It has been a long > time since I have used it, but my recollection is that: >         1. The index gives > you access to papers filed in the court relating to > guardianships and the estates of minors; >         2. It is not limited > to orphans; I have found papers for minors both of whose > parents were alive; and >         3. The papers are not > stored on-site, so you need to send advanced notice to the > Orphans Court of when you want to examine the papers so they > can get the papers from storage. > Bert > Herbert Lazerow > Class of 1975 Professor of Law and Director, >   Institute on Int'l & Comparative Law > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego CA 92110-2492 U.S.A. > +1(619)260-4597, fax +1(619)260-2230 > lazer@sandiego.edu > > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >