Register of Wills

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Job Description: The register of wills has jurisdiction of probate of wills and the receiving and filing accounts of executors and administrators. He or she will sit as probate judge to determine contesting wills. They act on behalf of the state to collect inheritance tax. They also have charge of marriage licenses and safe keeping of marriage records.
Qualifications: Must be at least 21 years old.
Term: 4 years
Salary: $105,800
Qualifications: We asked about the candidates’
A. Education
B. Current occupation
C. Qualifications for this office
We also asked the candidates:
1. What in your background prepares you for service as the register of wills?

Democrat

Ronald R. Donatucci

Philadelphia
Qualifications:
A. Central High School; Temple University, B.A.; University of Baltimore Law School, J.D.
B. Register of Wills, City of Philadelphia
C. Have been the Register of Wills for the past 27 years.
Answer:
1. After graduating from law school, I was elected to the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives where I served on the Special Task Force for Probate & Estates enabling me to bring a wide range of experience to the office. Under my tenure, and in an effort to improve upon the excellent reputation the office shares with the public and the Philadelphia Bar Association, the office has debuted a new and one of a kind computer system.
Web site: None provided

Republican

Dan Salvatore

Qualifications: No response received.
Answer: No response received.

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