Orphans' court

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ORPHANS' COURT. The name of a court in some of the states, having jurisdiction of the estates and persons of orphans.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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Fisher is chair of the legislative committee for the Maryland Conference of Orphans Court Judges.
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Pennsylvania's Dauphin County Senior Judge Warren G. Morgan September 4 issued an injunction to halt the sale of confectionery giant Hershey Foods. (Business Briefs...)

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