Orphans' Court is an often misunderstood division of the Court of Common Pleas. For Attorney Crist, an adoptee herself, the rather outdated name brings images of a bygone era where orphanages were the norm for many children. Yes, this division handles adoptions of "orphans" but it's jurisdiction is so much more. As described on the Court's webpage: "The cases that are heard in the Orphans' Court Division include all matters involving decedent's estates, trusts, wills, guardians of the persons and estates of minors, guardians of the persons and estates of incapacitated persons, powers of attorney, termination of parental rights and adoptions, civil commitments, marriage licenses, nonprofit associations and corporations, and inheritance and estate tax matters."