My daughter's biological father died intestate in Tioga County PA. She lives 4.5 hours away and is being told she must appear in person in that County to be sworn in before anything can be done with the estate. Can she be sworn in close to home? Isn't a PA judge a PA judge. I can't believe she must travel 9 hours to do this. There is no public transportation or airport near Tioga County and would be a great hardship to do this.