Rule 14.2.1 - Notice And Service(A) Notice in matters involving adjudication of incapacity or appointment or removal of a guardian for an incapacitated person is required on all persons who are sui juris and are heirs of the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person, as defined by the intestacy laws of Pennsylvania. Such notice is required even if the person does not reside within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.(B) Notice required in matters involving adjudication of incapacity or appointment or removal of a guardian for an incapacitated person, other than notice upon the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person, shall be by personal service, by service in such manner as the court directs and/or as directed by statute in that particular case, or may be made by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the known or last known address. In the latter case, a certificate of service shall be prepared and filed verifying that the address used is the proper known or last known address, and attaching a postal certificate of mailing.(C) The petition shall include a notice and citation, substantially in the form prescribed by York O.C. 14.5.1. Petitioner shall be responsible for obtaining a completed notice and citation from the clerk of the orphans' court, and petitioner shall be responsible for proper service of the petition, notice and citation. In all cases, service of the petition, notice and citation shall be made upon the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person by personal service by the sheriff or by any other competent adult, and the person making such service shall read to the alleged or adjudicated incapacitated person the petition, notice and citation, and then for a second time the notice and citation. The person making service shall explain the contents to the extent possible. When the alleged incapacitated person is institutionalized, service of the citation shall also be made upon the superintendent or other officer of the institution having custody of said incapacitated person.(D) Petitioner is responsible for filing a return of service conforming to Pa. R.C.P. 405, which also confirms that the contents of the notice and citation and of the petition were read and, to the extent possible, explained, to the respondent as set forth in paragraph (C) above.