Pennsylvania Statutes

Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Chapter 1 - Short Title and Definitions
- 101 - Short title.
- 102 - Definitions.
Chapter 3 - Ownership of Property; Legal Title and Equitable Estate
- 301 - Title to real and personal estate of a decedent.
- 302 - Title to real and personal estate of an incapacitated person.
- 303 - Title to real and personal estate of a minor.
- 304 - Application of payments made to fiduciaries.
- 305 - Right to dispose of a decedent's remains.
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Chapter 7 - Orphans' Court Divisions
- 701 - Orphans' court divisions.
- 711 - Mandatory exercise of jurisdiction through orphans' court division in general.
- 712 - Nonmandatory exercise of jurisdiction through orphans' court division.
- 713 - Special provisions for Philadelphia County.
- 714 - Conflict of laws.
- 715 - Incidental powers (Repealed).
- 721 - Venue of decedents', minors' and incapacitated persons' estates.
- 722 - Venue of trust estates.
- 723 - Situs of testamentary trust (Deleted by amendment).
- 724 - Situs of inter vivos trust (Deleted by amendment).
- 725 - Change of situs; order of court (Deleted by amendment).
- 726 - Venue of nonprofit corporations.
- 727 - Venue of cemetery companies.
- 731 - - § 732 (Repealed).
- 741 - Duties of the clerk (Repealed).
- 742 - Dockets (Repealed).
- 743 - Bill of costs (Repealed).
- 744 - Translation of foreign language documents (Repealed).
- 745 - Advertisement of accounts.
- 746 - Money paid into court (Repealed).
- 747 - Powers and duties of the sheriff (Repealed).
- 748 - Fees (Repealed).
- 751 - Appointment; purpose.
- 752 - Compensation.
- 753 - Subpoenas.
- 754 - Power to administer oaths (Repealed).
- 761 - Petitions.
- 762 - Accounts.
- 763 - Writs of habeas corpus (Repealed).
- 764 - Citation.
- 765 - Service of citation.
- 766 - Proof of service.
- 767 - Parties in interest.
- 768 - Manner of service; proof.
- 769 - Power of orphans' court division (Repealed).
- 771 - Decree without prior hearing; attachment; sequestration (Repealed).
- 772 - Injunctions (Repealed).
- 773 - Subpoenas (Repealed).
- 774 - Depositions and discovery.
- 775 - Perpetuation of testimony and court records.
- 776 - Testimony in proceedings removed from register.
- 777 - Right to jury trial; discretion of orphans' court division.
- 778 - Procedure for jury trials.
- 779 - Nonsuits.
- 781 - Methods of enforcement.
- 782 - Procedure on attachment of the person.
- 783 - Procedure on sequestration of real or personal property.
- 784 - Procedure on execution on personal property.
- 785 - Procedure on attachment execution.
- 786 - Procedure on execution on real estate.
- 791 - Allowance and allocation (Repealed).
- 792 - Right of appeal (Repealed).
- 793 - Effect of appeal.
- 794 - Disposition of cases on appeal (Repealed).
Chapter 9 - Register of Wills
- 901 - Register's jurisdiction.
- 902 - Deputy register.
- 903 - Witnesses; testimony.
- 904 - Witness fees.
- 905 - Enforcement of subpoenas, orders and costs.
- 906 - Caveat.
- 907 - Certification of records to court.
- 908 - Appeals.
- 909 - Bill of costs (Repealed).
- 910 - Transmission of accounts to the court.
- 911 - Attestation of certain applications and documents.
- 921 - Wills.
- 922 - Inventories.
- 923 - Certified copies.
- 924 - Recording proceedings in another county.
- 925 - Certificates and affidavits of death.
Chapter 21 - Intestate Succession
- 2101 - Intestate estate.
- 2102 - Share of surviving spouse.
- 2103 - Shares of others than surviving spouse.
- 2104 - Rules of succession.
- 2105 - Spouse's rights.
- 2106 - Forfeiture.
- 2107 - Persons born out of wedlock.
- 2108 - Adopted person.
- 2109 - Advancements (Repealed).
- 2109.1 - Advancements.
- 2110 - Spouse's allowance; procedure.
- 2111 - Procedure to establish title to real property when spouse claims entire estate (Repealed).
- 2112 - Property distributable to the Commonwealth (Repealed).
- 2113 - Limitations of claims (Repealed).
- 2114 - Personal estate of nonresident (Repealed).
Chapter 22 - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse
- 2201 - Definition of conveyance.
- 2202 - Right of election; nonresident decedent.
- 2203 - Right of election; resident decedent.
- 2204 - Disclaimers, releases and charges against elective share.
- 2205 - Transfers for value excluded.
- 2206 - Right of election personal to surviving spouse.
- 2207 - Waiver of right to elect.
- 2208 - Forfeiture of right of election.
- 2209 - Surviving spouse as witness.
- 2210 - Procedure for election; time limit.
- 2211 - Determination of effect of election; enforcement.
Chapter 25 - Wills
- 2501 - Who may make a will.
- 2502 - Form and execution of a will.
- 2503 - Nuncupative wills (Repealed).
- 2504 - Witnesses (Repealed).
- 2504.1 - Validity of execution.
- 2505 - Revocation of a will.
- 2506 - Revival of revoked or invalid will.
- 2507 - Modification by circumstances.
- 2508 - Change by election of surviving spouse (Repealed).
- 2509 - Forfeiture of right of election (Repealed).
- 2510 - How election made (Repealed).
- 2511 - Time for making election (Repealed).
- 2512 - Failure to make an election (Repealed).
- 2513 - Grantee or lienholder (Repealed).
- 2514 - Rules of interpretation.
- 2515 - Devise or bequest to trust.
- 2516 - Devise in fee tail abolished.
- 2517 - Rule in Shelley's case and doctrine of worthier title.
- 2518 - Alienage.
- 2519 - Testamentary guardian.
- 2520 - Personal estate of nonresident (Repealed).
- 2521 - Penalty clause for contest.
Chapter 27 - Contractual Arrangements Relating to Succession
- 2701 - Contracts concerning succession.
Chapter 31 - Dispositions Independent of Letters; Family Exemption; Probate of Wills and Grant of Letters
- 3101 - Payments to family and funeral directors.
- 3102 - Settlement of small estates on petition.
- 3121 - When allowable.
- 3122 - Payment or delivery of exemption.
- 3123 - Payment from real estate.
- 3124 - Income.
- 3125 - Other remedies.
- 3126 - Grantee or lienholder.
- 3131 - Place of probate.
- 3132 - Manner of probate.
- 3132.1 - Self-proved wills.
- 3133 - Limit of time for probate.
- 3134 - Nuncupative wills (Repealed).
- 3135 - Wills in foreign language.
- 3136 - Wills probated outside the Commonwealth.
- 3137 - Enforcing production of will.
- 3138 - Later will or codicil.
- 3151 - Proper county.
- 3152 - When 21 years elapsed.
- 3153 - Contents of petition.
- 3154 - Affidavit and oath.
- 3155 - Persons entitled.
- 3156 - Persons not qualified.
- 3157 - Nonresidents.
- 3158 - Letters of administration C.T.A.
- 3159 - Letters of administration D.B.N. or D.B.N.C.T.A.
- 3160 - Letters of administration durante minoritate, durante absentia, and pendente lite.
- 3161 - Oath of personal representative.
- 3162 - Advertisement of grant of letters.
- 3171 - Individual estate.
- 3172 - Register's responsibility.
- 3173 - Fiduciary estate.
- 3174 - When not required.
- 3175 - Requiring or changing amount of bond.
- 3181 - Revocation of letters.
- 3182 - Grounds for removal.
- 3183 - Procedure for and effect of removal.
- 3184 - Discharge of personal representative and surety.
Chapter 33 - Administration and Personal Representatives
- 3301 - Duty of personal representative.
- 3302 - Valuations.
- 3303 - Supplemental inventory.
- 3304 - Claims against personal representative.
- 3305 - Objections to inventory.
- 3311 - Possession of real and personal estate; exception.
- 3312 - Renunciation of right to administer property.
- 3313 - Liability insurance.
- 3314 - Continuation of business.
- 3315 - Incorporation of estate's business.
- 3316 - Investment of funds.
- 3316.1 - Set-aside.
- 3317 - Claims against co-fiduciary.
- 3318 - Revival of judgments against personal representative.
- 3319 - Power of attorney; delegation of power over subscription rights and fractional shares; authorized delegations.
- 3320 - Voting stock by proxy.
- 3321 - Nominee registration; corporate fiduciary as agent; deposit of securities in a clearing corporation; book-entry securities.
- 3322 - Acceptance of deed in lieu of foreclosure.
- 3323 - Compromise of controversies.
- 3324 - Death or incapacity of fiduciary.
- 3325 - Administrator C.T.A.
- 3326 - Administrator D.B.N. and D.B.N.C.T.A.
- 3327 - Surviving or remaining personal representatives.
- 3328 - Disagreement of personal representatives.
- 3329 - Effect of revocation of letters, probate of will, later will or codicil.
- 3330 - Notice of devise or bequest to corporation or association.
- 3331 - Liability of personal representative on contracts.
- 3332 - Inherent powers and duties.
- 3351 - Power to sell.
- 3352 - Power to lease.
- 3353 - Order of court.
- 3354 - Power given in governing instrument.
- 3355 - Restraint of sale.
- 3356 - Purchase by personal representative.
- 3357 - Title of purchaser.
- 3358 - Collateral attack.
- 3359 - Record of proceedings; county where real estate lies.
- 3360 - Contracts, inadequacy of consideration or better offer; brokers' commissions.
- 3371 - Actions which survive.
- 3372 - Substitution of personal representative in pending action or proceedings.
- 3373 - Action by or against personal representative.
- 3374 - Death or removal of fiduciary.
- 3375 - Abatement of action for failure to take out letters.
- 3376 - Limitations against debt due estate.
- 3377 - Execution on judgments.
- 3381 - Liens and charges existing at death not impaired.
- 3382 - Judgments which are liens at death.
- 3383 - Statutes of limitations; claims not barred at death.
- 3384 - Notice of claim.
- 3384.1 - Notice after settlor of revocable trust has died.
- 3385 - Limitation upon claims.
- 3386 - Failure to present claim at audit.
- 3387 - Claims not due; certain to become due.
- 3388 - Claims not certain to become due.
- 3389 - Claims subject to litigation in other courts.
- 3390 - Specific performance of contracts.
- 3391 - Proceeding against personal representative.
- 3392 - Classification and order of payment.
- 3393 - Notice to Commonwealth and political subdivisions.
Chapter 35 - Accounts and Distribution
- 3501 - Accounting required (Repealed).
- 3501.1 - Accounting by personal representative.
- 3501.2 - Annexation of account of terminated trust, guardianship or agency.
- 3502 - Where filed.
- 3503 - Notice to parties in interest.
- 3504 - Representation of parties in interest (Repealed).
- 3511 - Audits in counties having separate orphans' court division.
- 3512 - Audits in counties having no separate orphans' court division.
- 3513 - Statement of proposed distribution.
- 3514 - Confirmation of account and approval of proposed distribution.
- 3521 - Rehearing; relief granted.
- 3531 - Estates not exceeding $25,000.
- 3532 - At risk of personal representative.
- 3533 - Award upon final confirmation of account.
- 3534 - Distribution in kind.
- 3534.1 - Cost of distribution of tangible personal property.
- 3535 - Delivery of possession of real estate.
- 3536 - Recording and registering decrees awarding real estate.
- 3537 - Compensation.
- 3538 - Distributions involving persons born out of wedlock.
- 3539 - Change in law after pattern of distribution established.
- 3540 - Absentee and additional distributees.
- 3541 - Order of abatement.
- 3542 - Contribution.
- 3543 - Income on distributive shares.
- 3544 - Liability of personal representative for interest.
- 3545 - Transcripts of balances due by personal representative.
- 3546 - Determination of title to decedent's interest in real estate.
- 3551 - Enforcement of payment.
- 3552 - Discharge of portion of property from charges payable in the future.
- 3553 - Discharge of property from lien of charge.
- 3554 - Presumption of payment, release or extinguishment.
Chapter 37 - Apportionment of Death Taxes
- 3701 - Power of decedent.
- 3702 - Equitable apportionment of Federal estate tax.
- 3703 - Apportionment of Pennsylvania inheritance tax.
- 3704 - Apportionment of Pennsylvania estate tax.
- 3705 - Apportionment of Federal generation-skipping tax.
- 3706 - Enforcement of contribution or exoneration of Federal estate tax.
Chapter 41 - Foreign Fiduciaries
- 4101 - In general.
- 4102 - Powers with respect to securities and bank accounts.
- 4103 - Service of process (Repealed).
- 4104 - Proof of authority in court proceedings.
- 4105 - Effect of local proceedings.
- 4111 - To foreign personal representative.
- 4112 - To foreign trustee, guardian or committee.
- 4121 - Award to foreign guardian when minor or incapacitated person becomes a nonresident.
Chapter 43 - Temporary Fiduciaries
- 4301 - Appointment of temporary fiduciary.
- 4302 - Petition for relief; joinder of parties; notice.
- 4303 - Security by substituted fiduciaries; duties and responsibilities.
- 4304 - Duration of decree; impeachment of acts.
- 4305 - Fiduciaries temporarily relieved of duties and liabilities.
- 4306 - Power to control, remove, discharge and settle accounts.
Chapter 45 - Sureties
- 4501 - Agreement concerning deposit of assets.
- 4502 - Notice.
- 4503 - Participation in administration.
- 4504 - Information from fiduciary; accounting.
- 4505 - Release of surety before discharge of fiduciary.
- 4521 - Suits on bonds.
- 4522 - Service of process on nonresident surety (Repealed).
Chapter 51 - Minors
- 5101 - When guardian unnecessary.
- 5102 - Power of natural guardian.
- 5103 - Sequestered deposit.
- 5111 - County of appointment.
- 5112 - Persons not qualified to be appointed by the court.
- 5113 - Persons preferred in appointment.
- 5114 - Service of process on nonresident guardian (Repealed).
- 5115 - Appointment of guardian in conveyance.
- 5116 - Orphan beneficiaries, charitable uses or trusts; administration, cities of first class.
- 5121 - Necessity, form and amount.
- 5122 - When bond not required.
- 5123 - Requiring or changing amount of bond.
- 5131 - Grounds and procedure.
- 5141 - Possession of real and personal property.
- 5142 - Inventory.
- 5143 - Abandonment of property.
- 5144 - Powers, duties and liabilities identical with personal representatives.
- 5145 - Investments.
- 5146 - Guardian named in conveyance.
- 5147 - Proceedings against guardian.
- 5151 - Power to sell personal property.
- 5152 - Power to lease.
- 5153 - Provisions identical to other estates.
- 5154 - Title of purchaser.
- 5155 - Order of court.
- 5161 - When accounting filed.
- 5162 - Where accounts filed.
- 5163 - Notice, audits, reviews and distribution.
- 5163.1 - Distribution to personal representative (Repealed).
- 5164 - Distributions for support and education.
- 5165 - Notice to guardian or guardian ad litem.
- 5166 - Death of minor.
- 5167 - Failure to present claim at audit.
Chapter 53 - Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
- 5301 - Short title of chapter and definitions.
- 5302 - Scope and jurisdiction.
- 5303 - Nomination of custodian.
- 5304 - Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment.
- 5305 - Transfer authorized by will or trust.
- 5306 - Other transfer by fiduciary.
- 5307 - Transfer by obligor.
- 5308 - Receipt for custodial property.
- 5309 - Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer.
- 5310 - Single custodianship.
- 5311 - Validity and effect of transfer.
- 5312 - Care of custodial property.
- 5313 - Powers of custodian.
- 5314 - Use of custodial property.
- 5315 - Expenses, compensation and bond of custodian.
- 5316 - Exemption of third person from liability.
- 5317 - Liability to third persons.
- 5318 - Renunciation, resignation, death or removal of custodian.
- 5319 - Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian.
- 5320 - Termination of custodianship.
- 5321 - Delay in transfer of custodial property after minor attains age 21.
Chapter 54 - Health Care
- 5421 - Applicability.
- 5422 - Definitions.
- 5423 - Legislative findings and intent.
- 5424 - Compliance.
- 5425 - Conflicting advance health care directives.
- 5426 - Death not suicide or homicide.
- 5427 - Life insurance.
- 5428 - Health care instruments optional.
- 5429 - Pregnancy.
- 5430 - Effect of divorce.
- 5431 - Liability.
- 5432 - Criminal penalties.
- 5433 - Forms.
- 5434 - Construction.
- 5441 - Short title of subchapter.
- 5442 - Execution.
- 5443 - When living will operative.
- 5444 - Revocation.
- 5445 - Emergency medical services.
- 5446 - Validity.
- 5447 - Form.
- 5451 - Short title of subchapter.
- 5452 - Execution.
- 5453 - Requirements and options.
- 5454 - When health care power of attorney operative.
- 5455 - Appointment of health care agents.
- 5456 - Authority of health care agent.
- 5457 - Countermand.
- 5458 - Amendment.
- 5459 - Revocation.
- 5460 - Relation of health care agent to court-appointed guardian and other agents.
- 5461 - Decisions by health care representative.
- 5462 - Duties of attending physician and health care provider.
- 5463 - Effect on other State law.
- 5464 - Validity.
- 5465 - Form.
- 5471 - Example.
- 5481 - Short title of subchapter.
- 5482 - Legislative findings and intent.
- 5483 - Definitions.
- 5484 - Orders, bracelets and necklaces.
- 5485 - Revocation.
- 5486 - Absence of order, bracelet or necklace.
- 5487 - Emergency medical services.
- 5488 - Advisory committee.
Chapter 54A - Out-of-Hospital Nonresuscitation (Deleted by amendment)
- 54A01 - - § 54A13 (Deleted by amendment).
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Chapter 55 - Incapacitated Persons
- 5501 - Meaning of incapacitated person.
- 5502 - Purpose of chapter.
- 5505 - Provisions similar to small estates of minors.
- 5511 - Petition and hearing; independent evaluation.
- 5512 - County of appointment; qualifications.
- 5512.1 - Determination of incapacity and appointment of guardian.
- 5512.2 - Review hearing.
- 5512.3 - Annual report.
- 5513 - Emergency guardian.
- 5514 - To fill vacancy; co-guardian.
- 5515 - Provisions similar to other estates.
- 5516 - Fiduciary estate.
- 5517 - Adjudication of capacity and modification of existing orders.
- 5518 - Evidence of incapacity.
- 5518.1 - Cross-examination of witnesses.
- 5521 - Provisions concerning powers, duties and liabilities.
- 5522 - Power to lease.
- 5523 - Collateral attack.
- 5524 - Effect of determination of incapacity.
- 5525 - Notice to Commonwealth and political subdivisions.
- 5531 - When accounting filed.
- 5532 - Where accounts filed.
- 5533 - Notice, audits, reviews and distribution.
- 5533.1 - Account of personal representative of deceased incompetent (Repealed).
- 5534 - Recognition of claims.
- 5535 - Disposition of trust income.
- 5536 - Distributions of income and principal during incapacity.
- 5537 - Reserve for funeral.
- 5551 - Guardianship support agencies; legislative intent.
- 5552 - Services to individuals whose decision-making ability is impaired.
- 5553 - Guardianship services.
- 5554 - Services to courts, guardians and others.
- 5555 - Costs and compensation.
Chapter 56 - Powers of Attorney
- 5601 - General provisions.
- 5601.1 - Powers of attorney presumed durable.
- 5601.2 - Special rules for gifts.
- 5602 - Form of power of attorney.
- 5603 - Implementation of power of attorney.
- 5604 - Durable powers of attorney.
- 5605 - Power of attorney not revoked until notice.
- 5606 - Proof of continuance of powers of attorney by affidavit.
- 5607 - Corporate agent.
- 5608 - Liability.
- 5609 - Compensation and reimbursement for expenses.
- 5610 - Account.
- 5611 - Validity.
Chapter 57 - Absentees and Presumed Decedents
- 5701 - Proof of death.
- 5702 - Trustee for absentee.
- 5703 - Distribution of property of absentee.
- 5704 - Notice to absentee.
- 5705 - Search for absentee.
- 5706 - Persons presumed dead from September 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
Chapter 58 - Mental Health Care
- 5801 - Applicability.
- 5802 - Definitions.
- 5803 - Legislative findings and intent.
- 5804 - Compliance.
- 5805 - Liability.
- 5806 - Penalties.
- 5807 - Rights and responsibilities.
- 5808 - Combining mental health instruments.
- 5821 - Short title of subchapter.
- 5822 - Execution.
- 5823 - Form.
- 5824 - Operation.
- 5825 - Revocation.
- 5826 - Amendment.
- 5831 - Short title of subchapter.
- 5832 - Execution.
- 5833 - Form.
- 5834 - Operation.
- 5835 - Appointment of mental health care agents.
- 5836 - Authority of mental health care agent.
- 5837 - Removal of agent.
- 5838 - Effect of divorce.
- 5839 - Revocation.
- 5840 - Amendment.
- 5841 - Relation of mental health care agent to court-appointed guardian and other agents.
- 5842 - Duties of attending physician and mental health care provider.
- 5843 - Construction.
- 5844 - Conflicting provisions.
- 5845 - Validity.
Chapter 61 - Estates
- 6101 - Definitions.
- 6102 - Termination of trusts (Deleted by amendment).
- 6103 - Release or disclaimer of powers or interests.
- 6104 - Rule against perpetuities.
- 6105 - Rule against perpetuities; disposition when invalidity occurs.
- 6106 - Income accumulations; when valid.
- 6107 - Income accumulations; disposition when invalidity occurs.
- 6107.1 - Applicability of rule against perpetuities.
- 6108 - Designation of beneficiaries of insurance or employee death benefits not testamentary.
- 6109 - Combination of charitable trusts (Repealed).
- 6110 - Administration of charitable interests (Deleted by amendment).
- 6111 - Conveyances to defeat marital rights (Repealed).
- 6111.1 - Modification by divorce.
- 6111.2 - Effect of divorce on designation of beneficiaries.
- 6112 - Spendthrift trusts (Deleted by amendment).
- 6113 - Limited estates in personalty and in the proceeds of the conversion of real estate.
- 6114 - Rules of interpretation.
- 6115 - Estates pur autre vie.
- 6116 - Estates in fee tail abolished.
- 6117 - Rule in Shelley's case and doctrine of worthier title.
- 6118 - Invalidity of certain gifts (Repealed).
Chapter 62 - Disclaimers
- 6201 - Right to disclaim.
- 6202 - Disclaimers by fiduciaries or agents.
- 6203 - Interests subject to disclaimer.
- 6204 - Filing, delivery and recording.
- 6205 - Effect of disclaimer.
- 6206 - Bar to disclaimer.
- 6207 - Other statutes.
Chapter 63 - Multiple-Party Accounts
- 6301 - Definitions.
- 6302 - Applicability of chapter.
- 6303 - Ownership during lifetime.
- 6304 - Right of survivorship.
- 6305 - Form of account.
- 6306 - Accounts and transfers nontestamentary.
Chapter 64 - Transfer on Death Security Registration
- 6401 - Definitions.
- 6402 - Registration in beneficiary form.
- 6403 - Law applicable to registration.
- 6404 - Origination of registration in beneficiary form.
- 6405 - Form of registration in beneficiary form.
- 6406 - Effect of registration in beneficiary form.
- 6407 - Ownership on death of owner.
- 6408 - Protection of registering entity.
- 6409 - Nontestamentary transfer on death.
- 6410 - Terms, conditions and forms for registration.
- 6411 - Transfers of securities and security accounts.
- 6412 - Construction of chapter.
- 6413 - Application of chapter.
Chapter 71 - Trust Estates (Deleted by amendment)
- 7101 - - § 7105 (Deleted by amendment).
Chapter 72 - Prudent Investor Rule
- 7201 - Definitions.
- 7202 - Default rule.
- 7203 - Prudent investor rule.
- 7204 - Diversification.
- 7205 - Retention of inception assets.
- 7206 - Delegation.
- 7207 - Retention of cash; temporary investments.
- 7208 - Life insurance.
- 7209 - Mutual funds.
- 7210 - Common trust fund and mortgage investment fund.
- 7211 - Further investment authority.
- 7212 - Degree of care.
- 7213 - Judgment of fiduciary's decisions.
- 7214 - Language invoking chapter.
Chapter 73 - Municipalities Investments
- 7301 - Definition of fiduciary.
- 7302 - Authorized investments; in general.
- 7303 - Government obligations.
- 7304 - Obligations of Federal organizations.
- 7305 - Obligations of Pennsylvania governmental organizations.
- 7306 - Obligations of governmental organizations existing pursuant to the laws of Pennsylvania, other states and the District of Columbia.
- 7307 - Corporate bonds.
- 7308 - Mortgages.
- 7309 - Fractional interests.
- 7310 - Stocks.
- 7310.1 - Further investment authority.
- 7311 - Real estate.
- 7312 - Ground rent.
- 7313 - Interest-bearing deposit.
- 7314 - Common trust fund and mortgage investment fund.
- 7314.1 - Mutual funds.
- 7315 - Retention of investments.
- 7315.1 - Retention of cash; temporary investments.
- 7316 - Life insurance, building and loan shares, and similar assets.
- 7317 - Investments which become unauthorized.
- 7318 - Court direction.
- 7319 - Directions of testator or settlor.
Chapter 75 - Limitations on Exercise of Trustee Powers and Powers of Beneficiaries to Appoint Trustees
- 7501 - Legislative intent.
- 7502 - Definitions.
- 7503 - Application of chapter.
- 7504 - Certain trustee powers not exercisable.
- 7505 - Joint powers and appointment of nondisqualified substituted trustees.
- 7506 - Certain powers of beneficiaries not exercisable.
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Chapter 77 - Trusts
- 7701 - Short title of chapter - UTC 101.
- 7702 - Scope of chapter - UTC 102.
- 7703 - Definitions - UTC 103.
- 7704 - Knowledge - UTC 104.
- 7705 - Trust instrument controls; mandatory rules - UTC 105.
- 7706 - Common law of trusts; principles of equity - UTC 106.
- 7707 - Governing law - UTC 107.
- 7708 - Situs of trust.
- 7709 - Methods and waiver of notice - UTC 109.
- 7710 - Notice; others treated as beneficiaries - UTC 110.
- 7710.1 - Nonjudicial settlement agreements - UTC 111.
- 7710.2 - Rules of construction - UTC 112.
- 7711 - Role of court in administration of trust - UTC 201.
- 7712 - Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary - UTC 202.
- 7713 - (Reserved).
- 7714 - Venue - UTC 204.
- 7721 - Scope; definition of trust matter.
- 7722 - Representation of parties in interest in general.
- 7723 - Representatives and persons represented.
- 7724 - Appointment of representative.
- 7725 - Notice of representation.
- 7726 - Representation ineffective if person objects.
- 7731 - Creation of trust - UTC 401.
- 7732 - Requirements for creation - UTC 402.
- 7733 - Written trusts created in other jurisdictions - UTC 403.
- 7734 - Trust purposes - UTC 404.
- 7735 - Charitable purposes; enforcement - UTC 405.
- 7736 - Creation of trust induced by fraud, duress or undue influence - UTC 406.
- 7737 - Oral trusts unenforceable.
- 7738 - Trust for care of animal - UTC 408.
- 7739 - Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary - UTC 409.
- 7740 - Termination of trusts; proceedings for termination or modification of trusts - UTC 410.
- 7740.1 - Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent - UTC 411.
- 7740.2 - Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by court - UTC 412.
- 7740.3 - Charitable trusts - UTC 413.
- 7740.4 - Modification or termination of noncharitable trust - UTC 414.
- 7740.5 - Reformation to correct mistakes - UTC 415.
- 7740.6 - Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives - UTC 416.
- 7740.7 - Division of trusts.
- 7740.8 - Combination of trusts.
- 7741 - Rights of beneficiary's creditor or assignee - UTC 501.
- 7742 - Spendthrift provision - UTC 502.
- 7743 - Exceptions to spendthrift provision - UTC 503.
- 7744 - Discretionary trusts; effect of standard - UTC 504.
- 7745 - Creditor's claim against settlor - UTC 505(a).
- 7746 - Overdue distribution - UTC 506.
- 7747 - Personal obligations of trustee - UTC 507.
- 7748 - Property subject to power of withdrawal - UTC 505(b).
- 7751 - Capacity of settlor of revocable trust - UTC 601.
- 7752 - Revocation or amendment of revocable trust - UTC 602.
- 7753 - Trustee's duties; powers of withdrawal - UTC 603.
- 7754 - Actions contesting validity of revocable trust.
- 7755 - Claims and distribution after settlor's death.
- 7761 - Accepting or declining trusteeship - UTC 701.
- 7762 - Trustee's bond - UTC 702.
- 7763 - Cotrustees - UTC 703.
- 7764 - Vacancy in trusteeship; appointment of successor - UTC 704.
- 7765 - Resignation of trustee; filing resignation.
- 7766 - Removal of trustee - UTC 706.
- 7767 - Delivery of property by former trustee - UTC 707.
- 7768 - Compensation of trustee - UTC 708.
- 7769 - Reimbursement of expenses - UTC 709.
- 7770 - Liability of successor trustee.
- 7771 - Duty to administer trust - UTC 801.
- 7772 - Duty of loyalty - UTC 802.
- 7773 - Impartiality - UTC 803.
- 7774 - Prudent administration - UTC 804.
- 7775 - Costs of administration - UTC 805.
- 7776 - Trustee's skills - UTC 806.
- 7777 - Delegation by trustee.
- 7778 - Powers to direct - UTC 808.
- 7779 - Control and protection of trust property - UTC 809.
- 7780 - Recordkeeping and identification of trust property - UTC 810.
- 7780.1 - Enforcement and defense of claims - UTC 811.
- 7780.2 - (Reserved).
- 7780.3 - Duty to inform and report.
- 7780.4 - Discretionary powers.
- 7780.5 - Powers of trustees - UTC 815.
- 7780.6 - Illustrative powers of trustee.
- 7780.7 - Distribution upon termination.
- 7781 - Remedies for breach of trust - UTC 1001.
- 7782 - Damages for breach of trust - UTC 1002.
- 7783 - Damages in absence of breach - UTC 1003.
- 7784 - (Reserved).
- 7785 - Limitation of action against trustee.
- 7786 - Reliance on trust instrument - UTC 1006.
- 7787 - Event affecting administration or distribution - UTC 1007.
- 7788 - Exculpation of trustee - UTC 1008.
- 7789 - Beneficiary's consent, release or ratification - UTC 1009.
- 7790 - Limitation on personal liability of trustee - UTC 1010.
- 7790.1 - Interest as general partner - UTC 1011.
- 7790.2 - Protection of person dealing with trustee - UTC 1012.
- 7790.3 - Certification of trust - UTC 1013.
- 7791 - Abandonment of property.
- 7792 - Powers, duties and liabilities identical with personal representatives.
- 7793 - Effect of removal, or of probate of later will or codicil.
- 7794 - Title of purchaser.
- 7795 - Reports for school district trustees.
- 7796 - Jurisdiction.
- 7797 - Filing accounts.
- 7798 - Failure to present claim at audit.
- 7799 - Income on distributive shares.
- 7799.1 - Annexation of account of distributed estate or trust.
- 7799.2 - Accounts, audits and distributions.
- 7799.3 - Pooled trusts for persons with disabilities.
Chapter 81 - Principal and Income
- 8101 - Short title of chapter.
- 8102 - Definitions.
- 8103 - Fiduciary duties; general principles.
- 8104 - Trustee's power to adjust.
- 8105 - Power to convert to unitrust.
- 8106 - Judicial control of discretionary powers.
- 8107 - Express trusts.
- 8108 - (Reserved).
- 8109 - (Reserved).
- 8110 - (Reserved).
- 8111 - (Reserved).
- 8112 - (Reserved).
- 8113 - Charitable trusts.
- 8121 - Determination and distribution of net income.
- 8122 - Distribution to residuary and remainder beneficiaries.
- 8131 - When right to income begins and ends.
- 8132 - Apportionment of receipts and disbursements when decedent dies or income interest begins.
- 8133 - Apportionment when income interest ends.
- 8141 - Character of receipts.
- 8142 - Distribution from trust or estate.
- 8143 - Business and other activities conducted by trustee.
- 8144 - Principal receipts.
- 8145 - Rental property.
- 8146 - Obligation to pay money.
- 8147 - Insurance policies and similar contracts.
- 8148 - Insubstantial allocations not required.
- 8149 - Retirement benefits, individual retirement accounts, deferred compensation, annuities and similar payments.
- 8150 - Liquidating asset.
- 8151 - Minerals, water and other natural resources.
- 8152 - Timber.
- 8153 - Property not productive of income.
- 8154 - Derivatives and options.
- 8155 - Asset-backed securities.
- 8161 - Mandatory disbursements from income.
- 8162 - Mandatory disbursements from principal.
- 8163 - Discretionary allocation of disbursements.
- 8164 - Transfers from income to principal for depreciation.
- 8165 - Transfers from income to reimburse principal.
- 8166 - Income taxes.
- 8167 - Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes. Subchapters F and G (Reserved)
- 8191 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Chapter 82 - Revised Price Act (Repealed)
- 8201 - - § 8234 (Repealed).
Chapter 83 - Inalienable Property
- 8301 - Powers of court to authorize sale, etc. of real property.
- 8302 - Venue where real property is wholly in one county.
- 8303 - Venue where real property is in more than one county.
- 8304 - Procedure.
- 8305 - Sale of real property subject to future inalienable interests; disposition of proceeds.
- 8306 - Title of purchaser.
Chapter 84 - Military Service
- 8401 - - § 8407 (Repealed).
- 8411 - Notice of action to United States Veterans' Bureau.
- 8412 - Veterans' Bureau's objection to account; costs.
Chapter 85 - Simultaneous Death
- 8501 - No sufficient evidence of survivorship.
- 8502 - Beneficiaries of another person's disposition of property.
- 8503 - Joint tenants or tenants by the entirety.
- 8504 - Insurance policies.
- 8505 - Chapter does not apply if decedent provides otherwise.
Chapter 86 - Anatomical Gifts
- 8601 - Definitions.
- 8611 - Persons who may execute anatomical gift.
- 8612 - Persons who may become donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.
- 8613 - Manner of executing anatomical gifts.
- 8614 - Delivery of document of gift.
- 8615 - Amendment or revocation of gift.
- 8616 - Rights and duties at death.
- 8617 - Requests for anatomical gifts.
- 8618 - Voluntary contribution system (Repealed).
- 8619 - Use of driver's license or identification card to indicate organ or tissue donation.
- 8620 - Police and emergency personnel responsibilities.
- 8621 - The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund contributions.
- 8622 - The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund.
- 8623 - Confidentiality requirement.
- 8624 - Prohibited activities.
- 8641 - Removal of corneal tissue permitted under certain circumstances.
- 8642 - Limitation of liability.
Chapter 87 - Employee Benefits
- 8701 - Existing trusts may continue for term necessary to accomplish purpose.
- 8702 - Combining trusts.
- 8703 - Transfer of assets to corporate trustee; investments; common trust funds.
- 8704 - Payments upon employee's death; third party claims.
Chapter 88 - Slayers
- 8801 - Definition of terms.
- 8802 - Slayer not to acquire property as result of slaying.
- 8803 - Descent, distribution, dower, curtesy, and statutory rights as survivor.
- 8804 - Legacies.
- 8805 - Tenancies by the entirety.
- 8806 - Joint tenants, joint owners and joint obligees.
- 8807 - Reversions and vested remainders.
- 8808 - Interests dependent on survivorship or continuance of life.
- 8809 - Contingent remainders and executory or other future interests.
- 8810 - Powers of appointment.
- 8811 - Proceeds of insurance.
- 8812 - Bona fide payment by insurance company or obligor.
- 8813 - Bona fide purchasers.
- 8814 - Record of conviction as evidence.
- 8814.1 - Preadjudication rule.
- 8815 - Broad construction; policy of State.