Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3501.1 (2026)

Accounting by personal representative.

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§ 3501.1. Accounting by personal representative.

A personal representative may file his account at any time after four months from the first complete advertisement of the original grant of letters, but shall not file it earlier unless directed to do so by the court. A personal representative may be cited to file an account at any time after the expiration of six months from the first complete advertisement of the original grant of letters. A personal representative may be directed by the court to file an account of his administration at any time.

(Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.867, No.293, eff. imd.)

1974 Amendment. Act 293 added section 3501.1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2024 · leading case: Est. of Baehr, 596 A.2d 803 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991).

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Est. of Baehr, 596 A.2d 803 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991). · cites it 2× “In relying upon the required records exception to compel Arentzen to testify against himself by creating and producing an account of his actions while serving as executor and attorney to Baehr's estate, I believe that the majority erroneously extends the parameters of the…”

In Re Jones, 660 A.2d 76 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995). “” 20 Pa.C.S. § 3501.1 (emphasis added). Appellants vaguely argue that this irregularity should somehow nullify the appellees’ claim to the inheritance.”

Est. of James G. Klingensmith (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). “On or about October 23, 2013, Joseph and John Klingensmith, through their respective counsel, filed a Petition for Citation for a Rule to Show Cause Why a Citation Should Not Be Issued Pursuant to 20 Pa. Cons. Stat. §3501.1 . That provision of Title 20 allows such a citation to…”

In Re: J.R., Appeal of: M.R. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024). “, Petition #A1a Filed Pursuant to the Order of the Orphans’ Court Dated June 24, 2022 and For an Order or Decree to Compel Defendants’ to File the Original Instruments or Conformed Copies of Them and To File an Account in Accordance with 20 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann Section 3501.1.…”

In Re: Order Rescinding & Replacing Rules 1.1 through 13.3 & Rule 17, & Amending Rules 14.1 through 16.12 of the Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules (Pa. 2015). “4 regarding the time for filing the first Account of the personal representative has been deleted as it is codified in 20 Pa.C.S. § 3501.1. Rule 2.7. Objections to Accounts or Petitions for Adjudication/Statements of Proposed Distribution (a) Objections to an Account and/or a…”

Bowdoin v. Deckman, 997 F. Supp. 645 (E.D. Pa. 1998). “See 20 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. §§ 3501.1 and 3511, 3513-14.”

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