Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3514 (2026)

Confirmation of account and approval of proposed distribution.

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§ 3514. Confirmation of account and approval of proposed distribution.

No account shall be confirmed, or statement of proposed distribution approved, until an adjudication or a decree of distribution is filed in conformity with local rules by the court or by the clerk of the court, expressly confirming the account or approving the statement of proposed distribution and specifying or indicating by reference to the statement of proposed distribution the names of the persons to whom the balance available for distribution is awarded and the amount or share awarded to each.

Cross References. Section 3514 is referred to in sections 5163, 5533, 7799.2 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: In re Est. of Cherwinski, 856 A.2d 165 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004).

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In re Est. of Cherwinski, 856 A.2d 165 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004). “Additionally, two of Appellant’s brothers filed exceptions to this accounting, and the trial court held a hearing on the exceptions.”

In Re Est. of Borkowski, 794 A.2d 388 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2002). “See 20 Pa.C.S. § 3514. Our supreme court has held that an appeal from an order directing the administrator of a decedent’s estate to apply for a court order to sell real estate belonging to the decedent is interlocutory and must be quashed.”

In re Est. of Schram, 696 A.2d 1206 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1997). “20 Pa.C.S. § 3514. . We note that in the instant appeal GSAC and ECRC argue that the department, on behalf of the Allegheny Department of Aging, lacked standing to file exceptions to the trial court's orders denying its objections to the final accounts.”

In Re the Est. of Habazin, 679 A.2d 1293 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996). “341 unless it disposes of all claims or of all parties. In a decedent’s estate, the confirmation of the final account of the personal representative represents the final order, subject to exceptions being filed and disposed of by the court.”

In Re: Est. of Sterchak, R. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022). “The court has discretion to impose appropriate conditions to any such partial distribution to protect the Estate itself.”

In Re: Est. of: Torkos, D. Appeal of: Torkos, J. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015). “1996), citing 20 Pa.C.S. § 3514. Rule 342 provides that certain Orphans’ Court orders are appealable as of right without a determination of finality.”

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