Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5505 (2026)

Provisions similar to small estates of minors.

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SUBCHAPTER B

SMALL ESTATES

Sec.

5505. Provisions similar to small estates of minors.

§ 5505. Provisions similar to small estates of minors.

The provisions concerning small estates of incapacitated persons shall be the same as are set forth in the following provisions of this title relating to minors' estates:

Section 5101 (relating to when guardian unnecessary).

Section 5102 (relating to power of natural guardian).

Section 5103 (relating to sequestered deposit).

(Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.867, No.293, eff. imd.; Feb. 18, 1982, P.L.45, No.26, eff. imd.; Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.108, No.24, eff. 60 days)

1992 Amendment. See section 21 of Act 24 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: In re Dyarman, 51 Pa. D. & C.4th 249 (2001).

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In re Dyarman, 51 Pa. D. & C.4th 249 (2001). “108, §7, 20 Pa.C.S. §5505 (2000 Supp.). Second, a guardianship of the person is to be “limited” in scope, as opposed to “plenary” in scope, in the absence of a finding that the person is “totally incapacitated.”

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