Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5610 (2026)

Account.

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§ 5610. Account.

An agent shall file an account of his administration whenever directed to do so by the court and may file an account at any other time. All accounts shall be filed in the office of the clerk in the county where the principal resides. The court may assess the costs of the accounting proceeding as it deems appropriate, including the costs of preparing and filing the account.

(Oct. 12, 1999, P.L.422, No.39, eff. 60 days; July 8, 2016, P.L.497, No.79, eff. Jan. 1, 2017)

2016 Amendment. Section 21(2)(ii) of Act 79 of 2016 provided that the amendment of section 5610 shall apply to all powers of attorney executed before, on or after the effective date of section 21(2)(ii).

1999 Amendment. See section 13(8) of Act 39 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2019 · leading case: In Re: Nadzam, A., Appeal of: Domitrovich, J., 203 A.3d 215 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).

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In Re: Nadzam, A., Appeal of: Domitrovich, J., 203 A.3d 215 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). · cites it 4× “Did the trial court commit an error of law in determining that standing is required when the [orphans'] court has independent statutory authority under the plain language of 20 Pa.C.S. § 5610 to order an accounting that is not dependent on the standing of the petitioner? 3.”

Est. of Nixon, R., Appeal of: Nixon, C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “See 20 Pa.C.S. § 5610. On August 20, 2014, Mary filed an Account for the period from January 1, 2010, to April 13, 2013.”

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