Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6111 (2026)
Conveyances to defeat marital rights (Repealed).
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§ 6111. Conveyances to defeat marital rights (Repealed).
1978 Repeal. Section 6111 was repealed April 18, 1978, P.L.42, No.23, effective in 60 days.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1976–2015 · leading case: In Re: Est. of Harold E. Rood, 121 A.3d 1104 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
In Re: Est. of Harold E. Rood, 121 A.3d 1104 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015). “person who retains a power of appointment by will, or a power of revocation or consumption over the principal thereof, shall, at the election of his surviving spouse, ■ be treated as a testamentary disposition so far as the surviving spouse is concerned to the extent to which…”
Cost v. Caletri, 394 A.2d 513 (Pa. 1978). “20 Pa.C.S. § 6111 (1975). 2 . Cf. 20 Pa.C.”
Kuestner Est., 72 Pa. D. & C.2d 372 (1976). “508, as amended, 20 Pa. C.S. §6111, to take against all conveyances made by decedent during his lifetime.”
Shlit Est., 75 Pa. D. & C.2d 728 (1976). “, The question herein involves the distribution of assets of decedent following his widow’s election to take against conveyances under section 6111 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (PEF), 20 Pa. C. S. §6111. This permits a surviving spouse to share in conveyances…”
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