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20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 722 (2026)

 Venue of trust estates.

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§ 722.  Venue of trust estates.

When a Pennsylvania court has jurisdiction of any trust, testamentary or inter vivos, except as otherwise provided by law, the venue for all purposes shall be in the county where at the time being is the situs of the trust. The situs of the trust shall remain in the county of the court which first assumed jurisdiction of the trust, unless and until such court shall order a change of situs under the provisions of this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: Trust of John S. Middleton, Appeal of: Riley, P., 313 A.3d 1079 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024).
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Trust of John S. Middleton, Appeal of: Riley, P., 313 A.3d 1079 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “See 20 Pa.C.S. § 722 (“When a Pennsylvania court has jurisdiction of any trust, … except as otherwise provided by law, the venue for all purposes shall be in the county where at the time being is the situs of the trust.”
State ex rel. Working v. Costa, 216 S.W.3d 758 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “§ 35-1-122, both parties are in agreement that the Tennessee statute was patterned after two Pennsylvania statutes, specifically 20 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 722 (“Pa. § 722”), Venue of Trust Estates, and 20 Pa.”
In Re: Thomson, G.,Appeal of: Thomson-Caliendo, J. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020). “20 Pa.C.S. § 722 (“When a Pennsylvania court has jurisdiction of any trust, testamentary or inter vivos, except as otherwise provided by law, the venue for all purposes shall be in the county where at the time being is the situs of the trust.”
In re Archdiocesan Cemeteries, 35 Pa. D. & C.5th 528 (2014). “20 Pa.C.S. § 722. In this case, that *541 situs is Philadelphia, which is the headquarters for the archdiocese.”
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