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20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 762 (2026)

 Accounts.

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§ 762.  Accounts.

The orphans' court division may decide or dispose of any question relating to the administration or distribution of an estate or trust and exercise any of its powers in respect thereof upon the filing of an account or in any other appropriate proceeding. The account may be a complete accounting of the estate or trust or of only the transactions which raise the question to be determined.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1982–2018 · leading case: In Re Est. of Albright, 545 A.2d 896 (Pa. 1988).
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In Re Est. of Albright, 545 A.2d 896 (Pa. 1988). · cites it 2× “The questions raised by the petition for an accounting were the proper subject of the hearings held on that petition. The court may, if it chooses, limit its inquiry to an examination of “only the transactions which raise the question to be determined.”
In Re Est. of Freedman, 453 A.2d 651 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982). “20 Pa.C.S. § 762. Orphans’ Court Rules 6.”
Order Adopting Rule 1.99 & Amending Notes to Rules 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 3.3-3.6, 3.9-3.11, 3.14, 7.2-7.4, & 8.2 of PA Orphans' Court Rules (Pa. 2018). “Explanatory Comment: Piggy-backed Accounts and limited Accounts are permitted pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S. §§ 762, 3501.2, and 7799.1. Rule 2.”
In Re: Order Rescinding & Replacing Rules 1.1 through 13.3 & Rule 17, & Amending Rules 14.1 through 16.12 of the Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules (Pa. 2015). “Explanatory Comment: Piggy-backed Accounts and limited Accounts are permitted pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S. §§ 762, 3501.2, and 7799.1. Rule 2.”
In Re: Order Rescinding & Replacing Rules 1.1 through 13.3 & Rule 17, & Amending Rules 14.1 through 16.12 of the Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules (Pa. 2015). “Explanatory Comment: Piggy-backed Accounts and limited Accounts are permitted pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S. §§ 762, 3501.2, and 7799.1. Rule 2.”
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