Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7714 (2026)

Venue - UTC 204.

✓ current as of May 2026

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§ 7714. Venue - UTC 204.

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), venue for a judicial proceeding involving a trust is in the county of this Commonwealth in which the trust's situs is located and, if the trust is created by will and the estate is not yet closed, in the county in which the decedent's estate is being administered.

(b) Exceptions.--

(1) If a trust has no trustee, venue for a judicial proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is in:

(i) any county in which a beneficiary resides;

(ii) any county in which trust property is located; or

(iii) if the trust is created by will, the county in which the decedent's estate was or is being administered.

(2) The venue of proceedings that are pending on the effective date of this section shall not be disturbed.

Cross References. Section 7714 is referred to in sections 7705, 7708 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Order Amending Rules 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.5, 2.7, 3.5, 3.7, 4.3, 4.6, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 7.1, 10.1, 10.5, & the Index of the Appendix of the Pa Orphans' Court Rules, & Rescinding & Replacing Forms Oc-01 Through Oc-05 & Rw-03 Through Rw-10 (Pa. 2019).

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Order Amending Rules 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.5, 2.7, 3.5, 3.7, 4.3, 4.6, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 7.1, 10.1, 10.5, & the Index of the Appendix of the Pa Orphans' Court Rules, & Rescinding & Replacing Forms Oc-01 Through Oc-05 & Rw-03 Through Rw-10 (Pa. 2019). “0 cece ee eee [ ]Yes []No 5, Explain why venue is proper before this Court (see 20 Pa.C.S. § 7714}, and why the Trust's situs is located in this judicial district or county (see 20 Pa.”

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