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§ 3157 — Nonresidents

Pennsylvania § 3157
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Ch. 31DISPOSITIONS INDEPENDENT OF LETTERS;
Subch.GRANT OF LETTERS

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20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3157 (2026).

Text

The register shall have discretion to refuse letters of administration to any individual not a resident of this Commonwealth.

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Legislative History

(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)

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