Pennsylvania § 3324 Death or incapacity of fiduciary

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3324 — Death or incapacity of fiduciary

Pennsylvania § 3324

Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Ch. 33ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Subch.PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES; POWERS,

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Bluebook

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3324 (2026).

Text

The personal representative of the estate of a deceased fiduciary or the guardian of an adjudged incapacitated fiduciary by reason of his position shall not succeed to the administration of, or have the right to possess, any asset of an estate which was being administered by the deceased or incapacitated fiduciary, except to protect it pending its delivery to the person entitled to it. The account of the deceased or incapacitated fiduciary may be filed by the fiduciary of his estate and it shall be filed if the court shall so direct. The court may direct the fiduciary of a deceased or incapacitated fiduciary to make the distribution and to make the transfers and assignments necessary to carry into effect a decree of distribution.

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The personal representative of the estate of a deceased fiduciary or the guardian of an adjudged incapacitated fiduciary by reason of his position shall not succeed to the administration of, or have the right to possess, any asset of an estate which was being administered by the deceased or incapacitated fiduciary, except to protect it pending its delivery to the person entitled to it. The account of the deceased or incapacitated fiduciary may be filed by the fiduciary of his estate and it shall be filed if the court shall so direct. The court may direct the fiduciary of a deceased or incapacitated fiduciary to make the distribution and to make the transfers and assignments necessary to carry into effect a decree of distribution.

Legislative History

(Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.108, No.24, eff. 60 days) 1992 Amendment.See section 21 of Act 24 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability. Cross References.Section 3324 is referred to in sections 5144, 5521, 7792 of this title.