Pennsylvania § 5517 Adjudication of capacity and modification of existing orders

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5517 — Adjudication of capacity and modification of existing orders

Pennsylvania § 5517

Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Ch. 55INCAPACITATED PERSONS

Subch.APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN; BONDS; REMOVAL

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Bluebook

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5517 (2026).

Text

The court, after a hearing under section 5512.2 (relating to review hearing), may order that a person previously adjudged incapacitated is no longer incapacitated or the court may find that the incapacitated person has regained or lost capacity in certain areas in which case the court shall modify the existing guardianship order.

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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 5517 is referred to in section 8123 of Title 35 (Health and Safety).