Pennsylvania § 5537 Reserve for funeral

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5537 — Reserve for funeral

Pennsylvania § 5537

Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Ch. 55INCAPACITATED PERSONS

Subch.ACCOUNTS, AUDITS, REVIEWS AND DISTRIBUTION

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Bluebook

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5537 (2026).

Text

(a)In general.--The court may authorize the guardian to retain such assets as are deemed appropriate for the anticipated expense of the incapacitated person's funeral, including the cost of a burial lot or other resting place, which shall be exempt from all claims including claims of the Commonwealth. The court with notice thereof to the institution or person having custody of the incapacitated person may also authorize the guardian or another person to set aside such assets in the form of a savings account in a financial institution which account shall not be subject to escheat during the lifetime of the incapacitated person. Such assets may be disbursed by the guardian or person who set aside such assets or by the financial institution for such funeral expenses without further authoriza

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(a) In general.--The court may authorize the guardian to retain such assets as are deemed appropriate for the anticipated expense of the incapacitated person's funeral, including the cost of a burial lot or other resting place, which shall be exempt from all claims including claims of the Commonwealth. The court with notice thereof to the institution or person having custody of the incapacitated person may also authorize the guardian or another person to set aside such assets in the form of a savings account in a financial institution which account shall not be subject to escheat during the lifetime of the incapacitated person. Such assets may be disbursed by the guardian or person who set aside such assets or by the financial institution for such funeral expenses without further authorization or accounting. Any part of such assets not so disbursed shall constitute a part of the deceased incapacitated person's estate. Should the incapacitated person become capacitated or should such assets become excessive, the court, upon petition of any party in interest, may make such order as the circumstances shall require.

(b) Definition.--As used in this section, "financial institution" includes a bank, a bank and trust company, a trust company, a savings and loan association, a building and loan association, a savings bank, a private bank and a national bank.

Legislative History

(Feb. 18, 1982, P.L.45, No.26, eff. imd.; 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.