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§ 8815 — Broad construction; policy of State

Pennsylvania § 8815
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Ch. 88SLAYERS AND ELDER ABUSERS

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20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8815 (2026).

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This chapter shall not be considered penal in nature, but shall be construed broadly in order to effect the policy of this State that no person shall be allowed to profit by his own wrong, wherever committed.

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Nearby Sections

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§ 8801
Definitions
§ 8802
Slayer not to acquire property as result of slaying
§ 8802.1
Elder abuser not to acquire property
§ 8803
Descent, distribution, dower, curtesy, and statutory rights as survivor
§ 8804
Legacies
§ 8805
Tenancies by the entirety
§ 8806
Joint tenants, joint owners and joint obligees
§ 8807
Reversions and vested remainders
§ 8808
Interests dependent on survivorship or continuance of life
§ 8809
Contingent remainders and executory or other future interests
§ 8810
Powers of appointment
§ 8811
Proceeds of insurance
§ 8812
Bona fide payment by insurance company or obligor
§ 8813
Bona fide purchasers
§ 8814
Record of conviction as evidence
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