Pennsylvania § 5931 Registration of guardianship orders

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5931 — Registration of guardianship orders

Pennsylvania § 5931

Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Ch. 59UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS

Subch.REGISTRATION AND RECOGNITION OF ORDERS

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20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5931 (2026).

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If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this Commonwealth, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this Commonwealth by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate judicial district of this Commonwealth, certified copies of the order and letters of office.

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If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this Commonwealth, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this Commonwealth by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate judicial district of this Commonwealth, certified copies of the order and letters of office.