The court, for cause shown, may order the estate to be distributed in kind to the parties in interest, including fiduciaries. In such case, when there are two or more distributees, distribution may be made of undivided interests in real or personal estate or the personal representative or a distributee may request the court to divide, partition and allot the property, or to direct the sale of the property. If such a request is made, the court, after such notice as it shall direct, shall fairly divide, partition and allot the property among the distributees in proportion to their respective interests, or the court may direct the personal representative to sell at a sale confined to the distributees, or at a private or public sale not so confined, any property which cannot be so divided, partitioned or allotted.
Cross References. Section 3534 is referred to in sections 5163, 5533 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 35 - Accounts and Distribution
Section 3501 - Accounting required (Repealed)
Section 3501.1 - Accounting by personal representative
Section 3501.2 - Annexation of account of terminated trust, guardianship or agency
Section 3503 - Notice to parties in interest
Section 3504 - Representation of parties in interest (Repealed)
Section 3511 - Audits in counties having separate orphans' court division
Section 3512 - Audits in counties having no separate orphans' court division
Section 3513 - Statement of proposed distribution
Section 3514 - Confirmation of account and approval of proposed distribution
Section 3521 - Rehearing; relief granted
Section 3531 - Estates not exceeding $50,000
Section 3532 - At risk of personal representative
Section 3533 - Award upon final confirmation of account
Section 3534 - Distribution in kind
Section 3534.1 - Cost of distribution of tangible personal property
Section 3535 - Delivery of possession of real estate
Section 3536 - Recording and registering decrees awarding real estate
Section 3538 - Distributions involving persons born out of wedlock
Section 3539 - Change in law after pattern of distribution established
Section 3540 - Absentee and additional distributees
Section 3541 - Order of abatement
Section 3543 - Income on distributive shares
Section 3544 - Liability of personal representative for interest
Section 3545 - Transcripts of balances due by personal representative
Section 3546 - Determination of title to decedent's interest in real estate
Section 3551 - Enforcement of payment
Section 3552 - Discharge of portion of property from charges payable in the future
Section 3553 - Discharge of property from lien of charge
Section 3554 - Presumption of payment, release or extinguishment