Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 35 - Accounts and Distribution
Section 3551 - Enforcement of payment


When a sum of money is charged upon real or personal property by will, inter vivos trust or decree, and has become payable, the court having jurisdiction of the estate or trust, upon petition of a party in interest and after notice to all persons liable for its payment and to the owner of the property charged, may enter a decree directing payment by the person liable, and in default of payment, may direct the fiduciary or a trustee to be appointed to sell the property charged, or so much of it as shall be necessary, upon such terms and security as the court shall direct, in which event the proceeds of the sale shall be distributed under the direction of the court as in other cases of judicial sales, to the persons legally entitled to receive them.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Chapter 35 - Accounts and Distribution

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 3501 - Accounting required (Repealed)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 3502 - Where filed

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Section 3504 - Representation of parties in interest (Repealed)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 3537 - Compensation

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 3542 - Contribution

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