Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 51 - Minors
Section 5101 - When guardian unnecessary


When the entire real and personal estate, wherever located of a resident or nonresident minor has a net value of $25,000 or less, all or any part of it may be received and held or disposed of by the minor, or by the parent or other person maintaining the minor, without the appointment of a guardian or the entry of security, in any of the following circumstances:
(1) Award from decedent's estate or trust.--When the court having jurisdiction of a decedent's estate or of a trust in awarding the interest of the minor shall so direct.
(2) Interest in real estate.--When the court having jurisdiction to direct the sale or mortgage of real estate in which the minor has an interest shall so direct as to the minor's interest in the real estate.
(3) Other circumstances.--In all other circumstances, when the court which would have had jurisdiction to appoint a guardian of the estate of the minor shall so direct.
(Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.867, No.293, eff. imd.; Dec. 1, 1994, P.L.655, No.102, eff. 60 days)

Cross References. Section 5101 is referred to in sections 5102, 5505 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Chapter 51 - Minors

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 5101 - When guardian unnecessary

Section 5102 - Power of natural guardian

Section 5103 - Sequestered deposit

Section 5111 - County of appointment

Section 5112 - Persons not qualified to be appointed by the court

Section 5113 - Persons preferred in appointment

Section 5114 - Service of process on nonresident guardian (Repealed)

Section 5115 - Appointment of guardian in conveyance

Section 5116 - Orphan beneficiaries, charitable uses or trusts; administration, cities of first class

Section 5121 - Necessity, form and amount

Section 5122 - When bond not required

Section 5123 - Requiring or changing amount of bond

Section 5131 - Grounds and procedure

Section 5141 - Possession of real and personal property

Section 5142 - Inventory

Section 5143 - Abandonment of property

Section 5144 - Powers, duties and liabilities identical with personal representatives

Section 5145 - Investments

Section 5146 - Guardian named in conveyance

Section 5147 - Proceedings against guardian

Section 5151 - Power to sell personal property

Section 5152 - Power to lease

Section 5153 - Provisions identical to other estates

Section 5154 - Title of purchaser

Section 5155 - Order of court

Section 5161 - When accounting filed

Section 5162 - Where accounts filed

Section 5163 - Notice, audits, reviews and distribution

Section 5163.1 - Distribution to personal representative (Repealed)

Section 5164 - Distributions for support and education

Section 5165 - Notice to guardian or guardian ad litem

Section 5166 - Death of minor

Section 5167 - Failure to present claim at audit