Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 51 - Minors
Section 5111 - County of appointment


(a) Resident minor.--A guardian of the person or of the estate of a minor may be appointed by the court of the county in which the minor resides.
(b) Nonresident minor.--A guardian of the estate within the Commonwealth of a minor residing outside the Commonwealth may be appointed by the court of the county having jurisdiction of a decedent's estate or of a trust from which the minor's estate is derived. When the nonresident minor's estate is derived otherwise than from a decedent's estate or a trust, a guardian may be appointed by the court of any county where an asset of the minor's estate is located.
(c) Exclusiveness of appointment.--When a court has appointed a guardian of a minor's estate pursuant to subsections (a) or (b), no other court shall appoint a similar guardian for the minor within the Commonwealth.

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Section 5114 - Service of process on nonresident guardian (Repealed)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