Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 51 - Minors
Section 5115 - Appointment of guardian in conveyance


Any person, who makes a deed or gift inter vivos or exercises a right under an insurance or annuity policy to designate the beneficiary to receive the proceeds of such policy, may in such deed or in the instrument creating such gift or designating such beneficiary, appoint a guardian of the estate or interest of each beneficiary named therein who shall be a minor or otherwise incapacitated. Payment by an insurance company to the guardian of such beneficiary so appointed shall discharge the insurance company to the extent of such payment to the same effect as payment to an otherwise duly appointed and qualified guardian.
(Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.108, No.24, eff. 60 days)

1992 Amendment. See section 21 of Act 24 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.
Cross References. Section 5115 is referred to in section 5515 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Section 5114 - Service of process on nonresident guardian (Repealed)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