Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 7 - Orphans' Court Divisions
Section 722 - Venue of trust estates


When a Pennsylvania court has jurisdiction of any trust, testamentary or inter vivos, except as otherwise provided by law, the venue for all purposes shall be in the county where at the time being is the situs of the trust. The situs of the trust shall remain in the county of the court which first assumed jurisdiction of the trust, unless and until such court shall order a change of situs under the provisions of this chapter.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Chapter 7 - Orphans' Court Divisions

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 701 - Orphans' court divisions

Section 711 - Mandatory exercise of jurisdiction through orphans' court division in general

Section 712 - Nonmandatory exercise of jurisdiction through orphans' court division

Section 713 - Special provisions for Philadelphia County

Section 714 - Conflict of laws

Section 715 - Incidental powers (Repealed)

Section 721 - Venue of decedents', minors' and incapacitated persons' estates

Section 722 - Venue of trust estates

Section 723 - Situs of testamentary trust (Deleted by amendment)

Section 724 - Situs of inter vivos trust (Deleted by amendment)

Section 725 - Change of situs; order of court (Deleted by amendment)

Section 726 - Venue of nonprofit corporations

Section 727 - Venue of cemetery companies

Section 741 - Duties of the clerk (Repealed)

Section 743 - Bill of costs (Repealed)

Section 745 - Advertisement of accounts

Section 746 - Money paid into court (Repealed)

Section 751 - Appointment; purpose

Section 752 - Compensation

Section 753 - Subpoenas

Section 754 - Power to administer oaths (Repealed)

Section 761 - Petitions

Section 762 - Accounts

Section 763 - Writs of habeas corpus (Repealed)

Section 764 - Citation

Section 765 - Service of citation

Section 766 - Proof of service

Section 767 - Parties in interest

Section 768 - Manner of service; proof

Section 769 - Power of orphans' court division (Repealed)

Section 771 - Decree without prior hearing; attachment; sequestration (Repealed)

Section 772 - Injunctions (Repealed)

Section 773 - Subpoenas (Repealed)

Section 774 - Depositions and discovery

Section 775 - Perpetuation of testimony and court records

Section 776 - Testimony in proceedings removed from register

Section 777 - Right to jury trial; discretion of orphans' court division

Section 778 - Procedure for jury trials

Section 779 - Nonsuits

Section 781 - Methods of enforcement

Section 782 - Procedure on attachment of the person

Section 783 - Procedure on sequestration of real or personal property

Section 784 - Procedure on execution on personal property

Section 785 - Procedure on attachment execution

Section 786 - Procedure on execution on real estate

Section 791 - Allowance and allocation (Repealed)

Section 792 - Right of appeal (Repealed)

Section 793 - Effect of appeal

Section 794 - Disposition of cases on appeal (Repealed)