(a) Joint ownership by slayer and decedent.--One-half of any property held by the slayer and the decedent as joint tenants, joint owners or joint obligees shall pass upon the death of the decedent to his estate, and the other half shall pass to his estate upon the death of the slayer, unless the slayer obtains a separation or severance of the property or a decree granting partition.
(b) Joint ownership by three or more persons.--As to property held jointly by three or more persons, including the slayer and the decedent, any enrichment which would have accrued to the slayer as a result of the death of the decedent shall pass to the estate of the decedent. If the slayer becomes the final survivor, one-half of the property shall immediately pass to the estate of the decedent and the other half shall pass to his estate upon the death of the slayer, unless the slayer obtains a separation or severance of the property or a decree granting partition.
(c) Enforceable agreements unaffected.--The provisions of this section shall not affect any enforceable agreement between the parties or any trust arising because a greater proportion of the property has been contributed by one party than by the other.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Section 8801 - Definition of terms
Section 8802 - Slayer not to acquire property as result of slaying
Section 8803 - Descent, distribution, dower, curtesy, and statutory rights as survivor
Section 8805 - Tenancies by the entirety
Section 8806 - Joint tenants, joint owners and joint obligees
Section 8807 - Reversions and vested remainders
Section 8808 - Interests dependent on survivorship or continuance of life
Section 8809 - Contingent remainders and executory or other future interests
Section 8810 - Powers of appointment
Section 8811 - Proceeds of insurance
Section 8812 - Bona fide payment by insurance company or obligor
Section 8813 - Bona fide purchasers
Section 8814 - Record of conviction as evidence