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Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 55 was added June 30, 1972, P.L.508, No.164,...
Section 5501 - Meaning of incapacitated person - "Incapacitated person" means an adult whose ability to receive and...
Section 5502 - Purpose of chapter - Recognizing that every individual has unique needs and differing abilities,...
Section 5505 - Provisions similar to small estates of minors - The provisions concerning small estates of incapacitated persons shall be...
Section 5511 - Petition and hearing; independent evaluation - (a) Resident.--The court, upon petition and hearing and upon the...
Section 5512 - County of appointment; qualifications - (a) Resident incapacitated person.--A guardian of the person or estate...
Section 5512.1 - Determination of incapacity and appointment of guardian - (a) Determination of incapacity.--In all cases, the court shall consider...
Section 5512.2 - Review hearing - (a) Time of hearing.--The court may set a date for...
Section 5512.3 - Annual report - The court shall annually file with the Supreme Court Administrator's...
Section 5513 - Emergency guardian - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5511 (relating to petition and...
Section 5514 - To fill vacancy; co-guardian - The court, after such notice to parties in interest as...
Section 5515 - Provisions similar to other estates - The provisions relating to a guardian of an incapacitated person...
Section 5516 - Fiduciary estate - The court, in its discretion, upon the application of any...
Section 5517 - Adjudication of capacity and modification of existing orders - The court, after a hearing under section 5512.2 (relating to...
Section 5518 - Evidence of incapacity - To establish incapacity, the petitioner must present testimony, in person...
Section 5518.1 - Cross-examination of witnesses - Testimony as to the capacity of the alleged incapacitated person...
Section 5521 - Provisions concerning powers, duties and liabilities - (a) Duty of guardian of the person.--It shall be the...
Section 5522 - Power to lease - A guardian may lease any real or personal property of...
Section 5523 - Collateral attack - No decree entered pursuant to this chapter shall be subject...
Section 5524 - Effect of determination of incapacity - A partially incapacitated person shall be incapable of making any...
Section 5525 - Notice to Commonwealth and political subdivisions - When the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof has a...
Section 5531 - When accounting filed - A guardian shall file an account of his administration whenever...
Section 5532 - Where accounts filed - All accounts of guardians shall be filed in the office...
Section 5533 - Notice, audits, reviews and distribution - The provisions concerning accounts, audits, reviews, distribution and rights of...
Section 5533.1 - Account of personal representative of deceased incompetent (Repealed) - 1984 Repeal. Section 5533.1 was repealed October 12, 1984, P.L.929,...
Section 5534 - Recognition of claims - Upon the audit of the account of the guardian of...
Section 5535 - Disposition of trust income - Except as otherwise provided by the trust instrument, the trustee...
Section 5536 - Distributions of income and principal during incapacity - (a) In general.--All income received by a guardian of the...
Section 5537 - Reserve for funeral - (a) In general.--The court may authorize the guardian to retain...
Section 5551 - Guardianship support agencies; legislative intent - The General Assembly finds that there is a need for...
Section 5552 - Services to individuals whose decision-making ability is impaired. - Guardianship support agencies shall provide guardianship services under this chapter....
Section 5553 - Guardianship services - (a) In general.--The guardianship support agency shall be available to...
Section 5554 - Services to courts, guardians and others - (a) Services to courts.--Guardianship support agencies may be available to...
Section 5555 - Costs and compensation - Recipients of service shall be charged for services based on...