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Wills probated outside the Commonwealth - 20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3136

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     § 3136.  Wills probated outside the Commonwealth.
        A duly authenticated copy of a will proved outside of the
     Commonwealth according to the law of the place of probate may be
     offered for probate before any register having jurisdiction, and
     letters testamentary or of administration with a will annexed
     may be granted thereon as though the original will had been
     offered before such register. If, in addition to such copy,
     there shall be produced a duly authenticated copy of the record
     of the probate proceeding of the original instrument, the will
     shall be entitled to probate in this Commonwealth and
     appropriate letters shall be issued thereon without the
     production or examination of the witnesses to prove such will,
     unless the will was probated outside of the United States and
     the record shows or it is satisfactorily proved that an
     essential requirement of Pennsylvania law for a valid will has
     not been met. If the will was probated outside of the United
     States, the probate proceedings may be supplemented by the
     submission of additional evidence to the register.

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