Venue - UTC 204 - 20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7714
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§ 7714. Venue - UTC 204.
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (b), venue for a judicial proceeding involving a
trust is in the county of this Commonwealth in which the trust's
situs is located and, if the trust is created by will and the
estate is not yet closed, in the county in which the decedent's
estate is being administered.
(b) Exceptions.--
(1) If a trust has no trustee, venue for a judicial
proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is in:
(i) any county in which a beneficiary resides;
(ii) any county in which trust property is located;
or
(iii) if the trust is created by will, the county in
which the decedent's estate was or is being administered.
(2) The venue of proceedings that are pending on the
effective date of this section shall not be disturbed.
Cross References. Section 7714 is referred to in sections
7705, 7708 of this title.
Section: 7709 7710 7710.1 7710.2 7711 7712 7713 7714 7721 7722 7723 7724 7725 7726 7731
Last modified: November 27, 2007
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