20 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 59 - Uniform Adult Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  General Provisions

• Section 5901 - Short Title Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
• Section 5902 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 5903 - International Application Of Chapter
  A court of this Commonwealth may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this subchapter and...
• Section 5904 - Communication Between Courts
  (a) Authorization.--A court of this Commonwealth may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may...
• Section 5905 - Cooperation Between Courts
  (a) Initiation.--In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this Commonwealth, a court of this Commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to...
• Section 5906 - Taking Testimony In Another State
  (a) General procedures.--In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located...

Subchapter B.  Jurisdiction

• Section 5911 - Definitions; Significant Connection Factors
  (a) Definitions.--The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context...
• Section 5912 - Exclusive Basis
  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of Chapter 55 (relating to incapacitated persons), this subchapter provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this Commonwealth...
• Section 5913 - Jurisdiction
  A court of this Commonwealth has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if one of the following...
• Section 5914 - Special Jurisdiction
  (a) Scope.--Notwithstanding the requirements of section 5513 (relating to emergency guardian) as it relates to limiting the duration of an order appointing an emergency...
• Section 5915 - Exclusive And Continuing Jurisdiction
  Except as otherwise provided in section 5914 (relating to special jurisdiction), a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent...
• Section 5916 - Appropriate Forum
  (a) Decline to exercise jurisdiction.--A court of this Commonwealth having jurisdiction under section 5913 (relating to jurisdiction) to appoint a guardian or issue a...
• Section 5917 - Jurisdiction Declined By Reason Of Conduct
  (a) Judicial options.--If a court of this Commonwealth determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because of...
• Section 5918 - Notice Of Proceeding
  If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this Commonwealth and this Commonwealth was...
• Section 5919 - Proceedings In More Than One State
  Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located in...

Subchapter C.  Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship

• Section 5921 - Transfer Of Guardianship Or Conservatorship To Another State
  (a) Petition.--A guardian or conservator appointed in this Commonwealth may petition the court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice.--Notice...
• Section 5922 - Accepting Guardianship Or Conservatorship Transferred From Another State
  (a) Petition.--To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this Commonwealth under provisions similar to section 5921 (relating to transfer of guardianship...

Subchapter D.  Registration and Recognition of Orders from Other States

• Section 5931 - Registration Of Guardianship Orders
  If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this Commonwealth,...
• Section 5932 - Registration Of Protective Orders
  If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in this Commonwealth, the conservator...
• Section 5933 - Effect Of Registration
  (a) Powers.--Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in this Commonwealth all powers authorized...

Subchapter E.  Miscellaneous Provisions

• Section 5991 - Uniformity Of Application And Construction
  In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its...
• Section 5992 - Relation To Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act
  (a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), this chapter modifies, limits or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act...

Last modified: October 8, 2016