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§ 3384. Notice of claim

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 33. Administration and Personal Representatives (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter E. Claims; Charges; Rights of Creditors (Refs & Annos)
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 3384
§ 3384. Notice of claim
Currentness
(a) Written notice.--Written notice of any claim against a decedent given to the personal representative or his attorney of record before the claim is barred shall toll the statute of limitations.
(b) Acts equivalent to written notice.--Any of the following acts by a claimant shall be equivalent to the giving of written notice of a claim to the personal representative:
(1) Instituting proceedings to compel the filing of an account.
(2) Bringing an action against the personal representative in any court having jurisdiction of the claim and having the writ or pleading duly served on the personal representative.
(3) Substituting the personal representative as a defendant in an action pending against the decedent.
(4) Receiving a written acknowledgment by the personal representative or his attorney of record of the existence of the claim.

Credits

1972, June 30, P.L. 508, No. 164, § 2, eff. July 1, 1972.
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 3384, PA ST 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 3384
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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