§ 5913. Jurisdiction
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and FiduciariesEffective: September 4, 2012
Effective: September 4, 2012
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 5913
§ 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 paragraphs applies:
(A) The respondent does not have a home state, or a court of the respondent's home state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because this Commonwealth is a more appropriate forum or has declined to exercise jurisdiction in a manner not inconsistent with a determination that this Commonwealth is a more appropriate forum.
(ii) The respondent's home state and all significant-connection states have declined to exercise jurisdiction because this Commonwealth is the more appropriate forum or has declined to exercise jurisdiction in a manner not inconsistent with a determination that this Commonwealth is a more appropriate forum.
Credits
2012, July 5, P.L. 975, No. 108, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 4, 2012].
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 5913, PA ST 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 5913
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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