The surviving spouse, child or children, parent or parents may also collect the exemption out of real and personal estate, together with income thereon, in the manner provided by law for the collection of legacies.
Other remedies
20 Pa.C.S. § 3125, under Dispositions Independent of Letters; Family Exemption; Probate of Wills and Grant of Letters.
20 Pa.C.S. § 3125