Title 20, DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

(a) General rule.--An agent under a power of attorney may do the following on behalf of the principal or with the principal's property only if the power of attorney expressly grants the agent the authority and exercise of the authority is not otherwise prohibited by another agree…

(a) Specification of powers.--A principal may, by inclusion of the language quoted in any of the following paragraphs or by inclusion of other language showing a similar intent on the part of the principal, empower an agent to do any or all of the following, each of which is defi…

(a) Power to make limited gifts.--(Deleted by amendment). (a.1) Power to make limited gifts.--(Deleted by amendment). (b) Power to create a trust.--A power "to create a trust for my benefit" shall mean that the agent may execute a deed of trust, designating one or more persons (i…

(a) Definition.--A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which a principal designates another his agent in writing. The authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the principal's subsequent disability or incapacity. A principal may provide in the power…

(a) Death of principal.--The death of a principal who has executed a written power of attorney, durable or otherwise, shall not revoke or terminate the agency as to the agent or other person, who, without actual knowledge of the death of the principal, acts in good faith under th…

As to acts undertaken in good faith reliance thereon, an affidavit executed by the agent under a power of attorney stating that he did not have at the time of exercise of the power actual knowledge of the termination of the power by revocation, death or, if applicable, disability…

A bank and trust company or a trust company authorized to act as a fiduciary in this Commonwealth and acting as an agent pursuant to a power of attorney, or appointed by another who possesses such a power, shall have the powers, duties and liabilities set forth in section 3321 (r…

(a) Third party liability.--(Deleted by amendment). (b) Third party immunity.--(Deleted by amendment). (c) Genuineness.--A person who in good faith accepts a power of attorney without actual knowledge that a signature or mark of any of the following are not genuine may, without l…

(a) Acceptance required.--Except as provided under subsections (b) and (d): (1) A person shall either: (i) accept a power of attorney; or (ii) request one of the following: (A) an affidavit under section 5606 (relating to proof of continuance of powers of attorney by affidavit); …

For the purposes of sections 5608 (relating to acceptance of and reliance upon power of attorney) and 5608.1 (relating to liability for refusal to accept power of attorney), the following shall apply: (1) A person who conducts activities through employees shall be considered to b…

(a) Compensation.--In the absence of a specific provision to the contrary in the power of attorney, the agent shall be entitled to reasonable compensation based upon the actual responsibilities assumed and performed. (b) Reimbursement for expenses.--An agent shall be entitled to …

An agent shall file an account of his administration whenever directed to do so by the court and may file an account at any other time. All accounts shall be filed in the office of the clerk in the county where the principal resides. The court may assess the costs of the accounti…

A power of attorney executed in or under the laws of another state or jurisdiction shall be valid in this Commonwealth if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with: (1) the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the power of attorney and, in the absence …

Unless displaced by a provision of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter. (July 2, 2014, P.L.855, No.95, eff. imd.) 2014 Amendment. Act 95 added section 5612. See section 9 of Act 95 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to…

The meaning and effect of a power of attorney is determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the power of attorney and, in the absence of an indication of jurisdiction, by the law of the jurisdiction in which the power of attorney is executed. (July 8, 2016, P.L.497, N…

(a) County having venue.--Venue of any matter pertaining to the exercise of a power by an agent acting under a power of attorney as provided in this chapter shall be in the county in which the principal is domiciled, a resident or residing in a long-term care facility. (b) Declin…