Any statute of limitation which would bar any debt or liability owed the estate of a decedent within one year after the decedent's death shall be extended until the end of one year following the decedent's death. Failure or delay in taking out letters testamentary or of administration shall not affect the operation of any statute of limitations applicable to a debt or liability owed the estate of a decedent.
20 Pa.C.S. § 3376
Limitations against debt due estate
Known as the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code
The act spans §§ 20-101 to 20-925 (744 sections).
(July 9, 1976, P.L.551, No.135, eff. imd.)
Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.