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20 Pa.C.S. § 7712

Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary - UTC 202

Known as the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code

The act spans §§ 20–20 (744 sections).

(a) Personal jurisdiction over trustee.--By accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its situs in this Commonwealth or by moving the situs to this Commonwealth, the trustee submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this Commonwealth regarding any matter involving the trust.

(b) Personal jurisdiction over beneficiary.--With respect to their interests in the trust, the beneficiaries of a trust having its situs in this Commonwealth are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this Commonwealth regarding any matter involving the trust. By not releasing or disclaiming the beneficiary's beneficial interest in the trust, a beneficiary of a trust having its situs in this Commonwealth submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this Commonwealth regarding any matter involving the trust.

(c) Additional jurisdictional methods.--This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction over a trustee, beneficiary or other person receiving property from the trust.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.