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20 Pa.C.S. § 7798

Failure to present claim at audit

Known as the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code

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

(a) Applicability.--This section applies to a person that, at the audit of a trustee's account, has a claim that:

(1) arose out of the administration of trust property or arises out of the distribution of trust property upon any interim or final accounting of the trust; and

(2) is not reported to the court as an admitted claim.

(b) Bar.--A person that fails, at the call for audit or confirmation, to present a claim under subsection (a) shall be forever barred from making a claim against:

(1) trust property distributed pursuant to the audit or confirmation;

(2) a distributee of trust property distributed pursuant to the audit or confirmation; and

(3) except as otherwise provided in section 3521 (relating to rehearing; relief granted), trust property awarded back upon further trust pursuant to the audit or confirmation.

(c) Liens and charges unimpaired.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as impairing any lien or charge on real or personal estate of the trust existing at the time of the audit.

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