PRINTER'S NO. 3296
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2247
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY GILLEN, HENNESSEY, MILLARD, KNOWLES, PASHINSKI,
BIZZARRO, B. MILLER, RYAN, BERNSTINE, MURT, READSHAW, HILL-
EVANS, DAVIS, TOOHIL, WATSON, DeLUCA, WARREN, WARD, COX,
NEILSON, M. QUINN AND CONKLIN, APRIL 9, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 9, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in incapacitated persons,
further providing for petition and hearing and independent
evaluation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5511(f) of Title 20 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
§ 5511. Petition and hearing; independent evaluation.
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(f) Who may be appointed guardian.--[The]
(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the
court may appoint as guardian any of the following persons:
(i) a qualified individual[,];
(ii) a corporate fiduciary[,];
(iii) a nonprofit corporation[,];
(iv) a guardianship support agency under Subchapter
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