2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 77 - Trusts
7714 - Venue - UTC 204.

     § 7714.  Venue - UTC 204.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in
     subsection (b), venue for a judicial proceeding involving a
     trust is in the county of this Commonwealth in which the trust's
     situs is located and, if the trust is created by will and the
     estate is not yet closed, in the county in which the decedent's
     estate is being administered.
        (b)  Exceptions.--
            (1)  If a trust has no trustee, venue for a judicial
        proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is in:
                (i)  any county in which a beneficiary resides;
                (ii)  any county in which trust property is located;
            or
                (iii)  if the trust is created by will, the county in
            which the decedent's estate was or is being administered.
            (2)  The venue of proceedings that are pending on the
        effective date of this section shall not be disturbed.

        Cross References.  Section 7714 is referred to in sections
     7705, 7708 of this title.

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