PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES

Title 20; DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

CHAPTER 71. TRUST ESTATES

Subchapter A. Appointment Of Trustees.
Subchapter B. Bond Of Trustees.
Subchapter C. Removal And Discharge.
Subchapter D. Powers, Duties And Liabilities.
Subchapter E. Sales, Pledges, Mortgages, Leases, Options And Exchanges.
Subchapter F. Accounts, Audits, Reviews And Distributions.
Subchapter G. Separation And Combination Of Trusts

§ 7191. Separate trusts.
§ 7192. Combination of trusts.

§ 7191. Separate trusts.

The court, for cause shown, may authorize the division of a trust into two or more separate trusts upon such terms and conditions and with such notice as the court shall direct.

§ 7192. Combination of trusts.

The court, for cause shown, may authorize the combination of separate trusts with substantially similar provisions upon such terms and conditions and with such notice as the court shall direct notwithstanding that the trusts may have been created by separate instruments and by different persons. If necessary to protect possibly different future interests, the assets shall be valued at the time of any such combination and a record made of the proportionate interest of each separate trust in the combined fund.


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