20 Pa.C.S. § 5

This act shall be effective immediately, but its provisions shall not apply to wills or conveyances executed prior to its effective date or to rights from and through a child's father if the father had died prior to the effective date of this act. Explanatory Note. Act 303 amended or added sections 2107, 2514(8), 3538, 6114(5) and 7183(14) of Title 20. 1982, FEBRUARY 18, P.L.45, NO.26 § 13. Effective date and applicability. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the estates of all decedents dying on or after the effective date and, as to the termination of trusts under 20 Pa.C.S. § 6110 (relating to administration of charitable estates), it shall apply to all trusts regardless of the date the trust was created and, as to 20 Pa.C.S. § 2209 (relating to surviving spouse as witness), it shall be effective as of June 17, 1978 and shall apply to the estates of all decedents dying on or after that date; and, as to powers of attorney, it shall apply to all powers of attorney executed on or after the date of

enactment of this act, provided nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the effectiveness of powers of attorney in effect prior to the date of enactment of this act, and provided further that all such powers of attorney which qualified under the provisions of 20 Pa.C.S. § 5601 (relating to when power of attorney not affected by disability) prior to its repeal shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the said section as if no repeal occurred. Explanatory Note. Act 26 amended, added or repealed sections 2206, 2209, 2210, 3101(c) and (d), 3132.1(b), 3701 through 3706, 4102(b), 5144, 5147(2), 5153, 5302, 5303, 5305(e), (f) and (g), 5308(a), (b), (d) and (e), 5309, 5505, 5515, 5521, 5536, 5537(a), 5601 through 5607, 6102(a), 6110, 6202, 7121, 7133, 7143, 7183, 7185(b) and 7186 of Title 20. 1984, OCTOBER 12, P.L.929, NO.182 § 14. Applicability of prior amendment. Section 7185 (relating to compensation), as amended by the act of February 18, 1982 (P.L.45, No.26), shall apply to all trusts regardless of whether the trust was created before, on or after February 18, 1982. Explanatory Note. Act 182 amended, added or repealed sections 304, 745, 2514, 3132.1, 3301, 3501.2, 3502, 3539, 3540, 5163.1, 5533.1, 6201, 6202, 6204, 6205, 6206, 7183, 7314, 7315 and 7315.1 of Title 20. § 15. Effective date and applicability.

(a) Distributions.--The amendments to sections 3539 (relating to change in law after pattern of distribution established) and 7183 (relating to notice, audits, reviews, and distribution) shall take effect immediately and shall apply to distributions begun and changes in law occurring before, on or after the effective date of this act.

(b) Trusts and estates of decedents.--The amendments to sections 3501.2 (relating to annexation of account of terminated trust, guardianship or agency), 3540 (relating to absentee and additional distributees), 7314 (relating to common trust fund and mortgage investment fund), 7315 (relating to retention of investments) and 7315.1 (relating to retention of cash; temporary investments) shall take effect immediately and shall apply to trusts and the estates of decedents, whether the trust was created or the decedent died before, on or after the effective date of this act, as well as to funds presently held by the clerks.

(c) Estates of decedents.--The remainder of this act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the estates of all decedents dying on or after the effective date. 1992, APRIL 16, P.L.108, NO.24