20 Pa. C.S. § 5704

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 5704 - Notice to absentee

The court, if satisfied concerning the interest of the petitioner, shall cause to be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the absentee's last known residence and in the legal journal, if any, designated by rule of court for publication of legal notices, once a week for four successive weeks or for such shorter period as the court may deem appropriate, and to be otherwise advertised as the court according to the circumstances of the case shall deem advisable, the fact of such application, together with notice that on a specified day, which shall be at least two weeks after the last appearance of any such advertisement, the court, or a master appointed by the court for that purpose, will hear evidence concerning the alleged absence, including the circumstances and duration thereof.

20 Pa.C.S. § 5704

1972, June 30, P.L. 508, No. 164, § 2, eff. July 1, 1972. Amended 1992, Dec. 16, P.L. 1163, No. 152, § 20, imd. effective.