{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-2209","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 2209","heading":"Surviving spouse as witness.","body":"A person who is or claims to be the surviving spouse shall be a competent witness as to all matters pertinent to his rights under this chapter other than the creation of his status as the surviving spouse.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 22 ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=22\u0026sctn=9\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"f34deaa768ba04cad422ee5afda3f64748b3c126d4ed060204de65a2abba74d0","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-2208","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-2210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}