{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5113","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5113","heading":"Persons preferred in appointment.","body":"A person of the same religious persuasion as the parents of the minor shall be preferred as guardian of his person. A person nominated by a minor over the age of 14, if found by the court to be qualified and suitable, shall be preferred as guardian of his person or estate.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 51 MINORS","SUBCHAPTER B APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=51\u0026sctn=13\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"3067df2fd689c95be6f72efaddf4ab92b66aa2e7e7bc8624faf0a93537160e95","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5112","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}