{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5551","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5551","heading":"Guardianship support agencies; legislative intent.","body":"The General Assembly finds that there is a need for agencies to provide services, as an alternative to guardianship, to individuals whose decision-making ability is impaired, to serve as guardian when an individual is found to need a guardian and no other person is willing and qualified to serve and to provide services to courts, guardians and others.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 55 INCAPACITATED PERSONS","SUBCHAPTER F GUARDIANSHIP SUPPORT"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=55\u0026sctn=51\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"126828dcdc08537ba968c99f3f18082bfc4b59cb0503098aadad293994257103","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5537","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}