{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5614","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5614","heading":"Jurisdiction and venue.","body":"(a) County having venue.--Venue of any matter pertaining to the exercise of a power by an agent acting under a power of attorney as provided in this chapter shall be in the county in which the principal is domiciled, a resident or residing in a long-term care facility.\n(b) Declining jurisdiction.--\n(1) A court having jurisdiction may decline to exercise jurisdiction if at any time it determines that a court of another county or state is a more appropriate forum.\n(2) If a court of this Commonwealth declines to exercise jurisdiction, it shall either dismiss the proceeding or stay the proceeding upon condition that a proceeding be promptly commenced in another county or state. A court may impose any other condition that it deems appropriate.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 56 POWERS OF ATTORNEY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=56\u0026sctn=14\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"c8c9d36eb7cc62a1bcacc6283e7230ddcd0de14f3324ba59ac707e641d36fbbe","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5613","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}