{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5912","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5912","heading":"Exclusive basis.","body":"Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of Chapter 55 (relating to incapacitated persons), this subchapter provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this Commonwealth to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 59 UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION","SUBCHAPTER B JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=59\u0026sctn=12\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"c55b2c189bf3a8eeda533d0bec40a97a981165516f8998315e94b20064013a15","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5911","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5913"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}