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A certified copy of every adjudication or decree awarding real estate or an appropriate excerpt from either of them shall be recorded, at the expense of the estate, in the deed book in the office of the recorder of deeds of each county where the real estate so awarded lies, shall be indexed by the recorder in the grantor's index under the name of the decedent and in the grantee's index under the name of the distributee, and shall be registered in the survey bureau or with the proper authorities empowered to keep a register of real estate in the county: Provided, That no adjudication or decree awarding real estate subject to the payment of any sum by the distributee shall be recorded or registered unless there is offered for recording, concurrently therewith, written evidence of the payment of such sum.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries § 3536. Recording and registering decrees awarding real estate - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-20-pacsa-decedents-estates-and-fiduciaries/pa-csa-sect-20-3536/
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