Pennsylvania Code
Title 246 - MINOR COURT CIVIL RULES
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 800 - MINORS AND INCAPACITATED PERSONS AS PARTIES
Rule 801 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 246 PA Code ยง 801
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Action" includes a civil action as defined by Rule 301 and an action by a landlord against a tenant for the recovery of possession of real property pursuant to Rule 501.
(2) "Minor" means an individual under the age of eighteen years.
(3) "Incapacitated person" means an adult who has a guardian appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S. § 5511.
(4) "Guardian", except as otherwise indicated in Rules 808B and 816B, means-
(a) in the case
of a minor, a guardian of the minor appointed by any court of competent
jurisdiction or by a probated will, a parent of the minor or, if selected by
the minor to represent him as guardian, any adult person.
(b) in the case of incapacitated persons, a
guardian or other fiduciary appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction for
the incapacitated person or the incapacitated person's estate.
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