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Code · Pennsylvania · Title 20 — DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES · Chapter 57

§ 5705. Search for absentee.

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§ 5705. Search for absentee.
The court, on its own motion or upon the application of any party in interest, may direct the trustee to search for the absentee in any manner which the court shall deem appropriate, or may appoint a master, investigator or appropriate agency to do so. The expenses of such a search shall be paid out of the property of the absentee.
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