Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

Consult an estates lawyer to go through this with you. If the estate is insolvent, the creditors would not be able to be paid.

Any child of the decedent who is a member of the same household as the decedent may claim the exemption. In the event there is no spouse or child, the exemption may be claimed by a parent or parents who are members of the same household as the decedent, and if is no spouse or child, the parent may claim it. The family exemption is allowable against assets which are passed on with or without a will. That means, it is a deduction on the inheritance tax return. It does not mean that heirs have the right to take that money before anything or anyone else is paid from estate assets.

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