Last amended April 12, 1999 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceRule 1534 requires a receiver, assignee, or other fiduciary filing an account to give notice of the intention to apply for its confirmation, on the date the court fixes.
(a)Except as otherwise provided by an Act of Assembly, a receiver, assignee or other fiduciary filing an account shall give notice of the intention to apply for confirmation thereof on the date fixed by the court by local rule or special order. The notice shall also set forth that the account may be confirmed and distribution ordered unless exceptions are filed with the prothonotary before that date.
(b)Notice shall be given by personal service, or by mail or publication, in such manner as the court by local rule or special order shall direct.
(c)The court at any time may order a partial distribution of money or property in settlement of claims and may require the filing of refunding bonds by the claimants.
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Plain-English Summary
A fiduciary who handles property for others — a receiver, assignee, or the like — must account for it. This rule requires the fiduciary filing an account to give notice of the intention to apply for the account's confirmation on the date the court sets, and to state that the account may be confirmed unless objections are filed. The notice gives interested parties a chance to review and object.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must a fiduciary do when filing an account?
Give notice of the intention to apply for confirmation on the date fixed by the court, so interested parties can object.
Official Note
Official Note: Adopted January 4, 1952, effective July 1, 1952. For special statutory provisions relating to accounting, see the Act of May 15, 1933, P. L. 565, 71 P. S. § 733-1 et seq., (the Department of Banking Code) and the Act of June 4, 1901, P. L. 404, No. 231, 39 P. S. § 1 et seq., (insolvency proceedings).
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1534 amended November 14, 1978, effective December 2, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 3410; amended June 3, 1994, effective July 1, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 3010; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (223282) to (223283).
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as:fiduciary accountingconfirmation of accountreceiver account