20 Pa.C.S. § 20 Severability.
The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Explanatory Note. Act 24 amended or added sections 102, 302, 711, 712, 721, 745, 777, 2206, 2514, 3122, 3155, 3182, 3324, 3504, 4112, 4121, 5115 and 5144, Chapter 54, the headings of Chapter 55 and Subchapter A of Chapter 55, sections 5501, 5502, 5505, 5511, 5512, 5512.1, 5512.2, 5512.3, 5513, 5514, 5515, 5516, 5517, 5518, 5518.1, 5521, 5522, 5524, 5525, 5533, 5534, 5535, 5536 and 5537, Subchapter F of Chapter 55 and sections 5603, 5604, 6202, 7133, 8301 and 8411 of Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries); sections 3307, 3508, 4405 and 8308 of Title 13 (Commercial Code); sections 311, 509, 2901, 2905 and 3206 of Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses); section 2711 of Title 23 (Domestic Relations); and section 5322 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure). § 21. Applicability. Except for the addition of 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 54, the amendment of 20 Pa.C.S. shall apply to all guardianship proceedings in which petitions for the appointment of a guardian are filed subsequent to the effective date of this section. Where a petition has been filed prior to the effective date of this section but where a guardian has not yet been appointed, the procedures of the amendment of 20 Pa.C.S., except for the addition of 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 54, shall apply. Existing guardianship may be modified by the court in accordance with the amendment of 20 Pa.C.S., except for the addition of 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 54, upon petition of any interested party. 1992, DECEMBER 16, P.L.1163, NO.152