5121 - Necessity, form and amount.
SUBCHAPTER C BOND Sec. 5121. Necessity, form and amount. 5122. When bond not required. 5123. Requiring or changing amount of bond. § 5121. Necessity, form and amount. Except as hereinafter provided, every guardian of the estate of a minor shall execute and file a bond which shall be in the name of the Commonwealth, with sufficient surety, in such amount as the court considers necessary, having regard to the value of the personal estate which will come into the control of the guardian, and conditioned in the following form: (1) When one guardian.--The condition of this obligation is, that if the said guardian shall well and truly administer the estate according to law, this obligation shall be void; but otherwise, it shall remain in force. (2) When two or more guardians.--The condition of this obligation is, that if the said guardians or any of them shall well and truly administer the estate according to law, this obligation shall be void as to the guardian or guardians who shall so administer the estate; but otherwise, it shall remain in force. Cross References. Section 5121 is referred to in section 5515 of this title.