Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
- Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions
- Chapter 11 - Preliminary Provisions
- Chapter 13 - Marriage License
- 1301 - Marriage license required.
- 1302 - Application for license.
- 1303 - Waiting period after application.
- 1304 - Restrictions on issuance of license.
- 1305 - Examination and tests for syphilis (Repealed).
- 1306 - Oral examination.
- 1307 - Issuance of license.
- 1308 - Judicial review of refusal to issue license.
- 1309 - Filing applications and consent certificates.
- 1310 - Duration and form of license.
- Chapter 15 - Marriage Ceremony
- Chapter 17 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Marriage
- Chapter 19 - Abolition of Actions for Alienation of Affections and Breach of Promise to Marry
- Chapter 21 - Preliminary Provisions
- Chapter 23 - Jurisdiction and Parties
- Chapter 25 - Proceedings Prior to Petition to Adopt
- 2501 - Relinquishment to agency.
- 2502 - Relinquishment to adult intending to adopt child.
- 2503 - Hearing.
- 2504 - Alternative procedure for relinquishment.
- 2504.1 - Confidentiality.
- 2505 - Counseling.
- 2511 - Grounds for involuntary termination.
- 2512 - Petition for involuntary termination.
- 2513 - Hearing.
- 2521 - Effect of decree of termination.
- 2530 - Home study and preplacement report.
- 2531 - Report of intention to adopt.
- 2532 - Filing of report.
- 2533 - Report of intermediary.
- 2534 - Exhibits.
- 2535 - Investigation.
- 2551 - Definitions.
- 2552 - Pennsylvania Adoption Cooperative Exchange.
- 2553 - Registration of children.
- 2554 - Responsibilities of PACE.
- 2555 - Responsibilities of public and private agencies.
- 2556 - Related activities of agencies unaffected.
- 2557 - Regulations and staff.
- 2558 - Retroactive application of subchapter.
- Chapter 27 - Petition for Adoption
- 2701 - Contents of petition for adoption.
- 2702 - Exhibits.
- 2711 - Consents necessary to adoption.
- 2712 - Consents not naming adopting parents.
- 2713 - When other consents not required.
- 2714 - When consent of parent not required.
- 2721 - Notice of hearing.
- 2722 - Place of hearing.
- 2723 - Attendance at hearing.
- 2724 - Testimony and investigation.
- 2725 - Religious belief.
- Chapter 29 - Decrees and Records
- 2901 - Time of entry of decree of adoption.
- 2902 - Requirements and form of decree of adoption.
- 2903 - Retention of parental status.
- 2904 - Name of adoptee.
- 2905 - Impounding of proceedings and access to records.
- 2906 - Docket entries.
- 2907 - Certificate of adoption.
- 2908 - Foreign decree of adoption.
- 2909 - Medical history information.
- 2910 - Penalty for unauthorized disclosure.
- Chapter 31 - Preliminary Provisions
- Chapter 33 - Dissolution of Marital Status
- 3301 - Grounds for divorce.
- 3302 - Counseling.
- 3303 - Annulment of void and voidable marriages.
- 3304 - Grounds for annulment of void marriages.
- 3305 - Grounds for annulment of voidable marriages.
- 3306 - Proceedings to determine marital status.
- 3307 - Defenses.
- 3308 - Action where defendant suffering from mental disorder.
- 3309 - General appearance and collusion.
- 3321 - Hearing by master.
- 3322 - Jury trial.
- 3323 - Decree of court.
- 3331 - Limitations on attacks upon decrees.
- 3332 - Opening or vacating decrees.
- 3333 - Res judicata and estoppel.
- Chapter 35 - Property Rights
- 3501 - Definitions.
- 3502 - Equitable division of marital property.
- 3503 - Effect of divorce on property rights generally.
- 3504 - Disposition of property after termination of marriage.
- 3505 - Disposition of property to defeat obligations.
- 3506 - Statement of reasons for distribution.
- 3507 - Division of entireties property between divorced persons.
- 3508 - Conveyance of entireties property to divorced spouse.
- Chapter 37 - Alimony and Support
- Chapter 39 - Mediation
- Chapter 41 - General Provisions
- Chapter 43 - Support Matters Generally
- 4301 - Scope of chapter.
- 4302 - Definitions.
- 4303 - Information to consumer reporting agency.
- 4304 - Cooperation of Commonwealth agencies (Repealed).
- 4304.1 - Cooperation of government and nongovernment agencies.
- 4305 - General administration of support matters.
- 4306 - Duties of Title IV-D attorney.
- 4307 - State income tax intercept.
- 4308 - Lottery winnings intercept.
- 4308.1 - Collection of overdue support from monetary awards.
- 4309 - Publication of delinquent support obligors.
- 4321 - Liability for support.
- 4322 - Support guideline.
- 4323 - Support of emancipated child.
- 4324 - Inclusion of spousal medical support.
- 4325 - Payment of order of support.
- 4326 - Mandatory inclusion of child medical support.
- 4327 - Postsecondary educational costs.
- 4341 - Commencement of support actions or proceedings.
- 4342 - Expedited procedure.
- 4343 - Paternity.
- 4344 - Contempt for failure of obligor to appear.
- 4345 - Contempt for noncompliance with support order.
- 4346 - Contempt for noncompliance with visitation or partial custody order.
- 4347 - Security for attendance or performance.
- 4348 - Attachment of income.
- 4349 - Consolidation of proceedings.
- 4350 - Effect of appeal.
- 4351 - Costs and fees.
- 4352 - Continuing jurisdiction over support orders.
- 4353 - Duty to report.
- 4354 - Willful failure to pay support order.
- 4355 - Denial or suspension of licenses.
- 4361 - Execution of support order against entireties property.
- 4362 - Plaintiff's share of proceeds of sale.
- 4363 - Trustee to distribute proceeds of sale.
- 4364 - Credit to plaintiff who purchases property.
- 4365 - Rights of divorced person in entireties property sold for support.
- 4366 - Other enforcement remedies preserved.
- 4371 - Definitions.
- 4372 - Establishment of Title IV-D program.
- 4373 - Administration of Title IV-D program.
- 4374 - State disbursement unit.
- 4375 - Access to records.
- 4376 - Central registry.
- 4377 - Power to expedite support cases.
- 4378 - Assistance recipients to seek support.
- 4379 - Cooperation required.
- 4380 - Enforcement of cooperation requirements.
- 4381 - Garnishment of wages of Commonwealth employees.
- 4391 - Definitions.
- 4392 - Employer reporting.
- 4393 - Use of information.
- 4394 - Guidelines.
- 4395 - Confidentiality.
- 4396 - Penalties.
- Chapter 45 - Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Orders (Repealed)
- Chapter 46 - Support of the Indigent
- Chapter 51 - General Provisions
- Chapter 53 - Custody
- 5301 - Declaration of policy.
- 5302 - Definitions.
- 5303 - Award of custody, partial custody or visitation.
- 5304 - Award of shared custody.
- 5305 - Counseling.
- 5306 - Plan for implementation of custody order.
- 5307 - Denial of custody under agreement or plan.
- 5308 - Removal of party or child from jurisdiction.
- 5309 - Access to records and information.
- 5310 - Modification of existing custody orders.
- 5311 - When parent deceased.
- 5312 - When parents' marriage is dissolved or parents are separated.
- 5313 - When grandparents may petition.
- 5314 - Exception for adopted children.
- 5315 - Court-appointed child custody health care or behavioral health practitioners.
- 5341 - - § 5366 (Repealed).
- Chapter 54 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
- 5401 - Short title of chapter.
- 5402 - Definitions.
- 5403 - Proceedings governed by other law.
- 5404 - Application to Native American tribes.
- 5405 - International application of chapter.
- 5406 - Effect of child custody determination.
- 5407 - Priority.
- 5408 - Notice to persons outside Commonwealth.
- 5409 - Appearance and limited immunity.
- 5410 - Communication between courts.
- 5411 - Taking testimony in another state.
- 5412 - Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.
- 5421 - Initial child custody jurisdiction.
- 5422 - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
- 5423 - Jurisdiction to modify determination.
- 5424 - Temporary emergency jurisdiction.
- 5425 - Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.
- 5426 - Simultaneous proceedings.
- 5427 - Inconvenient forum.
- 5428 - Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
- 5429 - Information to be submitted to court.
- 5430 - Appearance of parties and child.
- 5441 - Definitions.
- 5442 - Enforcement under Hague Convention.
- 5443 - Duty to enforce.
- 5444 - Temporary visitation.
- 5445 - Registration of child custody determination.
- 5446 - Enforcement of registered determination.
- 5447 - Simultaneous proceedings.
- 5448 - Expedited enforcement of child custody determination.
- 5449 - Service of petition and order.
- 5450 - Hearing and order.
- 5451 - Warrant to take physical custody of child.
- 5452 - Costs, fees and expenses.
- 5453 - Recognition and enforcement.
- 5454 - Appeals.
- 5455 - Role of prosecutor or public official.
- 5456 - Role of law enforcement.
- 5457 - Costs and expenses.
- 5471 - Intrastate application.
- 5481 - Application and construction.
- 5482 - Severability.
- Chapter 55 - Liability for Tortious Acts of Children
- 5501 - Definitions.
- 5502 - Liability of parents.
- 5503 - Establishing liability in criminal or juvenile proceedings.
- 5504 - Establishing liability in civil proceedings.
- 5505 - Monetary limits of liability.
- 5506 - Double recovery for same injury prohibited.
- 5507 - Indemnity or contribution from child prohibited.
- 5508 - Liability of parent not having custody or control of child.
- 5509 - Other liability of parent or child unaffected.
- Chapter 56 - Standby Guardianship
- Chapter 61 - Protection from Abuse
- 6101 - Short title of chapter.
- 6102 - Definitions.
- 6103 - Jurisdiction.
- 6104 - Full faith and credit and foreign protection orders.
- 6105 - Responsibilities of law enforcement agencies.
- 6106 - Commencement of proceedings.
- 6107 - Hearings.
- 6108 - Relief.
- 6108.1 - Return of relinquished firearms, other weapons and ammunition and additional relief.
- 6108.2 - Relinquishment for consignment sale, lawful transfer or safekeeping.
- 6108.3 - Relinquishment to third part for safekeeping.
- 6108.4 - Registry or database of firearm ownership.
- 6108.5 - Penalties for release of information.
- 6109 - Service of orders.
- 6110 - Emergency relief by minor judiciary.
- 6111 - Domestic violence counselor/advocate.
- 6112 - Disclosure of addresses.
- 6113 - Arrest for violation of order.
- 6113.1 - Private criminal complaints for violation of order or agreement.
- 6114 - Contempt for violation of order or agreement.
- 6114.1 - Civil contempt or modification for violation of an order or agreement.
- 6115 - Reporting abuse and immunity.
- 6116 - Confidentiality.
- 6117 - Procedure and other remedies.
- 6118 - Full faith and credit (Repealed).
- 6119 - Immunity.
- 6120 - Inability to pay.
- 6121 - Warrantless searches.
- 6122 - Construction.
- Chapter 63 - Child Protective Services
- 6301 - Short title of chapter.
- 6302 - Findings and purpose of chapter.
- 6303 - Definitions.
- 6311 - Persons required to report suspected child abuse.
- 6312 - Persons permitted to report suspected child abuse.
- 6313 - Reporting procedure.
- 6314 - Photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report.
- 6315 - Taking child into protective custody.
- 6316 - Admission to private and public hospitals.
- 6317 - Mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths.
- 6318 - Immunity from liability.
- 6319 - Penalties for failure to report or to refer.
- 6331 - Establishment of pending complaint file, Statewide central register and file of unfounded reports.
- 6332 - Establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone number.
- 6333 - Continuous availability of department.
- 6334 - Disposition of complaints received.
- 6335 - Information in pending complaint and unfounded report files.
- 6336 - Information in Statewide central register.
- 6337 - Disposition of unfounded reports.
- 6338 - Disposition of founded and indicated reports.
- 6339 - Confidentiality of reports.
- 6340 - Release of information in confidential reports.
- 6341 - Amendment or expunction of information.
- 6342 - Studies of data in records.
- 6343 - Investigating performance of county agency.
- 6343.1 - Citizen review panels.
- 6344 - Information relating to prospective child-care personnel.
- 6344.1 - Information relating to family day-care home residents.
- 6344.2 - Information relating to other persons having contact with children.
- 6345 - Audits by Attorney General.
- 6346 - Cooperation of other agencies.
- 6347 - Reports to Governor and General Assembly.
- 6348 - Regulations.
- 6349 - Penalties.
- 6351 - Definitions.
- 6352 - School employees.
- 6353 - Administration.
- 6353.1 - Investigation.
- 6353.2 - Responsibilities of county agency.
- 6353.3 - Information in Statewide central register.
- 6353.4 - Other provisions.
- 6354 - Definitions.
- 6355 - Requirement.
- 6356 - Exceptions.
- 6357 - Fee.
- 6358 - Time limit for official clearance statement.
- 6361 - Organization for child protective services.
- 6362 - Responsibilities of county agency for child protective services.
- 6363 - County plan for protective services.
- 6364 - Purchasing services of other agencies.
- 6365 - Services for prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse.
- 6366 - Continuous availability to receive reports.
- 6367 - Reports to department and coroner.
- 6368 - Investigation of reports.
- 6369 - Taking child into protective custody.
- 6370 - Voluntary or court-ordered services; findings of child abuse.
- 6371 - Rehabilitative services for child and family.
- 6372 - Protecting well-being of children maintained outside home.
- 6373 - General protective services responsibilities of county agency.
- 6374 - Principles and goals of general protective services.
- 6375 - County agency requirements for general protective services.
- 6376 - Appeals with respect to general protective services.
- 6377 - Caseloads.
- 6378 - Purchase of services.
- 6381 - Evidence in court proceedings.
- 6382 - Guardian ad litem for child in court proceedings (Repealed).
- 6383 - Education and training.
- 6384 - Legislative oversight.
- 6385 - Reimbursement to county agencies.
- 6386 - Mandatory reporting of infants born and identified as being affected by illegal substance abuse.
- Chapter 65 - Newborn Protection
- Chapter 67 - Domestic and Sexual Violence Victim Address Confidentiality
- 6701 - Short title of chapter.
- 6702 - Definitions.
- 6703 - Address Confidentiality Program.
- 6704 - Persons eligible to apply.
- 6705 - Application and certification process.
- 6706 - Cancellation, expiration and voluntary withdrawal.
- 6707 - Agency use of designated address.
- 6708 - Disclosure of actual address.
- 6709 - Waiver process.
- 6710 - Emergency disclosure.
- 6711 - Penalties.
- 6712 - Rules and regulations.
- 6713 - Civil immunity.
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- Chapter 71 - General Provisions
- Chapter 72 - Jurisdiction
- 7201 - Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
- 7202 - Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident.
- 7203 - Initiating and responding tribunal of this State.
- 7204 - Simultaneous proceedings in another state.
- 7205 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
- 7206 - Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction.
- 7207 - Recognition of controlling child support order.
- 7208 - Multiple child support orders for two or more obligees.
- 7209 - Credit for payments.
- Chapter 73 - Civil Provisions of General Application
- 7301 - Proceedings under this part.
- 7302 - Action by minor parent.
- 7303 - Application of law of this State.
- 7304 - Duties of initiating tribunal.
- 7305 - Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
- 7306 - Inappropriate tribunal.
- 7307 - Duties of support enforcement agency.
- 7308 - Supervisory duty.
- 7309 - Private counsel.
- 7310 - Duties of department.
- 7311 - Pleadings and accompanying documents.
- 7312 - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
- 7313 - Costs and fees.
- 7314 - Limited immunity of petitioner.
- 7315 - Nonparentage as defense.
- 7316 - Special rules of evidence and procedure.
- 7317 - Communications between tribunals.
- 7318 - Assistance with discovery.
- 7319 - Receipt and disbursement of payments.
- Chapter 74 - Establishment of Support Order
- Chapter 75 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration
- 7501 - Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state.
- 7501.1 - Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state.
- 7501.2 - Compliance with multiple income-withholding orders.
- 7501.3 - Immunity from civil liability.
- 7501.4 - Penalties for noncompliance.
- 7501.5 - Contest by obligor.
- 7502 - Administrative enforcement of orders.
- Without Registration -
- Chapter 76 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration
- 7601 - Registration of order for enforcement.
- 7602 - Procedure to register order for enforcement.
- 7603 - Effect of registration for enforcement.
- 7604 - Choice of law.
- 7605 - Notice of registration of order.
- 7606 - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order.
- 7607 - Contest of registration or enforcement.
- 7608 - Confirmed order.
- 7609 - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.
- 7610 - Effect of registration for modification.
- 7611 - Modification of child support order of another state.
- 7612 - Recognition of order modified in another state.
- 7613 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this State.
- 7614 - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification.
- Chapter 77 - Determination of Parentage
- Chapter 78 - Interstate Rendition
- Chapter 79 - Miscellaneous Provisions
- Chapter 81 - General Provisions
- Chapter 82 - Jurisdiction
- Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application
- Chapter 83. Legitimacy of Children (Repealed) -
- 8302 - - § 8303 (Repealed).
- 8401 - Registration of order.
- 8402 - Procedure to register order.
- 8411 - Notice of registration of order.
- 8412 - Procedure to contest validity of registered order.
- 8413 - Contest of registration or enforcement.
- 8414 - Confirmed order.
- 8415 - Effect of a confirmed order.