Pennsylvania Family Law Statutes

These courts consider cases pertaining to families and children and make determinations based on pa family law.

Pennsylvania family law statutes.

Proposed rulemakings by state agencies. Family courts in pennsylvania are unlike civil and criminal courts. If you are involved in a pennsylvania family law case understanding the law can make it easier for you to explore your legal options. Pennsylvania family laws are created and revised by the actions of lawmakers and the courts as in other states.

The pennsylvania bulletin website includes the following. 1952 relating to effect of separate amendments on code provisions enacted by same general assembly as a result of the 1990. Penn state id needed. Guide to pennsylvania family law.

The laws in the pennsylvania consolidated statutes are passed by the pennsylvania general assembly which consists of the pennsylvania house of representatives and the pennsylvania senate. Using the facet on the left side of the page expand jurisdiction and select pennsylvania. 4 the need for stability and continuity in the child s education family life and community life. These codes may not be the most recent version pennsylvania may have more current or accurate information.

Pennsylvania has child custody laws which address the determination of child custody visitation child support and many other family law issues. Actions by the. The house of representatives contains 203 members while the senate contains 50 members. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy completeness or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site.

Pennsylvania statutes and constitution welcome to findlaw s hosted version of the pennsylvania statutes. Many of the child custody statutes mirror the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act. You can either search this publication by adding it as a source filter or browse by clicking on the link table of contents pa pennsylvania statutes annotated. Rulemakings by state agencies.

Here you will find a collection of state laws including consolidated and unconsolidated legislation passed by the state general assembly and organized by subject area into code titles chapters and sections. 7 the well reasoned preference of the child based on the child s maturity and judgment. The governor s proclamations and executive orders. Look for pa pennsylvania statutes annotated.

No statutes or acts will be found at this website. Section 19 of the marriage law from which this section was derived was repealed december 19 1990 p l 1240 no 206 and amended december 20 1990 p l 1471 no 222 and that section remains effective under 1 pa c s. 3192 june 27 2020. Pennsylvania family laws family laws also address controversial issues such as abortion rights and same sex marriage in addition to criminal matters like domestic violence and child abuse.

5 the availability of extended family.