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§ 3333. Res judicata and estoppel

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic Relations

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic Relations (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Divorce
Chapter 33. Dissolution of Marital Status
Subchapter C. Attacks upon Decrees
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3333
§ 3333. Res judicata and estoppel
The validity of a divorce or annulment decree granted by a court having jurisdiction over the subject matter may not be questioned by a party who was subject to the personal jurisdiction of the court except by direct appeal provided or prescribed by law. A party who sought and obtained a decree, financed or agreed to its procurement, or accepted a property settlement, alimony pendente lite or alimony pursuant to the terms of the decree, or who remarries after the decree, or is guilty of laches, is barred from making a collateral attack upon the validity of the decree unless, by clear and convincing evidence, it is established that fraud by the other party prevented the making of a timely appeal from the divorce or annulment decree.

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1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1240, No. 206, § 2, effective in 90 days.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3333, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3333
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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