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§ 1903. Purpose of chapter

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 II. Marriage
Chapter 19. Abolition of Actions for Alienation of Affections and Breach of Promise to Marry (Refs & Annos)
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 1903
§ 1903. Purpose of chapter
(a) General rule.--No act done within this Commonwealth shall give rise, either within or without this Commonwealth, to a cause of action abolished by this chapter.
(b) Contract to marry.--No contract to marry which is made within this Commonwealth shall give rise, either within or without this Commonwealth, to a cause of action for breach of the contract.
(c) Intention of section.--It is the intention of this section to fix the effect, status and character of such acts and contracts and to render them ineffective to support or give rise to any such causes of action, either within or without this Commonwealth.

Credits

1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1240, No. 206, § 2, effective in 90 days.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 1903, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 1903
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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