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§ 1901. Actions for alienation of affections abolished

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. § 1901
§ 1901. Actions for alienation of affections abolished
(a) General rule.--All civil causes of action for alienation of affections of husband or wife are abolished.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to cases where the defendant is a parent, brother or sister or a person formerly in loco parentis to the spouse of plaintiff.

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1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1240, No. 206, § 2, effective in 90 days.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 1901, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 1901
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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