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§ 3331. Limitations on attacks upon decrees

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. § 3331
§ 3331. Limitations on attacks upon decrees
The validity of a decree of divorce or annulment issued by a court shall not be questioned, except by appeal, in any court or place in this Commonwealth after the death of either party to the proceeding. If it is shown that a party who subsequently attempts to question the validity of the decree had full knowledge of the facts and circumstances later complained of at the time of issuance of the decree or failed to take any action despite this knowledge within two years after the date of the decree, the party shall be barred from questioning the decree, and it shall be valid in all courts and places within this Commonwealth.

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1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1240, No. 206, § 2, effective in 90 days.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3331, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3331
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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