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§ 4321. Liability for support

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: November 30, 2015

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic Relations (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Support, Property and Contracts
Chapter 43. Support Matters Generally (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. Support
Effective: November 30, 2015
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4321
§ 4321. Liability for support
Currentness
Subject to the provisions of this chapter:
(1) Married persons are liable for the support of each other according to their respective abilities to provide support as provided by law.
(2) Parents are liable for the support of their children who are unemancipated and 18 years of age or younger.
(2.1) Paragraph (2) applies whether or not parental rights of the parent have been terminated due to a conviction for any of the following where the other parent is the victim and a child has been conceived as a result of the offense:
(i) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape);
(ii) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault);
(iii) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault), where the offense involved sexual intercourse;
(iv) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.2 (relating to institutional sexual assault), where the offense involved sexual intercourse; or
(v) 18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (relating to incest), where the offense involved sexual intercourse.
Paternity of the child under this paragraph shall be established through voluntary acknowledgment of paternity or blood, genetic or other type of paternity test acceptable to the court. The cost of the testing shall be borne by the parent who was convicted of the offense.
(3) Parents may be liable for the support of their children who are 18 years of age or older.

Credits

1985, Oct. 30, P.L. 264, No. 66, § 1, effective in 90 days. Amended 2015, Oct. 1, P.L. 172, No. 40, § 1, effective in 60 days [Nov. 30, 2015].
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4321, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4321
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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