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23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1101 (2026)

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PART II

MARRIAGE

 

Chapter

11.  Preliminary Provisions

13.  Marriage License

15.  Marriage Ceremony

17.  Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Marriage

19.  Abolition of Actions for Alienation of Affections and Breach of Promise to Marry

 

Enactment.  Part II was added December 19, 1990, P.L.1240, No.206, effective in 90 days.

1998 Partial Repeal.  Section 13 of Act 127 of 1998 provided that Part II is repealed insofar as it is inconsistent with Act 127.

 

 

CHAPTER 11

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

 

Sec.

1101.  Short title of part.

1102.  Definitions.

1103.  Common-law marriage.

1104.  Forms.

1105.  Fees.

1106.  Records and statistics.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 11 was added December 19, 1990, P.L.1240, No.206, effective in 90 days.

§ 1101.  Short title of part.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Marriage Law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2007 · leading case: Costello v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., 916 A.2d 1242 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007).
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Costello v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., 916 A.2d 1242 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “" See 23 Pa.C.S. § 1101. [6] The concurring opinion argues that nothing in PNC Bank Corp.”
Devlin v. City of Philadelphia, 809 A.2d 980 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). “Here, the City’s creation of “Life Partnerships” constituted an exercise of power both contrary to and in enlargement of powers granted by acts of the General Assembly that are applicable throughout the Commonwealth.”
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