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23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3101 (2026)

 Short title of part.

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PART IV

DIVORCE

 

Chapter

31.  Preliminary Provisions

33.  Dissolution of Marital Status

35.  Property Rights

37.  Alimony and Support

39.  Mediation

 

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

Construction.  See section 5 of Act 206 of 1990 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of Divorce Code.

 

 

CHAPTER 31

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

 

Sec.

3101.  Short title of part.

3102.  Legislative findings and intent.

3103.  Definitions.

3104.  Bases of jurisdiction.

3105.  Effect of agreement between parties.

3106.  Premarital agreements.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 31 was added December 19, 1990, P.L.1240, No.206, effective in 90 days.

§ 3101.  Short title of part.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Divorce Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Bower v. Bower, 611 A.2d 181 (Pa. 1992).
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Bower v. Bower, 611 A.2d 181 (Pa. 1992). · cites it 2× “The Divorce Code is now officially codified at 23 Pa.C.S. § 3101 et seq. [2] At the time of the proceedings herein, 23 P.”
Cook, R. v. Cook, D., 186 A.3d 1015 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “2 Section 3701 of the Divorce Code, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 3101 -3904, sets forth the relevant factors for determining alimony as follows: § 3701.”
Smith v. Smith, 938 A.2d 246 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 2× “Surprisingly, the parties fail to acknowledge that in 2004 the General Assembly amended relevant statutory language regarding marital property found in § 3501 of the Divorce Code, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 3101, et seq. As discussed in detail below, the amendment specifically addressed the…”
Perlberger v. Perlberger, 626 A.2d 1186 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1993). · cites it 2× “The text has been consolidated at 23 Pa.C.S. § 3101 et seq. and is entitled Domestic Relations.”
Devlin v. City of Philadelphia, 862 A.2d 1234 (Pa. 2004). “§§ 1101-1905; Divorce Code, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 3101, 3904. Likewise, Life Partnership under the current Legislation does not somehow extend to Life Partners numerous other spousal benefits, including: (1) the rights and protections that come with holding marital property in a tenancy…”
Off. of Disciplinary Couns. v. Davis, 614 A.2d 1116 (Pa. 1992). · cites it 2× “206, 23 Pa.C.S. § 3101 et seq. [3] Pa.R.C.P. 1920.”
Sorace v. Sorace, 655 A.2d 125 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995). · cites it 2× “The court may enforce the property settlement agreement which was incorporated into the parties' divorce decree, using the full enforcement provisions enumerated in the Divorce Code, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 3101 et seq., as amended. Having reviewed the terms of the marriage settlement…”
Middleton v. Brown Middleton, 812 A.2d 1241 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2002). “See 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 3101 - 3707. . The court valued the total marital assets at $395,748.”
Musko v. Musko, 697 A.2d 255 (Pa. 1997). · cites it 2× “" Alimony, support and APL are each defined and governed by the Divorce Code, 23 Pa.C.S. § 3101 et seq. Various provisions of the Divorce Code relate to one, two or all three of these financial arrangements.”
Laudig v. Laudig, 624 A.2d 651 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1993). “23 Pa.C.S. § 3101, et seq. 2 . Appellant concedes in her brief that such an interpretation would render an illogical result.”
Nicholson v. Combs, 703 A.2d 407 (Pa. 1997). “The issue raised in this case is whether the child support provisions of a property settlement agreement executed prior to the February 1988 amendments to the Divorce Code, 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 3101 et seq., and incorporated into but not merged with a divorce decree, may be modified…”
Focht v. Focht, 32 A.3d 668 (Pa. 2011). “, as amended by the Act of February 12, 1988, P.L. 66, No. 13, which was the law in effect on September 21, 1989, when the parties’ divorce was filed.”
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Batterman, C. v. Santo, S. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2025).
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