Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3331 (2026)

Limitations on attacks upon decrees.

✓ current as of May 2026

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SUBCHAPTER C

ATTACKS UPON DECREES

Sec.

3331. Limitations on attacks upon decrees.

3332. Opening or vacating decrees.

3333. Res judicata and estoppel.

§ 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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Curran v. Curran, 667 A.2d 1155 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995).

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Curran v. Curran, 667 A.2d 1155 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995). · cites it 2× “23 Pa.C.S. § 3331 provides for certain limitations on attacks upon the validity of a decree of divorce or annulment.”

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