PRINTER'S NO. 30
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
12
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, YOUNGBLOOD, FREEMAN,
KINSEY, THOMAS, O'BRIEN, McNEILL, DAVIDSON, V. BROWN,
CARROLL, STEPHENS, SANTARSIERO, COHEN, MURT, D. COSTA,
M. DALEY, BROWNLEE, READSHAW AND ROSS, JANUARY 21, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 21, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in dissolution of marital status,
further providing for grounds for divorce and for counseling.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 3301(e) and 3302(c) of Title 23 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the sections
are amended by adding subsections to read:
§ 3301. Grounds for divorce.
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(b.1) Crime against spouse.--The court may grant a divorce
where it is alleged that the marriage is irretrievably broken
and 90 days have elapsed from the date of commencement of an
action under this part and an affidavit along with any other
relevant supporting documentation has been filed by a party
evidencing that the other party has been convicted of or has
pleaded guilty or no contest to a crime against spouse.
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