Pennsylvania § 1901 Actions for alienation of affections abolished

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1901 — Actions for alienation of affections abolished

Pennsylvania § 1901

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART II

Ch. 19ABOLITION OF ACTIONS FOR ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS

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Bluebook

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1901 (2026).

Text

(a)General rule.--All civil causes of action for alienation of affections of husband or wife are abolished.

(b)Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to cases where the defendant is a parent, brother or sister or a person formerly in loco parentis to the spouse of plaintiff.

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