Pennsylvania § 3503 Effect of divorce on property rights generally

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3503 — Effect of divorce on property rights generally

Pennsylvania § 3503

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART IV

Ch. 35PROPERTY RIGHTS

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23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3503 (2026).

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Whenever a decree or judgment is granted which nullifies or absolutely terminates the bonds of matrimony, all property rights which are dependent upon the marital relation, except those which are vested rights, are terminated unless the court expressly provides otherwise in its decree. All duties, rights and claims accruing to either of the parties at any time theretofore in pursuance of the marriage shall cease, and the parties shall severally be at liberty to marry again as if they had never been married.

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Whenever a decree or judgment is granted which nullifies or absolutely terminates the bonds of matrimony, all property rights which are dependent upon the marital relation, except those which are vested rights, are terminated unless the court expressly provides otherwise in its decree. All duties, rights and claims accruing to either of the parties at any time theretofore in pursuance of the marriage shall cease, and the parties shall severally be at liberty to marry again as if they had never been married.