Divorce

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Section
1

Causes for Divorce; General Provisions

Section
1a

Causes for Divorce; Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage; Commencement of Action; Complaint Accompanied by Statement and Dissolution Agreement; Procedure

Section
1b

Causes for Divorce; Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage; Commencement of Action; Waiting Period; Unaccompanied Complaint; Procedure

Section
2

Causes for Divorce; Confinement for Crime

Section
3

Causes for Divorce; Absence; Presumption of Death

Section
4

Causes for Divorce; Domicile of Parties

Section
5

Causes for Divorce; Exceptions to Sec. 4

Section
6

Venue of Libel

Section
6a

Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 88

Section
6b

Filing of Action; Statistical Report

Section
7

Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 13

Section
8

Commencement of Actions

Section
8a

Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 15

Section
9

Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 16

Section
9a

Repealed, 1922, 542, Sec. 3

Section
10

Repealed, 1975, 400, Sec. 17

Section
11

Ex Parte Hearing; Allowance or Denial of Motion to Insert Name of Third Person

Section
12

Libels for Divorce; Spouse's Property; Attachment

Section
13

Libels for Divorce; Attachment; Manner

Section
14

Libels for Divorce; Attachments; Laws Applicable

Section
15

Libels for Divorce; Mentally Ill Defendant; Appointment and Compensation of Guardian

Section
16

Investigation of Divorce Case

Section
17

Pendency of Action; Allowance; Alimony

Section
18

Pendency of Action for Divorce; Protection of Personal Liberty of Spouse; Restraint Orders Authorized

Section
19

Pendency of Action for Divorce; Custody of Children

Section
20

Continuance of Action; Temporary Separation

Section
20a

Judgment Denying Divorce; Living Apart for Justifiable Cause; Authorization

Section
21

Divorce Judgments; Entry

Section
22

Libels for Divorce; Desertion; Proof

Section
23

Resumption of Former Name by Woman

Section
24

Divorced Parties; Remarriage

Section
24a

Certificate of Divorce; Contents

Section
25

Divorce for Adultery of Wife; Legitimacy of Issue

Section
26

Repealed, 1949, 76, Sec. 1

Section
27

Curtesy or Dower After Divorce

Section
28

Children; Care, Custody and Maintenance; Child Support Obligations; Provisions for Education and Health Insurance; Parents Convicted of First Degree Murder

Section
28a

Temporary Care; Custody and Maintenance of Minor Children

Section
29

Minor Children; Foreign Divorces, Care and Custody

Section
30

Minor Children; Removal From Commonwealth; Prohibition

Section
31

Custody of Children; Shared Custody Plans

Section
31a

Visitation and Custody Orders; Consideration of Abuse Toward Parent or Child; Best Interest of Child

Section
32

Child; Bringing Before Court; Writ of Habeas Corpus

Section
33

Jurisdiction; Procedure

Section
34

Alimony or Assignment of Estate; Determination of Amount; Health Insurance

Section
34a

Alimony Judgment Ordering Conveyance; Effect

Section
34b

Order to Vacate Marital Home

Section
34c

Orders to Vacate Marital Home and Orders of Restraint; Notice to Law Enforcement Agencies; Procedures; Violations

Section
34d

Request for Restraining Order or Order to Vacate Marital Home; Information Provided to Petitioner Upon Filing; Domestic Violence Record Search; Outstanding Warrants

Section
35

Alimony; Enforcement

Section
36

Security for Payment of Alimony or Support; Enforcement of Judgments or Orders

Section
36a

Continuing Jurisdiction to Enforce Alimony, Support and Maintenance or Child Support; Order for Trustee Process

Section
37

Alimony; Revision of Judgment

Section
38

Costs

Section
39

Foreign Divorces; Validity

Section
40

Cohabitation After Divorce

Section
41

Personation

Section
42

Procurement of Unlawful Divorce

Section
43

Advertisement to Procure Divorce

Section
44

Certificate of Divorce; Unlawful Issuance

Section
45

Criminal Offenses; Notice to District Attorney

Section
46

Statistical Reports; Additional Information

Section
47

Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 23

Section
48

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 49 to 55

Section
49

Termination, Suspension or Modification of General Term Alimony

Section
50

Termination, Extension or Modification of Rehabilitative Alimony

Section
51

Termination of Reimbursement Alimony; Modification; Applicability of Income Guidelines

Section
52

Termination of Transitional Alimony; Modification or Extension

Section
53

Determination of Form, Amount and Duration of Alimony; Maximum Amount; Income Calculation; Deviations; Concurrent Child Support Orders

Section
54

Remarriage of Payor; Income From Second Job or Overtime Work

Section
55

Reasonable Security for Alimony in Event of Payor's Death; Orders to Maintain Life Insurance; Modification of Orders