An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alimony and support, further providing for alimony.

Summary

The measure amends the state’s alimony statute to require courts to deny alimony if a party is found, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have subjected the other to a pattern or continuous threat of abuse. It also limits consideration of marital misconduct after separation, allowing only abuse to influence alimony decisions. The change aims to protect victims of domestic abuse in divorce proceedings.

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