Grounds for Divorce in Pennsylvania
Part of "Grounds for Divorce in the United States"
Family Law research by Anke Tiedt of Crouch
& Crouch, Arlington, Virginia
- irretrievably broken marriage, either 90 days after filing complaint with
mutual consent or upon two-year separation without mutual consent
- willful and malicious desertion or absence without reasonable cause for
one or more years
- adultery
- cruel and barbarous treatment
- bigamy
- conviction of serious crime
- indignities rendering condition intolerable and life burdensome
- 18 months confinement in mental institution without reasonable prospect
of discharge during next 18 months
Code: 23*3301
Information has *NOT* been checked against statutes
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