Pennsylvania Family Law Statutes

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Pennsylvania family law statutes. The laws of pennsylvania contain laws enacted as amendments to the pennsylvania consolidated statutes the official statutory codification established by the general assembly under the act of november 25 1970 p l 707 no 230. These courts consider cases pertaining to families and children and make determinations based on pa family law. Family courts in pennsylvania are unlike civil and criminal courts. 4 information independently protected from disclosure by the child s right to confidentiality under the act of july 9 1976 p l 817 no 143 known as the mental health procedures act or any other statute.

Pennsylvania statutes and constitution welcome to findlaw s hosted version of the pennsylvania statutes. Rulemakings by state agencies. A pennsylvania license cannot be issued to a resident of another state who does not possess a current license or permit or similar document to carry a firearm issued by their home state if a license is provided for by the laws of that state as published annually in the federal register by the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms of the. The pennsylvania bulletin website includes the following.

Social security for public employees administers the state law act 491 and federal law section 218 of the social security act enabling employees of political subdivisions to be voluntarily covered for social security as well as procedures governing social security and medicare coverage by state and local public employers in pennsylvania. Go to the consolidated statutes. These laws have been incorporated into a separate official publication since 1975. No statutes or acts will be found at this website.

If you are involved in a pennsylvania family law case understanding the law can make it easier for you to explore your legal options. Proposed rulemakings by state agencies. You are invited to contact a private attorney or professional organization for advice or guidance. Family laws also address controversial issues such as abortion rights and same sex marriage in addition to criminal matters like domestic violence and child.

Board laws regulations please note that neither the board commission nor its staff or counsel are permitted to provide legal advice or advisory opinions including interpretations of the law or regulations or any indication as to how the board would vote on any given case or scenario. This section contains user friendly summaries of pennsylvania laws as well as citations or links to relevant sections of pennsylvania s statutes please select a topic from the list below to get started. The governor s proclamations and executive orders. Pennsylvania family laws family law is a rather broad practice area encompassing marriage divorce child custody adoption paternity and other matters related to the family structure.

The pennsylvania code website reflects the pennsylvania code changes effective through 50 pa b. Actions by the.