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23 Pa.C.S. § 1901

Actions for alienation of affections abolished

Known as the Domestic Relations Code

The act spans §§ 23-101 to 23-8415 (374 sections).

(a) General rule.--All civil causes of action for alienation of affections of husband or wife are abolished.

(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to cases where the defendant is a parent, brother or sister or a person formerly in loco parentis to the spouse of plaintiff.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.