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23 Pa.C.S. § 5339

Award of counsel fees, costs and expenses

Known as the Domestic Relations Code

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

(Apr. 15, 2024, P.L.24, No.8, eff. 120 days)

Under this chapter, a court may award reasonable interim or final counsel fees, costs and expenses to a party if the court finds that the conduct of another party was obdurate, vexatious, repetitive or in bad faith. This section may not apply if that party engaged the judicial process in good faith to protect the child from harm.

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