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=== Divorce Records Laws === | === Divorce Records Laws === | ||
State Library of Pennsylvania:<br> | ''State Library of Pennsylvania:''<br> | ||
*'''1682-1773''' Divorce could be granted by the Legislature or the Governor subject to royal veto by Royal Council. | *'''1682-1773''' Divorce could be granted by the Legislature or the Governor subject to royal veto by Royal Council. | ||
*'''1773-1784''' British Parliament forbade royal governors in America to grant divorces and the Legislature was the governing body to which pleas for divorce were submitted. | *'''1773-1784''' British Parliament forbade royal governors in America to grant divorces and the Legislature was the governing body to which pleas for divorce were submitted. | ||
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Divorces were rare in colonial Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War and early statehood. Some Pennsylvania divorces granted by the Legislative Assembly and the Supreme Court are in the Statutes At Large of Pennsylvania; Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1898; and Record Group 33 at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This Record Group contains Supreme Court Divorce Papers, Eastern District, 1786-1815, arranged alphabetically; Supreme Court General Motions, 1750-1837, and Divorce Docket, 1800-1805, arranged by date. | Divorces were rare in colonial Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War and early statehood. Some Pennsylvania divorces granted by the Legislative Assembly and the Supreme Court are in the Statutes At Large of Pennsylvania; Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1898; and Record Group 33 at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This Record Group contains Supreme Court Divorce Papers, Eastern District, 1786-1815, arranged alphabetically; Supreme Court General Motions, 1750-1837, and Divorce Docket, 1800-1805, arranged by date. | ||
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Pennsylvania's divorce laws have evolved significantly, moving from a fault-based system to a primarily no-fault system. The 1980 Divorce Code introduced no-fault divorce, allowing couples to divorce without proving fault. This was followed by amendments in 1988 that further streamlined the process. Currently, Pennsylvania primarily relies on the "no-fault" concept, requiring couples to state that their marriage has reached an "irretrievable breakdown". <b4> | Pennsylvania's divorce laws have evolved significantly, moving from a fault-based system to a primarily no-fault system. The 1980 Divorce Code introduced no-fault divorce, allowing couples to divorce without proving fault. This was followed by amendments in 1988 that further streamlined the process. Currently, Pennsylvania primarily relies on the "no-fault" concept, requiring couples to state that their marriage has reached an "irretrievable breakdown". <b4> | ||
Key Milestones in Pennsylvania Divorce Law:<br> | Key Milestones in Pennsylvania Divorce Law:<br> | ||