SB 385 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alimony and support, further providing for alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses.

PRINTER'S NO.    342

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 385
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY KANE, COLLETT, FONTANA, PENNYCUICK AND COSTA,
        MARCH 6, 2025

     REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 6, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in alimony and support, further
 3      providing for alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and
 4      expenses.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Section 3702(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
 8   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 9   § 3702.    Alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses.
10      * * *
11      (b)    Exception.--Except where the court finds that an order
12   for alimony pendente lite or spousal support is necessary to
13   prevent manifest injustice, a party who has been convicted of
14   committing a personal injury crime against the other party shall
15   not be entitled to spousal support or alimony pendente lite. In
16   determining whether manifest injustice exists, the court shall
17   review whether there is a history of harassment by a party or a
18   history of any protection from abuse order against a party. Any
19   amount paid by the injured party after the commission of the
1   offense but before the conviction of the other party shall be
2   recoverable by the injured party upon petition.
3      Section 2.   The amendment of 23 Pa.C.S. § 3702(b) shall apply
4   to a proceeding commenced on or after the effective date of this
5   section.
6      Section 3.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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