{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3333","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 3333","heading":"Res judicata and estoppel.","body":"The validity of a divorce or annulment decree granted by a court having jurisdiction over the subject matter may not be questioned by a party who was subject to the personal jurisdiction of the court except by direct appeal provided or prescribed by law. A party who sought and obtained a decree, financed or agreed to its procurement, or accepted a property settlement, alimony pendente lite or alimony pursuant to the terms of the decree, or who remarries after the decree, or is guilty of laches, is barred from making a collateral attack upon the validity of the decree unless, by clear and convincing evidence, it is established that fraud by the other party prevented the making of a timely appeal from the divorce or annulment decree.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART IV DIVORCE","CHAPTER 33 DISSOLUTION OF MARITAL STATUS","SUBCHAPTER C ATTACKS UPON DECREES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=33\u0026sctn=33\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"a3e3ba94d61238f876231322513bd1a3e7a20c6bc7b76c2c73764c035a53fca4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3332","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}