{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3503","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 3503","heading":"Effect of divorce on property rights generally.","body":"Whenever a decree or judgment is granted which nullifies or absolutely terminates the bonds of matrimony, all property rights which are dependent upon the marital relation, except those which are vested rights, are terminated unless the court expressly provides otherwise in its decree. All duties, rights and claims accruing to either of the parties at any time theretofore in pursuance of the marriage shall cease, and the parties shall severally be at liberty to marry again as if they had never been married.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART IV DIVORCE","CHAPTER 35 PROPERTY RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=35\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"c040770eae552cd7776c9379f205f4a1ff2d35d0b4d8162e3f7c08cd75664557","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3502","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-3504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}