{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-4602","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 4602","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\"Court.\" A court of common pleas and the Philadelphia Municipal Court.\n\"Department.\" The Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART V SUPPORT, PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 46 SUPPORT OF THE INDIGENT"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=46\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"c748da479e7bcc127cb01dcdb3d186c263bbdefc3321bb6f760573d68f13d1f5","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-4601","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-4603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}