{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5926","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5926","heading":"Testimony by spouse after attack on character or conduct.","body":"In all civil actions brought by either the husband or wife, either the husband or the wife shall be a competent witness in rebuttal, when his or her character or conduct is attacked upon the trial thereof, but only in regard to the matter of his or her character or conduct.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 59 DEPOSITIONS AND WITNESSES","SUBCHAPTER A WITNESSES GENERALLY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS CIVIL MATTERS CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=59\u0026sctn=26\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"8afcbe89952839b2bce40df34fe446e8d26cf4d7adc7a71eb67ce1dafb8675d6","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5925","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5927"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}