Rule 1920.1 Definitions. Conformity to Civil Action
Chapter 1920: Actions of Divorce or for Annulment of Marriage
Rule Text
(a) As used in this chapter:
‘‘action,’’ an action of divorce or an action for annulment of marriage, which may include the ancillary claims that may be joined with the action of divorce or for annulment under the Divorce Code, except as otherwise provided in these rules;
‘‘custody,’’ includes partial custody;
‘‘divorce,’’ divorce from the bonds of matrimony or dissolution of a civil union;
‘‘hearing officer,’’ shall have the same meaning as ‘‘master’’ as that term is used in the Divorce Code, 23 Pa.C.S. § § 3101 et seq.
‘‘marital property rights’’ means those rights created solely by Section 3501 of the Divorce Code; and
‘‘nonmarital property rights’’ means all property rights other than marital property rights.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the procedure in the action shall be in accordance with the rules relating to a civil action.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 1920.1 amended December 16, 1983, effective July 1, 1984, 13 Pa.B. 3999; amended March 30, 1994, effective July 1, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 1943; amended July 30, 2018, effective January 1, 2019, 48 Pa.B. 4960; amended October 19, 2021, effective January 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 6764. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (402500).