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2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 11 - Preliminary Provisions
Section 1102 - Definitions
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23 PA Cons Stat § 1102 (2022)
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§ 1102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this part shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
"Marriage." A civil contract by which one man and one woman take each other for husband and wife.
"Marriage license" or "license." A license to marry issued under this part.
(Oct. 16, 1996, P.L.706, No.124, eff. 60 days)
1996 Amendment. Act 124 added the def. of "marriage."
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