Pennsylvania Marital Property Laws
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Marital Property Laws
| Community Property Recognized? | No. State Supreme Court held community property law (§§48-201, et seq.) invalid under state constitution (357 Pa. 581, 55 A.2d 521) |
| Dower And Curtesy | Share of spouse's estate which is allotted to surviving spouse by rules of intestate succession or by election against will is in lieu and full satisfaction of dower or curtesy at common law (§§20-2105) |
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