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Part II - Real and Personal...
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Title III - Domestic Relations
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Chapter 209 - Husband and Wife
Chapter 209 - Husband and Wife
Section 1 - Married Persons; Separate Property and Property Held as Tenants by Entirety; Liability for Debts
Section 1a - Tenants by Entirety Under Older Deed; Electing Treatment of Tenancy
Section 2 - Married Woman; Power to Contract
Section 3 - Transfers Between Husband and Wife
Section 4 - Married Woman; Work and Labor; Presumption
Section 5 - Married Woman; Acting as Fiduciary
Section 6 - Married Woman; Power to Sue and Be Sued
Section 7 - Married Woman; Liabilities
Section 8 - Husband; Liability for Wife's Debts
Section 9 - Husband; Liability on Contracts Concerning Separate Property of Wife
Section 13 - Marriage Settlements
Section 14 - Disability of Husband or Wife Provisions; Release of Homestead by Wife of Ward
Section 15 - Disability of Husband or Wife Provisions; Wife of Ward; Joinder With Guardian or Conservator; Sale of Realty
Section 16 - Disability of Husband or Wife Provisions; Disposition of Proceeds
Section 17 - Disability of Husband or Wife Provisions; Partition; Joinder of Husband or Wife of Ward With Guardian or Conservator
Section 18 - Mentally Ill Persons; Conveyance or Mortgage of Real Estate; Release of Homestead
Section 21 - Mentally Ill Spouse; Reservation of Portion of Proceeds Upon Release of Homestead
Section 24 - Disability of Husband or Wife Provisions; Venue
Section 25 - Antenuptial Settlements; Force and Effect
Section 26 - Antenuptial Settlements; Record; Description of Property
Section 28 - Rights of Married Person Coming From Another State or Country
Section 29 - Property Rights Acquired in Other States; Effect of Residence in This Commonwealth
Section 30 - Married Person Abandoned by Spouse; Sale or Conveyance; Notice to Opposing Absent Spouse; Jurisdiction of Court; Proof of Abandonment; Retransfer to Opposing Absent Party
Section 31 - Non-Resident Married Woman Abandoned by Husband; Conveyance of Realty
Section 32 - Married Person Abandoned by Spouse; Order Prohibiting Restraint of Personal Liberty of Spouse; Support, Custody and Maintenance Orders; Information Provided to Complainant; Domestic Violence Record Search; Investigations; Factors Determining Support Amount
Section 32d - Judgment for Separate Support; Conveyance of Real Property; Enforcement; Vesting of Title
Section 32e - Judgment or Order of Support; Enforcement
Section 32f - Married Persons Living Apart; Actions for Support
Section 33 - Separate Support or Maintenance; Attachment of Defendant's Property and Trustee Process
Section 34 - Married Person Abandoned by Spouse; Venue
Section 36 - Married Person Abandoned by Spouse; Spouse Living Apart; Conveyance and Will
Section 37 - Support Orders for Children of Separated Parents; Child Support Guidelines; Modification of Orders; Provisions for Education and Health Insurance; Parents Convicted of First Degree Murder
Section 38 - Visitation and Custody Orders; Consideration of Abuse Toward Parent or Child; Best Interest of Child