Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1920 - ACTIONS OF DIVORCE OR FOR ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE
Rule 1920.76 - Form of Divorce Decree

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1920.76
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

A decree in divorce shall be substantially in the following form:

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DECREE

AND NOW, _________________ , 20____, it is ordered and decreed that __________, plaintiff, and___________ , defendant, are divorced from the bonds of matrimony.

The parties shall reaffirm or change the beneficiary status on any life insurance policies, annuity contracts, pensions, profit sharing plans, or other contractual arrangements providing for payment to a spouse if it is the intention of one of the parties to keep or change the other party as a beneficiary. Failure to do so may result in revocation of the beneficiary designation pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S. § 6111.2 (Effect of Divorce or Pending Divorce on Designation of Beneficiaries).

The court retains jurisdiction of any claims raised by the parties to this action for which a final order has not yet been entered.

Any existing spousal support order shall hereafter be deemed an order for alimony pendente lite if any economic claims remain pending.

BY THE COURT:

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