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Welcome to the Pennsylvania Law section of FindLaw's State Law collection. This section contains user-friendly summaries of Pennsylvania laws as well as citations or links to relevant sections of Pennsylvania's statutes. Please select a topic from the list below to get started.

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  • Home Buying Basics in Pennsylvania
    Updated by Ilona Bray, J.D., University of Washington Law School

    Your real estate agent should also help you locate other professionals to assist you in the homebuying process, including mortgage brokers and home inspectors. ...

  • Filing Divorce Papers in Pennsylvania
    By Melissa Heinig, Attorney

    Sometimes divorce is unavoidable. If your relationship has reached a breaking point, are you ready to have the discussion? First, you should familiarize yourself with the divorce basics in Pennsylvania. ...

  • Harrisburg Laws

    Philadelphia and Pittsburg get the national attention, but that’s okay. Those cities can keep the proverbial limelight; Harrisburg has a reputation as a city with an excellent quality of life, steady leadership, and a network of people here to serve ...

  • Pennsylvania Abortion Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Summary of Pennsylvania laws and regulations pertaining to abortion in the state, such when an abortion is legal, penalties for an unlawful abortion, and physician licensing requirements.

  • Pennsylvania Accident and Injury Laws

    Accident and injury law encompasses medical malpractice, automobile accidents, slip and fall injuries, product liability, workers' compensation, even dog bites. State courts handle these sorts of claims, each a little differently. Pennsylvania courts...

  • Pennsylvania
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Adoption laws historically have varied from state to state, but are becoming more uniform. Pennsylvania adoption laws allow any child and only certain adults to be adopted, while any unmarried adult, unmarried minor parent of adoptee, or married coup...

  • Pennsylvania Adverse Possession Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Basics of adverse possession law in the state of Pennsylvania, which allows individuals who publicly inhabit and improve a home or other residence to obtain title to that property.

  • Pennsylvania Annulment Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Overview of the acceptable grounds for having one's marriage annulled in the state of Pennsylvania, such as a lack of capacity or not intending to give valid consent.

  • Pennsylvania Antitrust Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Basics of antitrust laws in Pennsylvania (which are intended to encourage competition), with information about the statute of limitations for filing a complaint and links to other pertinent information.

  • Pennsylvania
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    Overview of Pennsylvania Assault Laws There are two categories of assault in Pennsylvania: simple assault and aggravated assault. To convict a defendant of simple assault, a prosecutor must prove the following beyond a reasonable doubt: The defendant...

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