Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

Re: Can you date while divorce is pending

You are allowed to date while a divorce is pending. While there is no "legal" separation in Pennsylvania, adultery, as a grounds for divorce, relates to extramarital sexual relations prior to final separation of the husband and wife to the marriage. However, it has occasionally happened that adultery was proven through evidence of post-separation sexual relations if it can be shown that the close relationship between the adulterous spouse and the person whom he or she had a relationship with existed prior to separation.

With a no fault divorce, following a separation of two years, a party can file an affadivit asserting irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and the requisite separation period to obtain a divorce decree. Your attorney can advise you as to your own particular circumstances.

I wish you the best.

Ilene Young, Esquire/ Civil & Family Practice

Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties

215-444-0445

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