1Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, in divorce, further providing for
3equitable division of marital property.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1. Section 3502 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
7Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

8§ 3502. Equitable division of marital property.

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10(a.1) Military pay.--The court, under 10 U.S.C. § 1408(c)
11(relating to payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance
12with court orders), may treat disposable retired pay or retainer
13pay payable to a military member either as property solely of
14the member or as property of the member and the spouse of the
15member. If the court determines that the disposable retired pay
16or retainer pay of a military member is marital property, the
17court shall calculate the amount consistently with the rank, pay
18grade and time of service of the member at the time of

1separation.

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3Section 2. The addition of 23 Pa.C.S. § 3502(a.1) shall
4apply to actions commenced on or after the effective date of
5this section.

6Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.