PRINTER'S NO. 1133
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
844
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, RAFFERTY, EICHELBERGER, RESCHENTHALER,
FOLMER, YUDICHAK, STEFANO, YAW AND TARTAGLIONE,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, further providing
for standing for any form of physical custody or legal
custody.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5324 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 5324. Standing for any form of physical custody or legal
custody.
The following individuals may file an action under this
chapter for any form of physical custody or legal custody:
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(4) If no biological parent or adoptive parent of the
child has custody of the child, an individual who:
(i) assumes or is willing to assume responsibility
for the child; and
(ii) has a sustained, substantial and sincere
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