Grounds for Divorce:  The court may grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding that (1) the marriage is irretrievably broken and 90 days have elapsed from the date of commencement of an action and the parties mutually consent to the divorce, or (2) the marriage is irretrievably broken and an affidavit has been filed alleging that the parties have lived separate and apart for a period of at least two years. The court may grant a fault divorce upon a finding of any of the following causes:

1. Willful and malicious desertion, and absence from the habitation of the injured and innocent spouse, without a reasonable cause, for the period of one or more years
2. Adultery
3. Cruel and barbarous treatment, endangered the life or health of the injured and innocent spouse
4. Bigamy
5. Imprisonment for a term of two or more years
6. Indignities to the innocent and injured spouse, such as to render that spouse's condition intolerable and life burdensome

The court may also grant a divorce from a spouse upon the ground that insanity or serious mental disorder has resulted in confinement in a mental institution for at least 18 months immediately before the commencement of an action and where there is no reasonable prospect that the spouse will be discharged from inpatient care during the 18 months subsequent to the commencement of the action. [Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes]

Residency Requirements:  "No spouse is entitled to commence an action for divorce unless at least one of the parties has been a bona fide resident in this Commonwealth for at least six months immediately previous to the commencement of the action. A proceeding for divorce may be brought in the count
1. Where the defendant resides
2. If the defendant resides outside of this Commonwealth, where the plaintiff resides
3. Of matrimonial domicile, if the plaintiff has continuously resided in the county
4. Prior to six months after the date of final separation and with agreement of the defendant, where the plaintiff resides or, if neither party continues to reside in the county of matrimonial domicile, where either party resides
5. After six months after the date of final separation, where either party resides.[Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes]

Pennsylvania Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Pennsylvania Child Support Program
Toll Free: 800–932–0211
TTD: 877–676–9582

Pennsylvania Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
Pennsylvania Rev. Civ. Pro. Sections 1910.16-1 to 16-5

Pennsylvania Online Support Calculator

Pennsylvania Divorce Forms Online
Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Family Law Forms

Pennsylvania Divorce Laws
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 23

Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 717–545–6400
Toll Free: 800–932–4632

Pennsylvania Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by program on website.

Pennsylvania Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Generations Center Mediation Program
Telephone: 412–350–4311

Pennsylvania State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association
Bucks County Bar
Chester County Bar Association
Cumberland County Bar Association
Delaware County Bar Association
Erie County Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
Bar Association of Lehigh County
Montgomery Bar Association
North Hampton County
Philadelphia Bar Association
Westmoreland Bar Association

Pennsylvania State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Allentown: 610–433–7094
Carlisle: 717–249–3166 or Toll Free: 800–990–9108
Doylestown: 215–348-9413 ext. 102 or Toll Free: 888–991–9922
Easton: 610–258–6333
Erie: 814–459–4411
Greensburg: 724–834–8490 or Toll Free: 866–922–1886
Harrisburg: 717–238–6715 or Toll Free: 800–692–7375
Lancaster: 717–393–0737
Media: 610–566–6625
Norristown: 610–279–9660 Ext. 201 or Toll Free 800–560–5219
Philadelphia: 215–238–6333
Pittsburgh: 412–261–5555
Reading: 610–375–4591
Washington: 724–225–6710
West Chester: 610–429–1500
Wilkes-Barre: 570–822–6029
York: 717–854–8755