rule, after hearing, the court may discharge it, make it
absolute or frame issues itself. Only the issues ordered by the
court shall be tried. The rule shall not be made absolute when,
in the opinion of the court, a trial by jury cannot be had
without prejudice to the public morals.]
Section 3. Section 3323 of Title 23, amended April 21, 2016
(P.L.166, No.24) and October 4, 2016 (P.L.865, No.102), is
amended to read:
§ 3323. Decree of court.
(a) General rule.--In accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 72
(relating to family law and justice), in all matrimonial causes,
the court may either dismiss the complaint or enter a decree of
divorce or annulment of the marriage.
(b) Contents of decree.--[A] In accordance with 42 Pa.C.S.
Ch. 72, a decree granting a divorce or an annulment shall
include, after a full hearing, where these matters are raised in
any pleadings, an order determining and disposing of existing
property rights and interests between the parties, custody,
partial custody and visitation rights, child support, alimony,
reasonable attorney fees, costs and expenses and any other
related matters, including the enforcement of agreements
voluntarily entered into between the parties. In the enforcement
of the rights of any party to any of these matters, the court
shall have all necessary powers, including, but not limited to,
the power of contempt and the power to attach wages.
[(c.1) Bifurcation.--With the consent of both parties, the
court may enter a decree of divorce or annulment prior to the
final determination and disposition of the matters provided for
in subsection (b) if the court determines that doing so provides
sufficient economic protections for any minor children of the
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