No. 20-590

Ryan Pankoe v. Laura Pankoe

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2020-11-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: divorce divorce-law establishment-clause no-fault-divorce pennsylvania-constitution public-policy subject-matter-jurisdiction viewpoint-based
Key Terms:
Securities Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether-section-3301(d)-of-the-pennsylvania-divorce-code-is-unconstitutional

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Section 3301(d) of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code, commonly known as unilateral no-fault divorce, is a viewpoint-based statute in violation of the Establishment Clause such that it is void ab initio and proscribes subject-matter jurisdiction from the courts of Pennsylvania to grant a legal action of divorce under this very particular cause of action. 2. Whether Section 3301(d) of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code is contrary to public policy, failing to serve a public purpose in violation of Pennsylvania’s Constitution Article III, Section 32, thereby proscribing _ subject-matter jurisdiction from the courts of Penn_ — sylvania to grant a legal action of divorce under this ; very particular cause of action.

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-10-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2020)

Attorneys

Ryan Pankoe
Ryan Pankoe — Petitioner
Ryan Pankoe — Petitioner