23 Pa.C.S. § 7206: Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support orders.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
- PART VIII UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT
- CHAPTER 72 JURISDICTION
- SUBCHAPTER B PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING TWO OR MORE STATES OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY
(a) Initiating tribunal.--A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:
(1) the order, if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction under a law substantially similar to this part; or
(2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order that accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.
(b) Responding tribunal.--A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
(c) Lack of jurisdiction.--(Deleted by amendment).
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