{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-7204","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 7204","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings.","body":"(a) Permissible.--A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if all of the following apply:\n(1) The petition or comparable pleading in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or a foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or a foreign country.\n(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or a foreign country.\n(3) If relevant, this State is the home state of the child.\n(b) Impermissible.--A tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if all of the following apply:\n(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or a foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State.\n(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State.\n(3) If relevant, the other state or a foreign country is the home state of the child.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=72\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"625e5e4b3c24985275d1af4f67ecd757817e3e151ccf27d94c7c600ee0083f9a","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-7203","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-7205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}