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§ 7206. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support orders

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: December 28, 2015

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic Relations (Refs & Annos)
Part VIII. Uniform Interstate Family Support (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 72. Jurisdiction (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. Proceedings Involving Two or More States or a Foreign Country
Effective: December 28, 2015
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7206
§ 7206. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support orders
Currentness
(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.

Credits

1996, April 4, P.L. 58, No. 20, § 6, imd. effective. Amended 2015, Dec. 28, P.L. 559, No. 94, § 10, imd. effective.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7206, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7206
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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