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§ 7603. Effect of registration for enforcement

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 76. Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter A. Registration for Enforcement of Support Order (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 28, 2015
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7603
§ 7603. Effect of registration for enforcement
Currentness
(a) Procedure.--A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this State.
(b) Enforcement.--A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign county is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this State.
(c) Faith and credit.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce but may not modify a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

Credits

1996, April 4, P.L. 58, No. 20, § 6, imd. effective. Amended 2015, Dec. 28, P.L. 559, No. 94, § 20, imd. effective.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7603, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7603
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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