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§ 7604. Choice of law

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. § 7604
§ 7604. Choice of law
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Subject to subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs the following:
(1) The nature, extent, amount and duration of current payments under a registered support order.
(2) The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order.
(3) The existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.
(b) Proceeding for arrearages.--In a proceeding for arrearages under a registered support order, the statute of limitation under the laws of this State or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.
(c) Procedures and remedies.--A responding tribunal of this State shall apply the procedures and remedies of this State to enforce current support and collect arrearages and interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in this State.
(d) Controlling order.--After a tribunal of this State or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrearages, if any, a tribunal of this State shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including the law on interest on arrearages, on current and future support and on consolidated arrearages.

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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. § 7604, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7604
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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