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§ 7615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of a foreign country

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 D. Registration and Modification of Foreign Child Support Order
Effective: December 28, 2015
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7615
§ 7615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of a foreign country
(a) Jurisdiction.--Except as otherwise provided under section 77A11 (relating to modification of convention child support order), if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify a child support order issued by the foreign country under the foreign country's laws, a tribunal of this State may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual under section 7611 (relating to modification of child support order of another state) has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this State or of a foreign country.
(b) Controlling order.--An order issued by a tribunal of this State modifying a foreign child support order under this section is the controlling order.

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2015, Dec. 28, P.L. 559, No. 94, § 23, imd. effective.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7615, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 7615
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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