Title 23, DOMESTIC RELATIONS

(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…

(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 inte…

(a) Requirement.--When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this State shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and …

(a) Action.--A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this State must request a hearing within the time required under section 7605 (relating to notice of registration of order). The nonregistering party may seek to va…

(a) Defenses.--A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving any of the following defenses: (1) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party. (2) The orde…

Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. (Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.) Cross Refer…

A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify or to modify and enforce a child support order issued in another state must register that order in this State in the same manner provided in Subchapter A (relating to registration for enforcement of support order) or B (rela…

A tribunal of this State may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of section…

(a) Authority.--After a child support order issued in another state has been registered in this State, the responding tribunal of this State may modify that order, upon petition, only if section 7613 (relating to jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when in…

If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this State is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction under a law substantially similar to this part, all of the following are available to a tribunal of this State: (1) A tribunal may enforce the order t…

(a) General rule.--If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this State and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this State has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.…

Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and in each tribunal in which the party know…

(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…

A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify or to modify and enforce a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order in this State under Subchapter A (relating to registration for enforcement of support order) or B (relating to contest o…

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Application." A request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central …

This chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In a proceeding, if a provision of this chapter is inconsistent with Chapter 71 (relating to general provisions), 72 (relating to jurisdiction), 73 (relating to civil provisions of general application), 74 (r…

The department is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the convention.

(a) Duties.--In a support proceeding under this chapter, the department shall do all of the following: (1) Transmit and receive applications. (2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State. (b) Obligee support proce…

(a) General rule.--A petitioner may file a direct request seeking: (1) Establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the determination of parentage of a child under the law of this State applies. (2) Recognition and …

(a) Registration required.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this State as provided in Chapter 76 (relating to registration, enf…

(a) Applicability.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, sections 7605 (relating to notice of registration of order), 7606 (relating to procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order), 7607 (relating to contest of registration or enforcement) an…

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. (b) Refusal of recognition or enforcement.--The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this State …

If a tribunal of this State does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in the order's entirety, the tribunal shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support order. …

(a) Recognition and enforcement.--Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this State. (b) Documentation required.--An application or direct request for recognition and …

(a) General rule.--A tribunal of this State may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless one of the following occurs: (1) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of…

Personal information gathered or transmitted under this chapter may be used only for the purposes for which the information was gathered or transmitted. Cross References. Section 77A12 is referred to in section 77A05 of this title.

A record filed with a tribunal of this State under this part must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation. Cross References. Section 77A13 is referred to in section 77A05 of this title.

(a) Definition of Governor.--For purposes of this chapter, "Governor" includes an individual performing the functions of Governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this part. (b) Authority of Governor.--The Governor of this State may do either of the following: (1)…

(a) Extradition to this State.--Before making demand that the Governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this State with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the Governor of this State may require a prosecutor of this State to demon…

In applying and construing this uniform part, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to the law's subject matter among states which enact this uniform law. (Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.)

This part applies to proceedings beginning on or after the effective date of this section to do any of the following: (1) Establish a support order. (2) Determine parentage of a child. (3) Register, recognize, enforce or modify a prior support order, determination or agreement, w…

If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or application of this part which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of th…

(a) Short title of part.--This part shall be known and may be cited as the Intrastate Family Support Act. (b) Definitions.--Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this part which are applicable to specific provisions of this part, the following wo…

This part applies to actions between parties from different counties in this Commonwealth. This part does not apply to actions under Part VIII (relating to uniform interstate family support).

Remedies provided by this part are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law. The procedures established by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1910.1 et seq. (relating to action for support) shall be used in preference to the procedures of this part unless any of the f…

(a) Extent.--A tribunal issuing a support order has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a support order unless otherwise provided by Part VIII (relating to uniform interstate family support) or this part. (b) Faith and credit.--A tribunal shall recognize the continuing, exclu…

(a) Principles.--If a proceeding is brought under this part and more than one support order has been issued in this Commonwealth with regard to the same obligation, a tribunal shall apply the following rules in determining which order to recognize for purposes of continuing, excl…

Amounts collected and credited for a particular period pursuant to a support order issued by one tribunal must be credited against the amounts accruing or accrued for the same period under a support order issued by another tribunal.

(a) Scope.--This part provides for the following proceedings: (1) Establishment of an order for spousal support or child support. (2) Registration of an order for spousal support or child support of another county for enforcement or modification pursuant to Chapter 84 (relating t…

A minor parent or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.

Upon the filing of a petition or complaint authorized by this part, an initiating tribunal shall forward one copy of the petition or complaint and its accompanying documents to the responding tribunal. Cross References. Section 8303 is referred to in section 2512 of this title.…

(a) Filing and notice.--If a responding tribunal receives a petition, a complaint or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to section 8301(b) (relating to proceedings under this part), it shall file the pleading and notify the petitioner by first cl…

If a petition, complaint or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal, it shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal and notify the petitioner by first class mail where and when the pleading was sent.

(a) General duty.--A support enforcement agency upon request shall provide services to an obligee in a proceeding under this part. (b) Specific duties.--A support enforcement agency that is providing services to the petitioner as appropriate shall do all of the following: (1) Tak…

If the secretary determines that a support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the secretary may order the agency to perform its duties under this part or may provide those services directly to the individual. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549…

An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this part.