§ 7206 — Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support orders

Pennsylvania § 7206

• Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
• Title 23: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Part: PART VIII
• Ch. 72: JURISDICTION
• Subch.: PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING TWO OR MORE STATES

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(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.

(c) Lack of jurisdiction.--(Deleted by amendment).

Legislative History

(Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.) Cross References.Section 7206 is referred to in sections 7202.1, 7207 of this title.