Pennsylvania § 7616 Procedure to register child support order of a foreign country for modification

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 7616 — Procedure to register child support order of a foreign country for modification

Pennsylvania § 7616

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART VIII

Ch. 76REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION

Subch.REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION

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Bluebook

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7616 (2026).

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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 of validity or enforcement) if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.

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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 of validity or enforcement) if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.