Pennsylvania § 7609 Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 7609 — Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification

Pennsylvania § 7609

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 23DOMESTIC RELATIONS

PartPART VIII

Ch. 76REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION

Subch.REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION

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Bluebook

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7609 (2026).

Text

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 (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 later. The pleading 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 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 (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 later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.