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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 1-105 - Application of This Chapter to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceedings - Section 1–105. Application of this chapter to resident of foreign...
Section 1-101 - Short Title - Section 1–101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 1-102 - Definitions - Section 1–102. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) ''Child'', an individual,...
Section 1-103 - Tribunals and Support Enforcement Agency of the Commonwealth - Section 1–103. Tribunals and support enforcement agency of the commonwealth....
Section 1-104 - Remedies Cumulative - Section 1–104. Remedies cumulative. (a) Remedies provided by this chapter...
Article 2 - Jurisdiction.
Section 2-208 - Child Support Orders for 2 or More Obligees - Section 2–208. Child support orders for 2 or more obligees....
Section 2-211 - Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal Support Order - Section 2–211. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order....
Section 2-210 - Application of Chapter to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction - Section 2–210. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal...
Section 2-209 - Credit for Payments - Section 2–209. Credit for payments. A tribunal of the commonwealth...
Section 2-207 - Determination of Controlling Child Support Order - Section 2–207. Determination of controlling child support order. (a) If...
Section 2-204 - Simultaneous Proceedings - Section 2–204. Simultaneous proceedings. (a) A tribunal of the commonwealth...
Section 2-205 - Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order - Section 2–205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order....
Section 2-203 - Initiating and Responding Tribunal of the Commonwealth - Section 2–203. Initiating and responding tribunal of the commonwealth. Under...
Section 2-202 - Duration of Personal Jurisdiction - Section 2–202. Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired by...
Section 2-201 - Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident - Section 2–201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. (a) In a...
Section 2-206 - Continuing Jurisdiction to Enforce Child Support Order - Section 2–206. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (a)...
Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application.
Section 3-319 - Receipt and Disbursement of Payments - Section 3–319. Receipt and disbursement of payments. (a) A support...
Section 3-318 - Assistance With Discovery - Section 3–318. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of the commonwealth...
Section 3-317 - Communications Between Tribunals - Section 3–317. Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of the commonwealth...
Section 3-316 - Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure - Section 3–316. Special rules of evidence and procedure. (a) The...
Section 3-315 - Nonparentage as Defense - Section 3–315. Nonparentage as defense. A party whose parentage of...
Section 3-314 - Limited Immunity of Petitioner - Section 3–314. Limited immunity of petitioner. (a) Participation by a...
Section 3-313 - Costs and Fees - Section 3–313. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner may not...
Section 3-312 - Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances - Section 3–312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. If a...
Section 3-311 - Pleadings and Accompanying Documents - Section 3–311. Pleadings and accompanying documents. (a) In a proceeding...
Section 3-310 - Duties of the State Information Agency - Section 3–310. Duties of state information agency. (a) The department...
Section 3-308 - Duty of Attorney General - Section 3–308. Duty of attorney general. (a) If the attorney...
Section 3-307 - Duties of Support Enforcement Agency - Section 3–307. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) In a...
Section 3-306 - Inappropriate Tribunal - Section 3–306. Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading...
Section 3-305 - Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal - Section 3–305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. (a) When...
Section 3-304 - Duties of Initiating Tribunal - Section 3–304. Duties of initiating tribunal. (a) Upon the filing...
Section 3-303 - Application of Law of the Commonwealth - Section 3–303. Application of law of the commonwealth. Except as...
Section 3-302 - Proceeding by Minor Parent - Section 3–302. Proceeding by minor parent. A minor parent or...
Section 3-301 - Proceedings Under This Chapter - Section 3–301. Proceedings under this chapter. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 3-309 - Private Counsel - Section 3–309. Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel...
Article 4 - Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage.
Section 4-401 - Establishment of Support Order - Section 4–401. Establishment of support order. (a) If a support...
Section 4-402 - Proceeding to Determine Parentage - Section 4–402. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of the...
Article 5 - Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration.
Section 5-507 - Administrative Enforcement of Orders - Section 5–507. Administrative enforcement of orders. (a) A party or...
Section 5-506 - Contest by Obligor - Section 5–506. Contest by obligor. (a) An obligor may contest...
Section 5-505 - Penalties for Noncompliance - Section 5–505. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer or other source...
Section 5-502 - Employer's Compliance With Income Withholding Order of Another State - Section 5–502. Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another...
Section 5-503 - Employer's Compliance With 2 or More Income Withholding Orders - Section 5–503. Employer's compliance with 2 or more income withholding...
Section 5-501 - Employer's Receipt of Income-Withholding Order of Another State - Section 5–501. Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another State....
Section 5-504 - Immunity From Civil Liability - Section 5–504. Immunity from civil liability. An employer or other...
Article 6 - Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order.
Section 6-616 - Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification - Section 6–616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign...
Section 6-615 - Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country - Section 6–615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign...
Section 6-614 - Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification - Section 6–614. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within 30...
Section 6-613 - Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in the Commonwealth - Section 6–613. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another...
Section 6-612 - Recognition of Order Modified in Another State - Section 6–612. Recognition of order modified in another state. If...
Section 6-611 - Modification of Child Support Order of Another State - Section 6–611. Modification of child support order of another state....
Section 6-609 - Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification - Section 6–609. Procedure to register child support order of another...
Section 6-610 - Effect of Registration for Modification - Section 6–610. Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of...
Section 6-607 - Contest of Registration or Enforcement - Section 6–607. Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) A party...
Section 6-606 - Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Support Order - Section 6–606. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered...
Section 6-605 - Notice of Registration of Order - Section 6–605. Notice of registration of order. (a) When a...
Section 6-604 - Choice of Law - Section 6–604. Choice of law. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 6-603 - Effect of Registration for Enforcement - Section 6–603. Effect of registration for enforcement. (a) A support...
Section 6-602 - Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement - Section 6–602. Procedure to register order for enforcement. (a) Except...
Section 6-601 - Registration of Order for Enforcement - [Text of section applicable as provided by 2016, 53, Sec....
Section 6-608 - Confirmed Order - Section 6–608. Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order,...
Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention.
Section 7-709 - Partial Enforcement - Section 7–709. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of the commonwealth...
Section 7-713 - Record in Original Language; English Translation - Section 7–713. Record in original language; English translation. A record...
Section 7-712 - Personal Information; Limit on Use - Section 7–712. Personal information; limit on use. Personal information gathered...
Section 7-711 - Modification of Convention Child Support Order - Section 7–711. Modification of Convention child support order. (a) A...
Section 7-710 - Foreign Support Agreement - Section 7–710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 7-708 - Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention Support Order - Section 7–708. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order....
Section 7-701 - Definitions - Section 7–701. Definitions. In this article: (1) ''Application'', a request...
Section 7-706 - Registration of Convention Support Order - Section 7–706. Registration of Convention support order. (a) Except as...
Section 7-705 - Direct Request - Section 7–705. Direct request. (a) A petitioner may file a...
Section 7-704 - Initiation by Department of Revenue of Support Proceeding Under Convention - Section 7–704. Initiation by Department of Revenue of support proceeding...
Section 7-703 - Relationship of Department of Revenue to United States Central Authority - Section 7–703. Relationship of Department of Revenue to United States...
Section 7-702 - Applicability - Section 7–702. Applicability. This article applies only to a support...
Section 7-707 - Contest of Registered Convention Support Order - Section 7–707. Contest of registered Convention support order. (a) Except...
Article 8 - Interstate Rendition.
Section 8-801 - Grounds for Rendition - Section 8–801. Grounds for rendition. (a) For purposes of this...
Section 8-802 - Conditions of Rendition - Section 8–802. Conditions of rendition. (a) Before making a demand...
Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions.
Section 9-901 - Uniformity of Application and Construction - Section 9–901. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and...