(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 interest on the arrearages under the support order.
(3) The existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.
(b) Proceeding for arrearages.--In a proceeding for arrearages under a registered support order, the statute of limitation under the laws of this State or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.
(c) Procedures and remedies.--A responding tribunal of this State shall apply the procedures and remedies of this State to enforce current support and collect arrearages and interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in this State.
(d) Controlling order.--After a tribunal of this State or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrearages, if any, a tribunal of this State shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including the law on interest on arrearages, on current and future support and on consolidated arrearages.
(Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.)
Cross References. Section 7604 is referred to in section 7607 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 76 - Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order
Section 7601 - Registration of order for enforcement
Section 7602 - Procedure to register order for enforcement
Section 7603 - Effect of registration for enforcement
Section 7605 - Notice of registration of order
Section 7606 - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
Section 7607 - Contest of registration or enforcement
Section 7608 - Confirmed order
Section 7609 - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification
Section 7610 - Effect of registration for modification
Section 7611 - Modification of child support order of another state
Section 7612 - Recognition of order modified in another state
Section 7614 - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
Section 7615 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of a foreign country
Section 7616 - Procedure to register child support order of a foreign country for modification