(a) General rule.--If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this State and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this State has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.
(b) Applicable law.--A tribunal of this State exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Chapters 71 (relating to general provisions) and 72 (relating to jurisdiction), this Chapter and the procedural and substantive law of this State to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Chapters 73 (relating to civil provisions of general application), 74 (relating to establishment of support order or determination of parentage), 75 (relating to enforcement of support order without registration), 77A (relating to support proceeding under convention) and 78 (relating to interstate rendition) do not apply.
(Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.)
1997 Amendment. Act 58 of 1997 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure No. 1910.50(3), as amended May 31, 2000, insofar as it is inconsistent with Rule No. 1910.20 relating to the availability of remedies for collection of past due and overdue support.
Cross References. Section 7613 is referred to in sections 7610, 7611 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