Registro de Determinaciones de Custodia Infantil en Pensilvania

Explicación Simple

Si un juez de otro estado decidió quién cuida a un niño, puedes llevar esa decisión a Pensilvania. Solo necesitas enviar algunos documentos a la corte para que la reconozcan aquí.

Es como cuando te mudas a un nuevo vecindario y quieres que tus amigos de la antigua escuela sepan que todavía son tus amigos, así que les envías una carta para que todos estén en la misma página.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Laura se mudó de Nueva Jersey a Pensilvania después de separarse de su pareja. Ella tiene una orden de custodia de su hija emitida por un juez de Nueva Jersey y necesita registrar esa orden en la corte de Pensilvania para que sea válida allí.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

23 Pa.C.S. 5445 - Registration Of Child Custody Determination (a) General rule.--A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this Commonwealth, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this Commonwealth: (1) a letter or other document requesting registration; (2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and (3) except as otherwise provided in section 5429 (relating to information to be submitted to court), the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered. (b) Duties of registering court.--On receipt of the documents required by subsection (a), the registering court shall: (1) cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form; and (2) serve notice upon the persons named pursuant to subsection (a)(3) and provide them with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this section. (c) Notice.--The notice required by subsection (b)(2) must state that: (1) a registered determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this Commonwealth; (2) a hearing to contest the validity of the registered determination must be requested within 20 days after service of notice; and (3) failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the chil