Elección de Ley en Órdenes de Manutención

Explicación Simple

Si tienes que pagar o recibir dinero por manutención, las reglas del estado donde se emitió la orden son las que cuentan. Además, si no pagas a tiempo, hay un tiempo límite para reclamarlo, dependiendo de qué estado es más largo.

Es como si tuvieras que seguir las reglas de un juego de mesa que se jugó en otra casa. Aunque estés en tu casa, continuas usando las reglas que se establecieron cuando se empezó a jugar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan vive en Pensilvania y tiene una orden de manutención emitida en Nueva York. Si no paga lo que debe, deberá seguir las reglas de Nueva York para saber cuánto tiempo tiene para quejarse sobre las deudas, ya que esas reglas son las que importan en este caso.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

23 Pa.C.S. 7604 - Choice Of Law (a) General rule.--The law of the issuing state governs the nature, extent, amount and duration of current payments and other obligations of support and the payment of arrearages under the order. (b) Proceeding for arrearages.--In a proceeding for arrearages, the statute of limitation under the laws of this State or of the issuing state, whichever is longer, applies. Cross References.Section 7604 is referred to in sections 7501.5, 7607 of this title. 23 Pa.C.S. 1997 - Amendment § 7605. Notice of registration of order. (a) Requirement.-- When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state is registered, the registering tribunal shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order. (b) Contents.-- The notice must inform the nonregistering party of all of the following: (1) That a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this State. (2) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after the date of mailing or personal service of the notice. (3) That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages and will preclude further contest of that order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted. (4) The amount of any alleged arrearages. (c) Employer.-- Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to section 4348 (relating to attachm