Pennsylvania Title 23, Sections 7301-7303, outlines the procedures for establishing, enforcing, registering, and modifying support orders, as well as determining parentage and asserting jurisdiction over nonresidents. It specifies how cases involving support and parentage are initiated and handled across different states. The law ensures a coordinated approach to support enforcement and parentage issues within Pennsylvania and with other states.
These sections cover establishing, enforcing, registering, and modifying support orders, as well as determining parentage and asserting jurisdiction over nonresidents.
Support orders from another state can be enforced in Pennsylvania without registration through direct enforcement procedures, or by registering the order for enforcement or modification.
An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency can initiate a case by filing a petition in an appropriate tribunal, either in Pennsylvania or another state with jurisdiction.
Yes, Pennsylvania can modify support orders issued by other states once they are registered in Pennsylvania, following the procedures outlined in these sections.