Pennsylvania law sections 8413-8415 outline the procedures for contesting, confirming, and the effects of registered domestic relations orders. They specify defenses against enforcement, the process for confirming orders, and the legal impact of a confirmed order, including jurisdictional effects.
Defenses include lack of personal jurisdiction, fraud, the order being vacated or modified, pending appeal, or full payment with no ongoing support obligation.
If no valid defense is established, the tribunal will confirm the order, making it enforceable and establishing jurisdiction.
Generally, no. Once confirmed, the order precludes further contest regarding matters that could have been raised at registration.
A confirmed order grants exclusive jurisdiction to the registering tribunal and terminates the jurisdiction of the original issuing tribunal.