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23 PA Cons Stat § 7903 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 79 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 7903 - Severability

§ 7903. Severability. If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or application of this part which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this part are severable.  (Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.)   2015 Amendment. Act 94 added section 7903.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8102 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 8102 - Scope

§ 8102. Scope. This part applies to actions between parties from different counties in this Commonwealth. This part does not apply to actions under Part VIII (relating to uniform interstate family support).
23 PA Cons Stat § 8103 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 8103 - Remedies cumulative

§ 8103. Remedies cumulative. Remedies provided by this part are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law. The procedures established by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1910.1 et seq. (relating to action for support) shall be used in preference to the procedures of this part unless any of the following applies:  (1) The tribunal or domestic relations section determines that use of this part is necessary for the effective establishment or enforcement of support because any of the following apply:  (i) After diligent effort, the obligee is unable to effect service upon the obligor. (ii) It is not possible to enter an order against the obligor in the county where the obligee resides.  (iii) The obligor is already subject to an order for support in the case at bar or in any other case.  (2) The obligee requests proceedings under this part.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8201 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 82 - Jurisdiction|Section 8201 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction

§ 8201. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. (a) Extent.--A tribunal issuing a support order has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a support order unless otherwise provided by Part VIII (relating to uniform interstate family support) or this part.  (b) Faith and credit.--A tribunal shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of another tribunal which has issued a support order.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8202 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 82 - Jurisdiction|Section 8202 - Recognition of support orders

§ 8202. Recognition of support orders. (a) Principles.--If a proceeding is brought under this part and more than one support order has been issued in this Commonwealth with regard to the same obligation, a tribunal shall apply the following rules in determining which order to recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction:  (1) If two or more tribunals have issued support orders for the same obligation and only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this part, the order of that tribunal must be recognized.  (2) If two or more tribunals have issued support orders for the same obligation and more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this part, an order issued by a tribunal in the county where the obligee resides must be recognized, but, if an order has not been issued in the county where the obligee resides, the order most recently issued must be recognized.  (3) If two or more tribunals have issued support orders for the same obligation and none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this part, the tribunal may issue a support order which must be recognized.  (b) Result.--The tribunal that has issued an order recognized under subsection (a) is the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8203 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 82 - Jurisdiction|Section 8203 - Credit for payments

§ 8203. Credit for payments. Amounts collected and credited for a particular period pursuant to a support order issued by one tribunal must be credited against the amounts accruing or accrued for the same period under a support order issued by another tribunal.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8301 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8301 - Proceedings under this part

§ 8301. Proceedings under this part. (a) Scope.--This part provides for the following proceedings:  (1) Establishment of an order for spousal support or child support. (2) Registration of an order for spousal support or child support of another county for enforcement or modification pursuant to Chapter 84 (relating to enforcement and modification of support order after registration).  (b) Commencement.--An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency must commence a proceeding authorized under this part by filing a petition or complaint in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or complaint directly in a tribunal of another county which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.    Cross References. Section 8301 is referred to in section 8304 of this title.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8302 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8302 - Action by minor parent

§ 8302. Action by minor parent. A minor parent or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8303 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8303 - Duties of initiating tribunal

§ 8303. Duties of initiating tribunal. Upon the filing of a petition or complaint authorized by this part, an initiating tribunal shall forward one copy of the petition or complaint and its accompanying documents to the responding tribunal.    Cross References. Section 8303 is referred to in section 2512 of this title.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8304 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8304 - Duties and powers of responding tribunal

§ 8304. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. (a) Filing and notice.--If a responding tribunal receives a petition, a complaint or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to section 8301(b) (relating to proceedings under this part), it shall file the pleading and notify the petitioner by first class mail where and when it was filed.  (b) Action.--A responding tribunal, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, may do any of the following:  (1) Exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to issue or enforce a support order, modify a support order or render a judgment to determine parentage.  (2) Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance.  (3) Order income withholding. (4) Determine the amount of any arrearages and specify a method of payment. (5) Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both. (6) Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order. (7) Place liens and order execution on the obligor's property. (8) Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, telephone number, employer, address of employment and telephone number at place of employment.  (9) Issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant in any state and local computer systems for criminal warrants.  (10) Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods. (11) Award reasonable attorney fees and other fees and costs. (12) Issue a temporary child support order pending judicial resolution of a dispute regarding paternity if any of the following apply:  (i) The obligor has signed an acknowledgment of paternity. (ii) The obligor has been determined under State law to be the parent. (iii) There is clear and convincing evidence that the obligor is the child's parent. (13) Grant any other available remedy. (c) Findings of fact.--A responding tribunal shall include in a support order issued under this part or in the documents accompanying the order the findings of fact on which the support order is based.  (d) Visitation.--A responding tribunal may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this part upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.  (e) Notice.--If a responding tribunal issues an order under this part, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order by first class mail to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8305 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8305 - Inappropriate tribunal

§ 8305. Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition, complaint or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal, it shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal and notify the petitioner by first class mail where and when the pleading was sent.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8306 - Duties of support enforcement agency

§ 8306. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) General duty.--A support enforcement agency upon request shall provide services to an obligee in a proceeding under this part.  (b) Specific duties.--A support enforcement agency that is providing services to the petitioner as appropriate shall do all of the following:  (1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent.  (2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for a hearing. (3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties.  (4) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of a written notice from an initiating, responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice by first class mail to the petitioner.  (5) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of a written communication from the respondent, send a copy of the communication by first class mail to the petitioner.  (6) Provide to the petitioner and respondent notice of all proceedings within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, of setting a date for proceedings pursuant to this part.  (7) Provide to the petitioner and respondent a copy of all recommendations and court orders, including findings of fact, within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, of issuing the recommendations or court order.  (8) Provide to the petitioner and respondent a copy of the court's procedure to file a demand for a de novo hearing or to file exception to the recommendation of the hearing officer.  (9) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained. (c) Fiduciaries.--This part does not create a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8307 - Supervisory duty

§ 8307. Supervisory duty. If the secretary determines that a support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the secretary may order the agency to perform its duties under this part or may provide those services directly to the individual.  (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998)   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.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8308 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8308 - Private counsel

§ 8308. Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this part.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8309 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8309 - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances

§ 8309. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. Upon a finding, which may be made ex parte, that the health, safety or liberty of a party or child would be unreasonably put at risk by the disclosure of identifying information or if an existing order so provides, a tribunal shall order that the address of the child or party or other identifying information not be disclosed in a pleading or other document filed in a proceeding under this part.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8310 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8310 - Nonparentage not a defense

§ 8310. Nonparentage not a defense. A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this part.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8311 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8311 - Special rules of evidence and procedure

§ 8311. Special rules of evidence and procedure. (a) Physical presence.--The physical presence of the petitioner in a responding tribunal is not required for the establishment, enforcement or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage.  (b) Representation.--The interests of the Commonwealth in establishing and enforcing support orders shall be represented, where appropriate, by the county Title IV-D attorney in a proceeding brought before the responding tribunal.  (c) Hearsay exception.--A verified petition, affidavit or document, and a document incorporated by reference in any of them, not excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under oath by a party or witness.  (d) Payment record.--A copy of the record of support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts asserted in it and is admissible to show whether payments were made.  (e) Bills.--Copies of bills for testing for parentage and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least ten days before trial, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary and customary.  (f) Transmission of documentary evidence.--Documentary evidence transmitted to a tribunal by telephone, telecopier or other means that do not provide an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.  (g) Testimony.--In a proceeding under this part, a tribunal may permit a party or witness to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means or other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location. Tribunals shall cooperate in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8312 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8312 - Assistance with discovery

§ 8312. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal may do any of the following: (1) Request another tribunal to assist in obtaining discovery. (2) Upon request, compel a person over whom it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by another tribunal.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8313 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 83 - Civil Provisions of General Application|Section 8313 - Costs and fees

§ 8313. Costs and fees. (a) Prohibition.--The department or a support enforcement agency may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs.  (b) Obligor.--If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, other costs and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee's witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs or expenses against the department or against the support enforcement agency of either the initiating county or the responding county except as provided by other law. Attorney fees may be taxed as costs and may be ordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees, costs and expenses.  (c) Dilatory actions.--Except as provided in subsection (a), the tribunal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable attorney fees if it determines that a hearing was requested primarily for delay. In a proceeding under Chapter 76 (relating to enforcement and modification of support order after registration), a hearing is presumed to have been requested primarily for delay if a registered support order is confirmed or enforced without change.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8401 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 84 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|Section 8401 - Registration of order

§ 8401. Registration of order. A support order issued by a tribunal may be registered in any tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8402 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 84 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|Section 8402 - Procedure to register order

§ 8402. Procedure to register order. (a) General rule.--A support order may be registered by sending the following documents and information to the appropriate tribunal:  (1) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement. (2) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order.  (3) A sworn statement by the party seeking registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage.  (4) The name of the obligor and, if known: (i) the obligor's address and Social Security number; (ii) the name and address of the obligor's employer and any other source of income of the obligor; and  (iii) a description and the location of property of the obligor not exempt from execution. (5) The name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the agency or person to whom support payments are to be remitted.  (b) Docketing.--On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall file the order as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8411 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 84 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|Section 8411 - Notice of registration of order

§ 8411. Notice of registration of order. (a) Requirement.--If a support order or order issued by another tribunal is registered, the registering tribunal shall notify the nonregistering party. Notice must be given by first class, certified or registered mail or by any means of personal service authorized by the law. 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) A registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal.  (2) A hearing to contest the validity of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after the date of mailing or personal service of the notice.  (3) Failure to contest the validity 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.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8412 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 84 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|Section 8412 - Procedure to contest validity of registered order

§ 8412. Procedure to contest validity of registered order. (a) Action.--A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing within 20 days after the date of mailing or personal service of notice of the registration. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to section 8413 (relating to contest of registration or enforcement).  (b) Inaction.--If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity of the registered order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.  (c) Hearing.--If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity of the registered order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties by first class mail of the date, time and place of the hearing.
23 PA Cons Stat § 8413 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Chapter 84 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|Section 8413 - Contest of registration or enforcement

§ 8413. Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) Defenses.--A party contesting the validity of a registered order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one of the following defenses:  (1) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party. (2) The order was obtained by fraud. (3) The order has been vacated, suspended or modified by a later order. (4) The issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal. (5) Full payment has been made and there is no continuing support obligation. (b) Relief.--If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection (a), a tribunal may stay enforcement of the registered order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered order may be enforced by all remedies available.  (c) Affirmance.--If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (a) to the validity of the order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.    Cross References. Section 8413 is referred to in section 8412 of this title.