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Duties of initiating tribunal - 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7304

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     § 7304.  Duties of initiating tribunal.
        (a)  Copies of petition.--Upon the filing of a petition
     authorized by this part, an initiating tribunal of this State
     shall forward three copies of the petition and its accompanying
     documents:
            (1)  to the responding tribunal or appropriate support
        enforcement agency in the responding state; or
            (2)  if the identity of the responding tribunal is
        unknown, to the state information agency of the responding
        state with a request that they be forwarded to the
        appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
        (b)  Special circumstances.--
            (1)  If a responding state has not enacted this part or a
        law or procedure substantially similar to this part, a
        tribunal of this State may issue a certificate or other
        document and make findings required by the law of the
        responding state.
            (2)  If the responding state is a foreign jurisdiction,
        the tribunal may specify the amount of support sought and
        provide other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements
        of the responding state.
     (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998)

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