23 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 72 - Jurisdiction

Section 7201 - Bases For Jurisdiction Over Nonresident
In a proceeding to establish, enforce or modify a support order or to determine parentage, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction...
Section 7202 - Procedure When Exercising Jurisdiction Over Nonresident
A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident under section 7201 (relating to bases for jurisdiction over nonresident) may apply section...

Section 7203 - Initiating And Responding Tribunal Of This State
Under this part, a tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to another state and as a responding...
Section 7204 - Simultaneous Proceedings In Another State
(a) Permissible.--A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a...
Section 7205 - Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction
(a) Extent.--A tribunal of this State issuing a support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a child...
Section 7206 - Enforcement And Modification Of Support Order By Tribunal Having Continuing Jurisdiction
(a) Initiating tribunal.--A tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce or modify...

Section 7207 - Recognition Of Controlling Child Support Order
(a) Single child support order.--If a proceeding is brought under this part and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order...
Section 7208 - Multiple Child Support Orders For Two Or More Obligees
In responding to multiple registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard...
Section 7209 - Credit For Payments
Amounts collected and credited for a particular period pursuant to a support order issued by a tribunal of another state must be credited against...

Last modified: October 8, 2016