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               rescinding the order unless otherwise provided by Part                 
               VIII (relating to uniform interstate family support) or                
               VIII-A (relating to intrastate family support) without                 
               limiting the right of the obligee, or the department if                
               it has an assignment or other interest, to institute                   
               additional proceedings for support in any county in                    
               which the obligor resides or in which property of the                  
               obligor is situated.  The Supreme Court shall by                       
               general rule establish procedures by which each                        
               interested party shall be notified of all proceedings                  
               in which support obligations might be established or                   
               modified and shall receive a copy of any order issued                  
               in a case within 14 days after issuance of such order.                 
               A petition for modification of a support order may be                  
               filed at any time and shall be granted if the                          
               requesting party demonstrates a substantial change in                  
               circumstances.                                                         
               Twenty-three Pa. Cons. Stat. section 4352 does not                     
          explicitly provide that a Pennsylvania court’s jurisdiction                 
          terminates upon the death of either party to a divorce                      
          proceeding.  It does, however, grant Pennsylvania courts                    
          continuing jurisdiction over support proceedings.  A party                  
          seeking modification or termination of a support order must                 
          petition the Pennsylvania court with jurisdiction over the                  
          divorce proceedings.  Barnes v. Barnes, supra at 92 (petition to            
          modify); see Soncini v. Soncini, 612 A.2d 998, 1000 (Pa. Super.             
          Ct. 1992) (petition to modify); see also Benjamin v. Benjamin,              
          596 A.2d 877, 878 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991) (petition to terminate);            
          Mosier v. McCaughtry, 564 A.2d 241 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1989).                   
          Twenty-three Pa. Cons. Stat. section 4352(a) provides strong                
          indication that a Pennsylvania court would retain jurisdiction              
          over a divorce.  This would continue, at least temporarily, if              







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