Pennsylvania § 7319 - Receipt and disbursement of payments.
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§ 7319. Receipt and disbursement of payments.
(a) Payments.--A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this State shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal outside this State or of a foreign country a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received.
(b) Residency.--If the obligor, the obligee who is an individual and the child do not reside in this State, upon request from the support enforcement agency of this State or another state, the support enforcement agency of this State or a tribunal of this State shall do all of the following:
(1) Direct that the support payment be made to the support enforcement agency in the state in which the obligee is receiving services.
(2) Issue and send to the obligor's employer a conforming income-withholding order or an administrative notice of change of payee, reflecting the redirected payments.
(c) Certificated records.--The support enforcement agency of this State receiving redirected payments from another state under a law similar to subsection (b) shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of the other state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amount and dates of all payments received.
(Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.)
Cross References. Section 7319 is referred to in section 7307 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7319 ("Receipt and disbursement of payments.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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