Pennsylvania § 7604 - Choice of law.
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§ 7604. Choice of law.
(a) General rule.--Subject to subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs the following:
(1) The nature, extent, amount and duration of current payments under a registered support order.
(2) The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order.
(3) The existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.
(b) Proceeding for arrearages.--In a proceeding for arrearages under a registered support order, the statute of limitation under the laws of this State or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.
(c) Procedures and remedies.--A responding tribunal of this State shall apply the procedures and remedies of this State to enforce current support and collect arrearages and interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in this State.
(d) Controlling order.--After a tribunal of this State or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrearages, if any, a tribunal of this State shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including the law on interest on arrearages, on current and future support and on consolidated arrearages.
(Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.)
Cross References. Section 7604 is referred to in section 7607 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7604 ("Choice of law.") 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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