Pennsylvania § 7605 - Notice of registration of order.

§ 7605. Notice of registration of order.

(a) Requirement.--When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this State shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.

(b) Contents.--The notice must inform the nonregistering party of all of the following:

(1) That a registered support order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this State.

(2) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after notice unless the registered order is under section 77A07 (relating to contest of registered convention support order).

(3) That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages.

(4) The amount of any alleged arrearages.

(b.1) Multiple orders.--If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a notice must also do all the following:

(1) Identify the two or more orders and order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrearages, if any.

(2) Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order.

(3) State that the procedure under subsection (b) applies to the determination of which is the controlling order.

(4) State that the failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.

(c) Employer.--Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to section 4348 (relating to attachment of income).

(Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.)

1997 Amendment. Act 58 of 1997 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure No. 1910.50(3), as amended May 31, 2000, insofar as it is inconsistent with Rule No. 1910.20 relating to the availability of remedies for collection of past due and overdue support.

Cross References. Section 7605 is referred to in sections 7606, 77A07 of this title.