Section 2-207 – Determination of Controlling Child Support Order
Section 2–207. Determination of controlling child support order. (a) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only 1 tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. (b) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and 2 or more child support orders have been […]
Section 2-204 – Simultaneous Proceedings
Section 2–204. Simultaneous proceedings. (a) A tribunal of the commonwealth may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (1) the petition or comparable pleading in the commonwealth is filed before the expiration of […]
Section 2-205 – Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order
Section 2–205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order. (a) A tribunal of the commonwealth that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of the commonwealth has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and: (1) at the time […]
Section 2-203 – Initiating and Responding Tribunal of the Commonwealth
Section 2–203. Initiating and responding tribunal of the commonwealth. Under this chapter, a tribunal of the commonwealth may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Section 2-202 – Duration of Personal Jurisdiction
Section 2–202. Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of the commonwealth in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of the commonwealth relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of the commonwealth has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its […]
Section 2-201 – Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident
Section 2–201. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of the commonwealth may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual’s guardian or conservator if: (1) the individual is personally served with a notice within […]
Section 2-206 – Continuing Jurisdiction to Enforce Child Support Order
Section 2–206. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (a) A tribunal of the commonwealth that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of the commonwealth may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: (1) the order if the order is the controlling order and […]
Section 2-211 – Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal Support Order
Section 2–211. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. (a) A tribunal of the commonwealth issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of the commonwealth has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. (b) A tribunal of the commonwealth may not modify a […]
Section 2-210 – Application of Chapter to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction
Section 2–210. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. A tribunal of the commonwealth exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of the commonwealth relating to a support order or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside the commonwealth pursuant to section […]
Section 2-209 – Credit for Payments
Section 2–209. Credit for payments. A tribunal of the commonwealth shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of the commonwealth, another state or a […]