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Section 6-614 – Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification

Section 6–614. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and in each tribunal in which the party knows the […]

Section 7-711 – Modification of Convention Child Support Order

Section 7–711. Modification of Convention child support order. (a) A tribunal of the commonwealth may not modify a Convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of the commonwealth, either expressly or […]

Section 6-612 – Recognition of Order Modified in Another State

Section 6–612. Recognition of order modified in another state. If a child support order issued by a tribunal of the commonwealth is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of the commonwealth: (1) may enforce its order that was modified only as […]

Section 7-710 – Foreign Support Agreement

Section 7–710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of the commonwealth shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in the commonwealth. (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by: (1) a complete text […]

Section 6-611 – Modification of Child Support Order of Another State

Section 6–611. Modification of child support order of another state. (a) If section 6–613 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of the commonwealth may modify a child support order issued in another state which is registered in the commonwealth if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that: (1) the following requirements are met: […]

Section 7-708 – Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention Support Order

Section 7–708. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a tribunal of the commonwealth shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. (b) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of the commonwealth may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered […]