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23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5471 (2026)

 Intrastate application.

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SUBCHAPTER D

INTRASTATE APPLICATION

 

Sec.

5471.  Intrastate application.

§ 5471.  Intrastate application.

The provisions of this chapter allocating jurisdiction and functions between and among courts of different states shall also allocate jurisdiction and functions between and among the courts of common pleas of this Commonwealth.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Fetters, E. v. Fetters, C., No. 749 MDA 2018 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 13, 2018).
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Fetters, E. v. Fetters, C., No. 749 MDA 2018 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 13, 2018). “See 23 Pa.C.S. § 5471 (“The provisions of this chapter allocating jurisdiction and functions between and among courts of different states shall also allocate jurisdiction and functions between and among courts of common pleas of this Commonwealth.”
In Re: Order Amending Rules 1915.3, 1915.5, & 1915.15 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, No. 707 Civil Procedural Rules Docket (Pa. July 27, 2020). “§ 5430(d), relating to costs and expenses for appearance of parties and child, and 23 Pa.C.S. § 5471, relating to intrastate application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”
Gutshall, C. v. Thomas, T., 328 A.3d 470 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024). “§ 5422; see also 23 Pa.C.S. § 5471 (stating that the UCCJEA provisions “allocating jurisdiction and functions between and among courts of different states shall also allocate jurisdiction and functions between and among the courts of common pleas of this Commonwealth”).”
Jacobs, D. v. Loughery, N., 334 A.3d 392 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2025). “at 8-9 (citing 23 Pa.C.S. § 5471). Mother’s discussion conflates the distinct concepts of subject matter jurisdiction and venue.”
In Re: Order Amending Rules 1915.3, 1915.3-2, 1915.12, 1915.15, & 1915.17 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, No. 629 Civil Procedural Rules Docket (Pa. July 20, 2015). “§ 5430(d), relating to costs and expenses for appearance of parties and child, and 23 Pa.C.S. § 5471, relating to intrastate application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”
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