Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7101 (2026)

Short title of part.

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PART VIII

UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT

Chapter

71. General Provisions

72. Jurisdiction

73. Civil Provisions of General Application

74. Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage

75. Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration

76. Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order

77. Determination of Parentage (Repealed)

77A. Support Proceeding Under Convention

78. Interstate Rendition

79. Miscellaneous Provisions

Enactment. Part VIII was added April 4, 1996, P.L.58, No.20, effective immediately.

CHAPTER 71

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec.

7101. Short title of part.

7101.1. Definitions.

7102. Remedies cumulative (Repealed).

7103. State tribunal and support enforcement agency.

7104. Cumulative remedies.

7105. Application of part to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

Enactment. Chapter 71 was added April 4, 1996, P.L.58, No.20, effective immediately.

Cross References. Chapter 71 is referred to in sections 7105, 7210, 7613, 77A02 of this title.

§ 7101. Short title of part.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

(a) Short title of part.--(Deleted by amendment).

(b) Definitions.--(Deleted by amendment).

(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 7101 is referred to in sections 4302, 4308.1 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1998–2018 · leading case: Clark v. Clark, 714 A.2d 427 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998).

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Clark v. Clark, 714 A.2d 427 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “Pennsylvania, in conjunction with other states, adopted the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, (UIFSA), 23 Pa.C.S. § 7101 et seq., to provide for the interstate enforcement of modifiable support obligations.”

C.L. v. W.S., 968 A.2d 211 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2009). “123, and Pennsylvania, 23 Pa. Cons.Stat. §§ 7101 to 7901, a state that has issued a child support order has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over any issue of child support unless and until jurisdiction is transferred to another state.”

Order Amending Rules 1910.11, 1910.16-1, 1910.16-2, 1910.16-3, 1910.16-3.1, 1910.16-4, 1910.16-6, 1910.18, & 1910.19 & Rescinding Rule 1910.16 of the PA Rules of Civil Procedure (Pa. 2018). · cites it 2× “(4) In the event that the obligor defaults on an unallocated order, the court shall allocate the order for collection of child support pursuant to the Internal Revenue Service income tax refund intercept program or for registration and enforcement of the order in another…”

Cl v. Ws, 968 A.2d 211 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2009). “123, and Pennsylvania, 23 Pa. Cons.Stat. §§ 7101 to 7901, a state that has issued a child support order has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over any issue of child support unless and until jurisdiction is transferred to another state.”

J.A.R. v. R.L.M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “-3- J-A14021-16 the Canadian order pursuant to Pennsylvania’s Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (“UIFSA”), 23 Pa.C.S. § 7101 et seq. Father filed a pro se response on February 17, 2015, contending, inter alia, that the issuing tribunal, the Supreme Court of British Columbia,…”

Dutton v. Berry, 33 Pa. D. & C.5th 321 (2013). “23 Pa. C.S. §7101 defines “obligee” as “[a]n individual to whom a duty of support is or is alleged to be owed or in whose favor a support order has been issued or a judgment determining parentage has been rendered.”

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