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23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7301 (2026)

 Proceedings under this part.

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CHAPTER 73

CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

Sec.

7301.  Proceedings under this part.

7302.  Action by minor parent.

7303.  Application of law of this State.

7304.  Duties of initiating tribunal.

7305.  Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

7306.  Inappropriate tribunal.

7307.  Duties of support enforcement agency.

7308.  Supervisory duty.

7309.  Private counsel.

7310.  Duties of department.

7311.  Pleadings and accompanying documents.

7312.  Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.

7313.  Costs and fees.

7314.  Limited immunity of petitioner.

7315.  Nonparentage as defense.

7316.  Special rules of evidence and procedure.

7317.  Communications between tribunals.

7318.  Assistance with discovery.

7319.  Receipt and disbursement of payments.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 73 was added April 4, 1996, P.L.58, No.20, effective immediately.

Cross References.  Chapter 73 is referred to in sections 7105, 7210, 7613, 77A02 of this title.

§ 7301.  Proceedings under this part.

(a)  Scope.--Except as otherwise provided in this part, this Chapter applies to all proceedings under this part.

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

(c)  Commencement.--An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this part by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

(Dec. 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, eff. imd.)

 

Cross References.  Section 7301 is referred to in section 7305 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: DiPaolo v. Cugini, 811 A.2d 1053 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2002).
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DiPaolo v. Cugini, 811 A.2d 1053 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “[3] ¶ 4 Almost one year later, on April 11, 2001, pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, [4] 23 Pa.C.S. § 7301 et seq., and on behalf of appellant, the state of New Jersey filed a complaint for support against the appellee, Francis Cugini, a resident of…”
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