Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7601 (2026)

Registration of order for enforcement.

✓ current as of May 2026

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CHAPTER 76

REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION

OF SUPPORT ORDER

Subchapter

A. Registration for Enforcement of Support Order

B. Contest of Validity or Enforcement

C. Registration and Modification of Child Support Order of Another State

D. Registration and Modification of Foreign Child Support Order

Enactment. Chapter 76 was added April 4, 1996, P.L.58, No.20, effective immediately.

Chapter Heading. The heading of Chapter 76 was amended December 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, effective immediately.

Cross References. Chapter 76 is referred to in sections 7105, 7207, 7210, 7313, 7501.5, 77A02, 77A06, 8313 of this title.

SUBCHAPTER A

REGISTRATION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER

Sec.

7601. Registration of order for enforcement.

7602. Procedure to register order for enforcement.

7603. Effect of registration for enforcement.

7604. Choice of law.

Subchapter Heading. The heading of Subchapter A was amended December 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, effective immediately.

Cross References. Subchapter A is referred to in sections 7609, 7616 of this title.

§ 7601. Registration of order for enforcement.

A support order or an income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this State for enforcement.

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

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2016 · leading case: Thompson v. Santiago, 57 Pa. D. & C.4th 170 (2001).

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Thompson v. Santiago, 57 Pa. D. & C.4th 170 (2001). “See 23 Pa.C.S. §7601. The registered order indicated that defendant was obligated to pay $195 per month in child support and owed accrued arrears of $6,931.”

J.A.R. v. R.L.M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “23 Pa.C.S. § 7601. Once the order is registered, it “is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this State.”

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