Bill Information - History

An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for alimony, for information to consumer reporting agency, for cooperation of government and nongovernment agencies and for general administration of support matters; providing for duties of Title IV-D attorney; further providing for order of support, for mandatory inclusion of child medical support, for commencement of support actions or proceedings, for expedited procedure, for paternity, for attachment of income, for costs and fees, for continuing jurisdiction over support orders, for duty to report and for denial or suspension of licenses; providing for Title IV-D program and related matters; further providing for acknowledgment and claim of paternity, for responsibilities of law enforcement agencies, for court-ordered relief, for continuing exclusive jurisdiction, for recognition of child support orders, for duties of initiating tribunal, for duties and powers of responding tribunal, for inappropriate tribunal, for duties of support enforcement agency, for supervisory duty, for duties of the Department of Public Welfare and for income-withholding order of another state; providing for compliance with multiple income-withholding orders, for immunity from civil liability, for penalties for noncompliance and for contest by obligor; further providing for notice of registration of order, for procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order and for modification of child support order of another state; providing for jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state and for notice to issuing tribunal of modification; further providing for supervisory duty and for definitions; making repeals; and making editorial changes.