(a) Initiation.-- A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a support order issued by a foreign country may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this State. (b) Procedure.-- Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this State to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this part. 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 Chapter Heading. The heading of Chapter 76 was amended December 28, 2015, P.L.559, No.94, effective immediately. 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.
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