2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 54 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
5443 - Duty to enforce.

     § 5443.  Duty to enforce.
        (a)  General rule.--A court of this Commonwealth shall
     recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court
     of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in
     substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination
     was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional
     standards of this chapter and the determination has not been
     modified in accordance with this chapter.
        (b)  Remedies.--A court of this Commonwealth may utilize any
     remedy available under other laws of this Commonwealth to
     enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another
     state. The remedies provided in this subchapter are cumulative
     and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce
     a child custody determination.

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