Domestic Relations

Interstate Cases: UIFSA

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Regardless of where the parties live, the simplest way for us to administer a support case is as a "local case." In a "local case", the local court - the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, for example - is the "single point of contact" for the parties in resolving all support issues pertaining to the administration of the support order.

However, although support cases can - and generally should - be administered as "local cases" (even if one of the parties lives out-of-state), there are times when it is better - even necessary - to administer a case as an "Interstate Case." When administering a support case as an Interstate case, another Court or tribunal is involved. Administration of Interstate cases is governed by legal rules established by U.I.F.S.A. (The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act).

U.I.F.S.A. law has been adopted by all of the U.S. States and Territories, including Puerto Rico and Guam.

Click the following link to find out more about Interstate Case Processing and U.I.F.S.A. - following this link will let you view the http://ocse.acf.hhs.gov/necsrspub/training/uifsaweb/index.html web-based training module hosted by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (O.C.S.E.).