Rule 1910.2.Venue. Transfer of Action.

Adopted October 31, 2002 · Last amended October 31, 2002 · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceRule 1910.2 lets a support action be brought where the defendant resides or is regularly employed, or where the plaintiff resides if it was the last marital residence, and provides for transferring the action.

Full Text of Rule 1910.2

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(a) An action may be brought in

(1) the county in which the defendant resides, or

(2) the county in which the defendant is regularly employed, or

(3) the county in which the plaintiff resides and that county is the county in which the last marital domicile was located and in which the plaintiff has continued to reside.

(4) the county in which the child resides if the relief sought includes child support.

(b) Where jurisdiction is acquired over the defendant pursuant to the long arm statute, 23 Pa.C.S. § 4342(c), the action may be brought in the county where the plaintiff resides.

(c) If, at the time of the filing of the action, there is a divorce or custody action pending between the parties in an appropriate court in another county, the court upon good cause shown may transfer the support action to that county.

(d) For the convenience of the parties and witnesses the court may transfer an action to the appropriate court of any other county where the action could have been brought at the time of transfer.

(e) A support order may be enforced in accordance with the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 7101 et seq., if the defendant resides outside the Commonwealth, or in accordance with the Intrastate Family Support Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 8101 et seq., if the defendant resides in another county within the Commonwealth.

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Plain-English Summary

Support venue follows the parties. This rule lets the action be brought in the county where the defendant resides or is regularly employed, or where the plaintiff resides when that county was the last marital residence. It also provides for transferring the action to a more appropriate county when circumstances call for it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can a support action be filed?

Where the defendant resides or is regularly employed, where the plaintiff resides if that was the last marital residence, or where the child resides if child support is sought.

Official Note

Official Note: If an action for support is brought in the county in which the plaintiff resides but that county is not the county in which the last family domicile was located and in which the plaintiff has continued to reside, the action shall proceed in accordance with the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (1968), 23 Pa.C.S. § 4501 et seq. if the defendant is outside the Commonwealth, or in accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. § 4533 which provides for intrastate application of RURESA if the defendant is within the Commonwealth, and not in accordance with these Rules.

Official Note: 23 Pa.C.S. § 7201 sets forth the specific bases for long arm jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant.

Official Note: The standards for transfer of an action for the convenience of parties and witnesses are the same as the standards under Rule 1006(d).

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 1910.2 amended June 20, 1985, effective January 1, 1986, 15 Pa.B. 2452; amended November 7, 1988, effective January 1, 1989, 18 Pa.B. 5326; amended December 8, 1994, effective July 1, 1995, 24 Pa.B. 6399; amended December 18, 1998, effective January 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 16; amended October 31, 2002, effective immediately, 32 Pa.B. 5632. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (267729) to (267730).

Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. · Official text

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