Statute of Limitations for Child Support Enforcement / Modification in Puerto Rico

Statute of Limitations for Child Support Enforcement / Modification in Puerto Rico

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Published February 16, 2026 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for child-support-enforcement-modification is Art. 675 (31 L.P.R.A. § 7571), Código Civil de Puerto Rico (Ley Núm. 55-2020).

Art. 675 (31 L.P.R.A. § 7571), Código Civil de Puerto Rico (Ley Núm. 55-2020). El pago de las cuantías por alimentos devengados y vencidos prescribe a los cinco (5) años desde la fecha en que debieron pagarse al alimentista. Son de aplicación a este plazo las reglas sobre interrupción y suspensión de la prescripción respecto de menores e incapacitados.

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