Virginia § 20-114 Recognizance for compliance with order or decree

Virginia Statutes

§ 20-114 — Recognizance for compliance with order or decree

Virginia § 20-114

Title 20DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 6DIVORCE, AFFIRMATION AND ANNULMENT

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Va. Code Ann. § 20-114 (2026).

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Upon the entry, or thereafter, of any order or decree for support and maintenance for a spouse or a child or children in a pending or concluded divorce suit, a mensa et thoro or a vinculo matrimonii or suit for separate maintenance, the court in its discretion may require the giving of a recognizance, with or without surety, for compliance therewith, by the party against whom such order or decree is entered.

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Upon the entry, or thereafter, of any order or decree for support and maintenance for a spouse or a child or children in a pending or concluded divorce suit, a mensa et thoro or a vinculo matrimonii or suit for separate maintenance, the court in its discretion may require the giving of a recognizance, with or without surety, for compliance therewith, by the party against whom such order or decree is entered.