Virginia Statutes

§ 20-71 — Temporary orders for support

Virginia § 20-71
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 20DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 5DESERTION AND NONSUPPORT

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Va. Code Ann. § 20-71 (2026).

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At any time before the trial, upon motion of the complainant, with notice to the defendant, the court may enter such temporary order as seems just, providing for the support of the neglected spouse or children, or both, pendente lite, and may punish for violation of the order as for contempt.

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Legislative History

1944, p. 212; Michie Suppl. 1946, § 1938; 1974, c. 464.

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