§ 20-88.40 — Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

Virginia § 20-88.40

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 20: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Ch. 5.3: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
• Art. 3: JURISDICTION IN PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING TWO OR MORE STATES

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A. A tribunal of the Commonwealth that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of the Commonwealth may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:

1. The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter; or

2. A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.

B. A tribunal of the Commonwealth having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.

Legislative History

1994, c. 673; 2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727.