Virginia § 20-88.44 Proceedings under this chapter

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§ 20-88.44 — Proceedings under this chapter

Virginia § 20-88.44

Title 20DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 5.3UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

Art. 5CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

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Va. Code Ann. § 20-88.44 (2026).

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A.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter.

B.An individual or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

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A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter.

B. An individual or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.