The Department of Social Services of the Commonwealth is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 20-88.85

  • Central authority: means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in § Virginia Code 20-88.83
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255

2015, c. 727.