§ 20-88.37 Initiating and responding tribunal of the Commonwealth.
§ 20-88.38 Simultaneous proceedings in another state.
§ 20-88.39 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.
§ 20-88.40 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 20 > Chapter 5.3 > Article 3 - Jurisdiction in Proceedings Involving Two or More States.

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of 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 1-245