Virginia Code > Title 20 > Chapter 5.3 > Article 6 – Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage.
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| § 20-88.63 | Establishment of support order. |
| § 20-88.63:1 | Proceeding to determine parentage. |
Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 20 > Chapter 5.3 > Article 6 - Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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