§ 20-88.74 Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.
§ 20-88.75 Effect of registration for modification.
§ 20-88.76 Modification of child support order of another state.
§ 20-88.77 Recognition of order modified in another state.
§ 20-88.77:1 Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this Commonwealth.
§ 20-88.77:2 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification.
§ 20-88.77:3 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
§ 20-88.77:4 Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 20 > Chapter 5.3 > Article 9 - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order.

  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • 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