2006 Code of Virginia § 20-112 - Notice when proceedings reopened

20-112. Notice when proceedings reopened.

When the proceedings are reopened to increase, decrease or terminatemaintenance and support for a spouse or for a child, or to request additionalorders to effectuate previous orders entered pursuant to 20-107.3, thepetitioning party shall give such notice to the other party by service ofprocess or by order of publication as is required by law. Except as providedby 20-110, no support order may be retroactively modified, but may bemodified with respect to any period during which there is a pending petitionfor modification in any court, but only from the date that notice of suchpetition has been given to the responding party.

(Code 1919, 5111; 1944, p. 397; 1948, p. 593; 1975, c. 644; 1987, c. 649;1991, c. 698; 2000, c. 221; 2004, c. 204.)