2006 Code of Virginia § 20-146.24 - Duty to enforce
20-146.24. Duty to enforce.
A. A court of this Commonwealth shall recognize and enforce a child custodydetermination of a court of another state if the latter court exercisedjurisdiction in substantial conformity with this act or the determination wasmade under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of thisact and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this act.
B. A court of this Commonwealth may utilize any remedy available under otherlaw of this Commonwealth to enforce a child custody determination made by acourt of another state. The remedies provided in this article are cumulativeand do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a childcustody determination.
(1979, c. 229, 20-138; 2001, c. 305.)
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