2006 Code of Virginia § 20-88.77:1 - Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this Common...
20-88.77:1. Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state whenindividual parties reside in this Commonwealth.
A. If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this Commonwealth andthe child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of thisCommonwealth has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state'schild support order in a proceeding to register that order.
B. A tribunal of this Commonwealth exercising jurisdiction as provided inthis section shall apply the provisions of Articles 1 ( 20-88.32 et seq.)and 2 ( 20-88.35 et seq.), this article and the procedural and substantivelaw of this Commonwealth to the enforcement or modification. Articles 3through 5 ( 20-88.37 et seq.) and Articles 7 ( 20-88.64 et seq.) and 8 (20-88.66 et seq.) do not apply.
(1997, cc. 797, 897.)
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