2015 Code of Virginia
Title 20 - Domestic Relations
§ 20-146.13. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

VA Code § 20-146.13 (2015) What's This?

A. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15, a court of this Commonwealth that has made a child custody determination consistent with § 20-146.12 or § 20-146.14 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction as long as the child, the child's parents, or any person acting as a parent continue to live in this Commonwealth.

B. A court of this Commonwealth that has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 20-146.12.

2001, c. 305.

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