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2020 Code of Virginia
Title 20 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 7.1 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
§ 20-146.13. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
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VA Code § 20-146.13 (2020)
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A. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15, a court of the 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, a parent of the child, or any person acting as a parent of the child continues to live in the Commonwealth.
B. A court of the 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; 2016, c. 179.
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