Virginia Code 20-88.77: Recognition of order modified in another state.
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If a child support order issued by a tribunal of the Commonwealth is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of the Commonwealth:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 20-88.77
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
1. May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
2. May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order that occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
3. Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.