Virginia § 20-88.62 - Receipt and disbursement of payments
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 20-88.62 — Receipt and disbursement of payments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-88.62. Receipt and disbursement of payments
A. A support enforcement agency or tribunal of the Commonwealth shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The support enforcement agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received.
B. If neither the obligor, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the child resides in the Commonwealth, upon request from the support enforcement agency of the Commonwealth or another state, the support enforcement agency of the Commonwealth or a tribunal of the Commonwealth shall:
1. Order that the support payment be made to the support enforcement agency in the state in which the obligee is receiving services; and
2. Issue and send to the obligor's employer a conforming income-withholding order or an administrative notice of change of payee, reflecting the redirected payments.
C. The support enforcement agency of the Commonwealth receiving redirected payments from another state pursuant to a law similar to subsection B shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of the other state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amount and dates of all payments received.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 20-88.62 cover?
Section 20-88.62 ("Receipt and disbursement of payments") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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