Virginia § 20-88.77:4 - Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 20-88.77:4 — Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-88.77:4. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in the Commonwealth under Article 8 (§ 20-88.66 et seq.) if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.
2015, c. 727.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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