A. A court of the Commonwealth issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of the Commonwealth has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
B. A court of the Commonwealth may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.
C. A court of the Commonwealth that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:
1. An initiating court to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in the Commonwealth; or
2. A responding court to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.
2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 5.3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
§ 20-88.32:1. Uniformity of application and construction
§ 20-88.33. Tribunals of the Commonwealth and support enforcement agency
§ 20-88.34. Remedies cumulative
§ 20-88.34:1. Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding
§ 20-88.35. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident
§ 20-88.36. Duration of personal jurisdiction
§ 20-88.37. Initiating and responding tribunal of the Commonwealth
§ 20-88.38. Simultaneous proceedings in another state
§ 20-88.39. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order
§ 20-88.40. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
§ 20-88.41. Determination of controlling child support order
§ 20-88.42. Child support orders for two or more obligees
§ 20-88.43. Credit for payments
§ 20-88.43:1. Application to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
§ 20-88.43:2. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order
§ 20-88.44. Proceedings under this chapter
§ 20-88.45. Action by minor parent
§ 20-88.46. Application of law of the Commonwealth
§ 20-88.47. Duties of initiating tribunal
§ 20-88.48. Duties and powers of responding tribunal
§ 20-88.49. Inappropriate tribunal
§ 20-88.50. Duties of support enforcement agency
§ 20-88.51. Duty of Secretary of Health and Human Resources
§ 20-88.53. Duties of state information agency
§ 20-88.54. Pleadings and accompanying documents
§ 20-88.55. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
§ 20-88.57. Limited immunity of petitioner
§ 20-88.58. Nonparentage as defense
§ 20-88.59. Special rules of evidence and procedure
§ 20-88.60. Communications between tribunals
§ 20-88.61. Assistance with discovery
§ 20-88.62. Receipt and disbursement of payments
§ 20-88.63. Establishment of support order
§ 20-88.63:1. Proceeding to determine parentage
§ 20-88.64. Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state
§ 20-88.64:1. Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state
§ 20-88.64:2. Compliance with two or more income-withholding orders
§ 20-88.64:3. Immunity from civil liability
§ 20-88.64:4. Penalties for noncompliance
§ 20-88.64:5. Contest by obligor
§ 20-88.65. Administrative enforcement of orders
§ 20-88.66. Registration of order for enforcement
§ 20-88.67. Procedure to register order for enforcement
§ 20-88.68. Effect of registration for enforcement
§ 20-88.69. Choice of law; statute of limitations
§ 20-88.70. Notice of registration of order; contest of validity or enforcement
§ 20-88.71. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
§ 20-88.72. Contest of registration or enforcement
§ 20-88.74. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification
§ 20-88.75. Effect of registration for modification
§ 20-88.76. Modification of child support order of another state
§ 20-88.77. Recognition of order modified in another state
§ 20-88.77:2. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
§ 20-88.77:3. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country
§ 20-88.77:4. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
§ 20-88.79. Grounds for rendition
§ 20-88.80. Conditions of rendition
§ 20-88.85. Relationship of Department of Social Services to United States central authority
§ 20-88.86. Initiation by Department of Social Services of support proceeding under convention
§ 20-88.88. Registration of Convention support order
§ 20-88.89. Contest of registered convention support order
§ 20-88.90. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order
§ 20-88.91. Partial enforcement
§ 20-88.92. Foreign support agreement
§ 20-88.93. Modification of Convention child support order
§ 20-88.94. Personal information; limit on use
§ 20-88.95. Record in original language; English translation