Code of Virginia - Title 20 Domestic Relations - Section 20-88.77 Recognition of order modified in another state

§ 20-88.77. Recognition of order modified in another state

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:

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.

(1994, c. 673; 1997, cc. 797, 897; 2005, c. 754.)

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