CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXCLUSIVE, CONTINUING JURISDICTION (§ 20-146.13)

A. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15, a court of the Commonwealth
that has made a child custody determination consistent with § 20-146.12 or
20-146.14 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction as long as the child, a parent
of the child, or any person acting as a parent of the child continues to live in
the Commonwealth.

B. A court of the Commonwealth that has made a child custody determination and
does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify
that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination
under § 20-146.12.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 305; 2016, c. 179.