77286420-146.34Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Domestic RelationsUniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement ActEnforcementRecognition and enforcement2001, c. 305.Smith Ex Rel. Smith v. Pines Treatment CenterCIV. A. No. 2:07CV41472 F. Supp. 2d 7842007-01-31https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2312690/smith-ex-rel-smith-v-pines-treatment-center/ . . . of another state. . . ." VA. CODE ANN. § 20-146.34. Because the UCCJEA is only a state procedural . . . District Court, E.D. Virginiahttp://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-146.34/20-146.12Initial child custody jurisdiction/20-146.12//20-146.34/20/7.1/3/20-146.34

A court of this Commonwealth shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this act that enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2 (§ 20-146.12 et seq.) of this chapter.section

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