{"law_id":"789738","section_number":"20-88.67","catch_line":"Procedure to register order for enforcement","history":"1994, c. 673; 1995, c. 484; 2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727.","order_by":null,"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{"0":{"name":"Walter X. Slawski v. CW, DSS, DSCE, obo P. Sheehan","case_number":"0668982","citation":null,"date":"1999-05-25","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/1066321\/walter-x-slawski-v-cw-dss-dsce-obo-p-sheehan\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. Code \u00a7\u00a7 20-88.32 (defining \"register\"), 20-88.67, 20-88.68(A). .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"<abbr title=\"Court of Appeals\">COA<\/abbr>"}},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/20-88.67\/","refers_to":[{"id":"780984","section_number":"20-88.88","catch_line":"Registration of Convention support order","url":"\/20-88.88\/"}],"url":"\/20-88.67\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.67","structure":{"1":{"id":"2250","name":"Enforcement And Modification Of Support Order After Registration","identifier":"8","label":"article","url":"\/20\/5.3\/8\/"},"2":{"id":"992","name":"Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","identifier":"5.3","label":"chapter","url":"\/20\/5.3\/"},"3":{"id":"130","name":"Domestic Relations","identifier":"20","label":"title","url":"\/20\/"}},"referred_to_by":[{"id":"776158","section_number":"20-88.41","catch_line":"Determination of controlling child support order","url":"\/20-88.41\/"},{"id":"790387","section_number":"20-88.56","catch_line":"Costs and fees","url":"\/20-88.56\/"},{"id":"773587","section_number":"20-88.74","catch_line":"Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification","url":"\/20-88.74\/"},{"id":"769969","section_number":"20-88.77:1","catch_line":"Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this Commonwealth","url":"\/20-88.77:1\/"},{"id":"778443","section_number":"20-88.77:4","catch_line":"Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification","url":"\/20-88.77:4\/"}],"edition_id":"11","section_id":"789738","structure_id":"2250","full_text":"A Except as provided in \u00a7 20-88.88, a foreign support order or a support order or income-withholding order of another state may be registered in the Commonwealth by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in the Commonwealth:\r\rB On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.\r\rC A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that shall be affirmatively sought under other law of the Commonwealth may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading shall specify the grounds for the remedy sought.\r\rD If two or more orders are in effect, the individual or support enforcement agency requesting registration shall:\r\rE A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The individual or support enforcement agency requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.\r\r","text":{"0":{"id":"2548177","text":"Except as provided in \u00a7 20-88.88, a foreign support order or a support order or income-withholding order of another state may be registered in the Commonwealth by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in the Commonwealth:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1},"1":{"id":"2548178","text":" A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2},"2":{"id":"2548179","text":" Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2},"3":{"id":"2548180","text":" A sworn statement by the party requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2},"4":{"id":"2548181","text":" The name of the obligor and, if known, (i) the obligor&#8217;s address and social security number, (ii) the name and address of the obligor&#8217;s employer and any other source of income of the obligor, and (iii) a description and the location of property of the obligor in the Commonwealth not exempt from execution; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2},"5":{"id":"2548182","text":" Except as otherwise provided in \u00a7 20-88.55, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the support enforcement agency to whom support payments are to be remitted.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2},"6":{"id":"2548183","text":"On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1},"7":{"id":"2548184","text":"A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that shall be affirmatively sought under other law of the Commonwealth may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading shall specify the grounds for the remedy sought.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1},"8":{"id":"2548185","text":"If two or more orders are in effect, the individual or support enforcement agency requesting registration shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1},"9":{"id":"2548186","text":" Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section;","type":"section","prefixes":["D","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"D1","prefix_anchor":"D1","level":2},"10":{"id":"2548187","text":" Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and","type":"section","prefixes":["D","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"D2","prefix_anchor":"D2","level":2},"11":{"id":"2548188","text":" Specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"D3","prefix_anchor":"D3","level":2},"12":{"id":"2548189","text":"A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The individual or support enforcement agency requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"2250","name":"Enforcement And Modification Of Support Order After Registration","identifier":"8","label":"article","url":"\/20\/5.3\/8\/"},"2":{"id":"992","name":"Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","identifier":"5.3","label":"chapter","url":"\/20\/5.3\/"},"3":{"id":"130","name":"Domestic Relations","identifier":"20","label":"title","url":"\/20\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"775978","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.66","catch_line":"Registration of order for enforcement","url":"\/20-88.66\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.66"},"1":{"id":"789738","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.67","catch_line":"Procedure to register order for enforcement","url":"\/20-88.67\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.67"},"2":{"id":"770090","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.68","catch_line":"Effect of registration for enforcement","url":"\/20-88.68\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.68"},"3":{"id":"768341","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.69","catch_line":"Choice of law; statute of limitations","url":"\/20-88.69\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.69"},"4":{"id":"776358","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.70","catch_line":"Notice of registration of order; contest of validity or enforcement","url":"\/20-88.70\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.70"},"5":{"id":"789977","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.71","catch_line":"Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order","url":"\/20-88.71\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.71"},"6":{"id":"781161","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.72","catch_line":"Contest of registration or enforcement","url":"\/20-88.72\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.72"},"7":{"id":"793138","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.73","catch_line":"Confirmed order","url":"\/20-88.73\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.73"}},"previous_section":{"id":"775978","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.66","catch_line":"Registration of order for enforcement","url":"\/20-88.66\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.66"},"next_section":{"id":"770090","structure_id":"2250","section_number":"20-88.68","catch_line":"Effect of registration for enforcement","url":"\/20-88.68\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.68"},"references":[{"id":"780984","section_number":"20-88.88","catch_line":"Registration of Convention support order","url":"\/20-88.88\/"}],"formats":{"txt":"\/20-88.67.txt","json":"\/20-88.67.json","xml":"\/20-88.67.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure to register order for enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.67","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE TO REGISTER ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 20-88.67)\n\nA. Except as provided in \u00a7 20-88.88, a foreign support order or a support order\nor income-withholding order of another state may be registered in the\nCommonwealth by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in the\nCommonwealth:\n\n   1.  A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and\n   enforcement;\n\n   2.  Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered,\n   including any modification of the order;\n\n   3.  A sworn statement by the party requesting registration or a certified\n   statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;\n\n   4.  The name of the obligor and, if known, (i) the obligor&#8217;s address and\n   social security number, (ii) the name and address of the obligor&#8217;s\n   employer and any other source of income of the obligor, and (iii) a\n   description and the location of property of the obligor in the Commonwealth\n   not exempt from execution; and\n\n   5.  Except as otherwise provided in \u00a7 20-88.55, the name and address of the\n   obligee and, if applicable, the support enforcement agency to whom support\n   payments are to be remitted.\n\nB. On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall\ncause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a\nforeign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information,\nregardless of their form.\n\nC. A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that shall be\naffirmatively sought under other law of the Commonwealth may be filed at the\nsame time as the request for registration or later. The pleading shall specify\nthe grounds for the remedy sought.\n\nD. If two or more orders are in effect, the individual or support enforcement\nagency requesting registration shall:\n\n   1.  Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in\n   effect in addition to the documents specified in this section;\n\n   2.  Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and\n\n   3.  Specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.\n\nE. A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed\nseparately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for\nregistration and modification. The individual or support enforcement agency\nrequesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose\nrights may be affected by the determination.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 673; 1995, c. 484; 2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727."}