CODE OF VIRGINIA

MODIFICATION OF CONVENTION CHILD SUPPORT ORDER (§ 20-88.93)

A. A tribunal of the Commonwealth may not modify a Convention child support
order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support
order was issued unless:

   1.  The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of the Commonwealth,
   either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting
   to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or

   2.  The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify
   its support order or issue a new support order.

B. If a tribunal of the Commonwealth does not modify a Convention child support
order because the order is not recognized in the Commonwealth, subsection C of
§ 20-88.90 applies.

HISTORY: 2015, c. 727.