Va. Code Ann. § 20-88.92
Foreign support agreement
Redline — June 1, 2021 → current.View current text →
Current — March 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections C and D, a tribunal of the Commonwealth shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in the Commonwealth.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections C and D, a tribunal of the Commonwealth shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in the Commonwealth.
(2) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by: A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and
(2) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by: A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and
(3) A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.
(3) A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.
(4) A tribunal of the Commonwealth may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
(4) A tribunal of the Commonwealth may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
(5) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of the Commonwealth may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds that: Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;
(5) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of the Commonwealth may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds that: Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;
(6) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;
(6) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;
(7) The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in the Commonwealth, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in the Commonwealth; or
(7) The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in the Commonwealth, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in the Commonwealth; or
(8) The record submitted under subsection B lacks authenticity or integrity.
(8) The record submitted under subsection B lacks authenticity or integrity.
(9) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. (2015, c. 727.)
(9) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.