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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 229 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 305<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":179323,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60597,"identifier":"20-146.24","token":"20\/7.1\/3\/20-146.24","url":"\/20-146.24\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-146.24\/","token":"20\/7.1\/3\/20-146.24","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty to enforce","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-146.24","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A court<\/span> of this Commonwealth shall recognize and enforce a child custody<\/span> determination of a court<\/span> of another state if the latter court<\/span> exercised jurisdiction<\/span> in substantial conformity with this act or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this act and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A court<\/span> of this Commonwealth may utilize any remedy available under other law<\/span> of this Commonwealth to enforce a child custody<\/span> determination made by a court<\/span> of another state. The remedies provided in this article are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody<\/span> determination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY TO ENFORCE (\u00a7 20-146.24)\n\nA. A court of this Commonwealth shall recognize and enforce a child custody\ndetermination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised\njurisdiction in substantial conformity with this act or the determination was\nmade under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this\nact and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this act.\n\nB. A court of this Commonwealth may utilize any remedy available under other law\nof this Commonwealth to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of\nanother state. The remedies provided in this article are cumulative and do not\naffect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody\ndetermination.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 229, \u00a7 20-138; 2001, c. 305.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}