{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/20-78.1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/20-78.1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/20-78.1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/20-78.1.html"}],"law_id":56123,"edition_id":1,"section_id":56123,"structure_id":13013,"section_number":"20-78.1","catch_line":"Effect of entry of support order in certain garnishment proceedings","history":"1976, c. 659; 1978, c. 736; 1980, c. 102; 1987, c. 597; 1991, c. 534; 1999, c. 577.","full_text":"A\n\nA judgment for arrearage, or an order or decree of support for a spouse or support and maintenance of a child or children entered under the provisions of this chapter or &#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-278.15 through 16.1-278.18, 20-103 and 20-107.1 through 20-109 may be enforced in any garnishment proceeding in which the liability is against the United States of America.B\n\nExcept as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Article 7 (&#xA7; 8.01-511 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 8.01 shall govern such garnishment. Any garnishment under the provisions of this section shall continue until modified by the issuing court, or in the case of an arrearage, until the sum or sums of money found to be in arrears are paid in full.C\n\nThe provisions of this section shall apply to arrearages accumulated prior to and after July 1, 1976.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205677,"text":"A judgment for arrearage, or an order or decree of support for a spouse or support and maintenance of a child or children entered under the provisions of this chapter or &#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-278.15 through 16.1-278.18, 20-103 and 20-107.1 through 20-109 may be enforced in any garnishment proceeding in which the liability is against the United States of America.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":205678,"text":"Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Article 7 (&#xA7; 8.01-511 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 8.01 shall govern such garnishment. Any garnishment under the provisions of this section shall continue until modified by the issuing court, or in the case of an arrearage, until the sum or sums of money found to be in arrears are paid in full.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":205679,"text":"The provisions of this section shall apply to arrearages accumulated prior to and after July 1, 1976.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13013,"edition_id":1,"name":"Desertion and Nonsupport","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12711,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","permalink":{"id":178421,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13013,"identifier":"5","token":"20\/5","url":"\/20\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12711,"edition_id":1,"name":"Domestic Relations","identifier":"20","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":178075,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12711,"identifier":"20","token":"20","url":"\/20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68962,"structure_id":13013,"section_number":"20-61","catch_line":"Desertion or nonsupport of wife, husband or children in necessitous circumstances","url":"\/20-61\/","token":"20\/5\/20-61","metadata":false},{"id":87062,"structure_id":13013,"section_number":"20-61.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/20-61.1\/","token":"20\/5\/20-61.1","metadata":false},{"id":57689,"structure_id":13013,"section_number":"20-61.3","catch_line":"Consequences of a putative father failing to appear","url":"\/20-61.3\/","token":"20\/5\/20-61.3","metadata":false},{"id":55172,"structure_id":13013,"section_number":"20-62","catch_line":"Commitment to workhouse, city farm or work squad for such desertion","url":"\/20-62\/","token":"20\/5\/20-62","metadata":false},{"id":66099,"structure_id":13013,"section_number":"20-63","catch_line":"Support payments by county or city","url":"\/20-63\/","token":"20\/5\/20-63","metadata":false},{"id":68667,"structure_id":13013,"section_number":"20-64","catch_line":"Proceedings instituted by petition","url":"\/20-64\/","token":"20\/5\/20-64","metadata":false},{"id":65766,"structure_id":13013,"section_number":"20-65","catch_line":"Summons or warrant; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 659 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 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1978, chapter 736; in 1980, chapter 102; in 1987, chapter 597; in 1991, chapter 534; in 1999, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0577\">577<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78408,"section_number":"16.1-278.15","catch_line":"Custody or visitation, child or spousal support generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.15\/"},{"id":59856,"section_number":"16.1-278.18","catch_line":"Money judgments","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.18\/"},{"id":84768,"section_number":"20-103","catch_line":"Court may make orders pending suit for divorce, custody or visitation, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-103\/"},{"id":72435,"section_number":"20-107.1","catch_line":"Court may decree as to maintenance and support of spouses","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-107.1\/"},{"id":53938,"section_number":"20-109","catch_line":"Changing maintenance and support for a spouse; effect of stipulations as to maintenance and support for a spouse; cessation upon cohabitation, remarriage, or death; effect of retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-109\/"},{"id":72009,"section_number":"8.01-511","catch_line":"Institution of garnishment proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-511\/"}],"permalink":{"id":178507,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56123,"identifier":"20-78.1","token":"20\/5\/20-78.1","url":"\/20-78.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-78.1\/","token":"20\/5\/20-78.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of entry of support order in certain garnishment proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-78.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> for arrearage, or an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">decree<\/span> of support for a spouse or support and maintenance of a child or children entered under the provisions of this chapter or &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Custody or visitation, child or spousal support generally\" href=\"\/16.1-278.15\/\">16.1-278.15<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Money judgments\" href=\"\/16.1-278.18\/\">16.1-278.18<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Court may make orders pending suit for divorce, custody or visitation, etc\" href=\"\/20-103\/\">20-103<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Court may decree as to maintenance and support of spouses\" href=\"\/20-107.1\/\">20-107.1<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Changing maintenance and support for a spouse; effect of stipulations as to maintenance and support for a spouse; cessation upon cohabitation, remarriage, or death; effect of retirement\" href=\"\/20-109\/\">20-109<\/a> may be enforced in any <span class=\"dictionary\">garnishment<\/span> proceeding in which the liability is against the United States of America. <a id=\"paragraph-205677\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-78.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Article 7 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Institution of garnishment proceedings\" href=\"\/8.01-511\/\">8.01-511<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 8.01 shall govern such <span class=\"dictionary\">garnishment<\/span>. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">garnishment<\/span> under the provisions of this section shall continue until modified by the issuing <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, or in the case of an arrearage, until the sum or sums of money found to be in <span class=\"dictionary\">arrears<\/span> are paid in full. <a id=\"paragraph-205678\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-78.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall apply to arrearages accumulated prior to and after July 1, 1976. <a id=\"paragraph-205679\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-78.1\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF ENTRY OF SUPPORT ORDER IN CERTAIN GARNISHMENT PROCEEDINGS (\u00a7 20-78.1)\n\nA. A judgment for arrearage, or an order or decree of support for a spouse or\nsupport and maintenance of a child or children entered under the provisions of\nthis chapter or &#xA7;&#xA7; 16.1-278.15 through 16.1-278.18, 20-103 and\n20-107.1 through 20-109 may be enforced in any garnishment proceeding in which\nthe liability is against the United States of America.\n\nB. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Article 7 (&#xA7;\n8.01-511 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 8.01 shall govern such garnishment. Any\ngarnishment under the provisions of this section shall continue until modified\nby the issuing court, or in the case of an arrearage, until the sum or sums of\nmoney found to be in arrears are paid in full.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall apply to arrearages accumulated prior to\nand after July 1, 1976.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 659; 1978, c. 736; 1980, c. 102; 1987, c. 597; 1991, c. 534;\n1999, c. 577.","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}}