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The court to which such case has been transferred shall have power to enforce such orders and decrees as may have been made in the court transferring the case as though the petition had been originally filed therein, and to make such other orders and decrees as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.b\n\nIn the event that an appeal is pending in a court of record in this Commonwealth from the decision of any court having jurisdiction to hear such petitions, upon motion of the spouse or child, or the person having custody of the child, stating that such spouse or child no longer resides within the jurisdiction of such court of record, such court, upon reaching its decision, may transfer the case to the court having original jurisdiction to hear such petitions in the county or city in which the spouse or child resides in the same manner and to the same effect as provided in subsection (a) hereof.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281903,"text":"In the event that a spouse or dependent child has left the jurisdiction of the court in which the original petition was filed, but is still within the Commonwealth, and the accused is not within the jurisdiction embraced by such court, on motion of the spouse or child, or accused or the person having custody of such child, the court in which the original petition was filed may transfer the case to the court having original jurisdiction to hear such petitions in the county or city in this Commonwealth in which the spouse or child or accused resides. The court to which such case has been transferred shall have power to enforce such orders and decrees as may have been made in the court transferring the case as though the petition had been originally filed therein, and to make such other orders and decrees as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["a"],"prefix":"a","entire_prefix":"a","prefix_anchor":"a","level":1,"next_prefix":"b"},"1":{"id":281904,"text":"In the event that an appeal is pending in a court of record in this Commonwealth from the decision of any court having jurisdiction to hear such petitions, upon motion of the spouse or child, or the person having custody of the child, stating that such spouse or child no longer resides within the jurisdiction of such court of record, such court, upon reaching its decision, may transfer the case to the court having original jurisdiction to hear such petitions in the county or city in which the spouse or child resides in the same manner and to the same effect as provided in subsection (a) hereof.","type":"section","prefixes":["b"],"prefix":"b","entire_prefix":"b","prefix_anchor":"b","level":1,"prior_prefix":"a"}},"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 12 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 1964 \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 1974, chapter 464.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":178547,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78671,"identifier":"20-83.1","token":"20\/5\/20-83.1","url":"\/20-83.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-83.1\/","token":"20\/5\/20-83.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of cases between courts in certain instances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-83.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"a\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">a.<\/span> In the event that a spouse or dependent child has left the jurisdiction of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> in which the original <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> was filed, but is still within the Commonwealth, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> is not within the jurisdiction embraced by such <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, on <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> of the spouse or child, or <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> or the person having <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> of such child, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> in which the original <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> was filed may transfer the case to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> having <span class=\"dictionary\">original jurisdiction<\/span> to hear such <span class=\"dictionary\">petitions<\/span> in the county or city in this Commonwealth in which the spouse or child or <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> resides. The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> to which such case has been transferred shall have power to enforce such <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">decrees<\/span> as may have been made in the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> transferring the case as though the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> had been originally filed therein, and to make such other <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">decrees<\/span> as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-281903\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-83.1\/#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> In the event that an <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> is pending in a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of record in this Commonwealth from the decision of any <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> having jurisdiction to hear such <span class=\"dictionary\">petitions<\/span>, upon <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> of the spouse or child, or the person having <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> of the child, stating that such spouse or child no longer resides within the jurisdiction of such <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of record, such <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, upon reaching its decision, may transfer the case to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> having <span class=\"dictionary\">original jurisdiction<\/span> to hear such <span class=\"dictionary\">petitions<\/span> in the county or city in which the spouse or child resides in the same manner and to the same effect as provided in subsection (a) hereof. <a id=\"paragraph-281904\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-83.1\/#b\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF CASES BETWEEN COURTS IN CERTAIN INSTANCES (\u00a7 20-83.1)\n\na. In the event that a spouse or dependent child has left the jurisdiction of\nthe court in which the original petition was filed, but is still within the\nCommonwealth, and the accused is not within the jurisdiction embraced by such\ncourt, on motion of the spouse or child, or accused or the person having custody\nof such child, the court in which the original petition was filed may transfer\nthe case to the court having original jurisdiction to hear such petitions in the\ncounty or city in this Commonwealth in which the spouse or child or accused\nresides. The court to which such case has been transferred shall have power to\nenforce such orders and decrees as may have been made in the court transferring\nthe case as though the petition had been originally filed therein, and to make\nsuch other orders and decrees as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of\nthis chapter.\n\nb. In the event that an appeal is pending in a court of record in this\nCommonwealth from the decision of any court having jurisdiction to hear such\npetitions, upon motion of the spouse or child, or the person having custody of\nthe child, stating that such spouse or child no longer resides within the\njurisdiction of such court of record, such court, upon reaching its decision,\nmay transfer the case to the court having original jurisdiction to hear such\npetitions in the county or city in which the spouse or child resides in the same\nmanner and to the same effect as provided in subsection (a) hereof.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 12; 1974, c. 464.","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}}