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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 673<\/a> 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. It has been modified 2 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 2005, chapter 754<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 727<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":178607,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58061,"identifier":"20-88.33","token":"20\/5.3\/1\/20-88.33","url":"\/20-88.33\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-88.33\/","token":"20\/5.3\/1\/20-88.33","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tribunals of the Commonwealth and support enforcement agency","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.33","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The juvenile and domestic relations district courts<\/span>, circuit<\/span> courts<\/span>, and the Department of Social Services are the tribunals<\/span> of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department of Social Services is the support enforcement agency<\/span> of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRIBUNALS OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (\u00a7 20-88.33)\n\nA. The juvenile and domestic relations district courts, circuit courts, and the\nDepartment of Social Services are the tribunals of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Department of Social Services is the support enforcement agency of the\nCommonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 673; 2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727.","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}}