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The pleading shall specify the grounds for the remedy sought.D\n\nIf two or more orders are in effect, the individual or support enforcement agency requesting registration shall:1\n\nFurnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section;2\n\nSpecify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and3\n\nSpecify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.E\n\nA request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The individual or support enforcement agency requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216837,"text":"Except as provided in \u00a7 20-88.88, a foreign support order or a support order or income-withholding order of another state may be registered in the Commonwealth by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in the Commonwealth:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":216838,"text":"A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":216839,"text":"Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":216840,"text":"A sworn statement by the party requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":216841,"text":"The name of the obligor and, if known, (i) the obligor’s address and social security number, (ii) the name and address of the obligor’s employer and any other source of income of the obligor, and (iii) a description and the location of property of the obligor in the Commonwealth not exempt from execution; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":216842,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in § 20-88.55, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the support enforcement agency to whom support payments are to be remitted.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"B"},"6":{"id":216843,"text":"On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"C"},"7":{"id":216844,"text":"A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that shall be affirmatively sought under other law of the Commonwealth may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. 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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 3 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 1995, chapter 484<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 754<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 727<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58148,"section_number":"20-88.88","catch_line":"Registration of Convention support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.88\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60565,"section_number":"20-88.55","catch_line":"Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.55\/"},{"id":58148,"section_number":"20-88.88","catch_line":"Registration of Convention support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.88\/"}],"permalink":{"id":178869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59142,"identifier":"20-88.67","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.67","url":"\/20-88.67\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-88.67\/","token":"20\/5.3\/8\/20-88.67","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure to register order for enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.67","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in \u00a7 20-88.88<\/a>, a foreign support order<\/span> or a support order or income<\/span>-withholding order<\/span> of another state<\/span> may be registered in the Commonwealth by sending the following records<\/span> to the appropriate tribunal<\/span> in the Commonwealth: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A letter of transmittal to the tribunal<\/span> requesting registration and enforcement; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A sworn statement by the party<\/span> requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records<\/span> showing the amount of any arrearage; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The name of the obligor<\/span> and, if known, (i) the obligor<\/span>’s address and social security number, (ii) the name and address of the obligor<\/span>’s employer<\/span> and any other source of income<\/span> of the obligor<\/span>, and (iii) a description and the location of property of the obligor<\/span> in the Commonwealth not exempt from execution; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in § 20-88.55<\/a>, the name and address of the obligee<\/span> and, if applicable, the support enforcement agency<\/span> to whom support payments are to be remitted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal<\/span> shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state<\/span> or a foreign support order<\/span>, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A petition<\/span> or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that shall be affirmatively sought under other law<\/span> of the Commonwealth may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading shall specify the grounds for the remedy sought. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If two or more orders<\/span> are in effect, the individual or support enforcement agency<\/span> requesting registration shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Specify the amount of consolidated arrears<\/span>, if any. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The individual or support enforcement agency<\/span> requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party<\/span> whose rights may be affected by the determination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE TO REGISTER ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 20-88.67)\n\nA. Except as provided in \u00a7 20-88.88, a foreign support order or a support order\nor income-withholding order of another state may be registered in the\nCommonwealth by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in the\nCommonwealth:\n\n 1. A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and\n enforcement;\n\n 2. Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered,\n including any modification of the order;\n\n 3. A sworn statement by the party requesting registration or a certified\n statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;\n\n 4. The name of the obligor and, if known, (i) the obligor’s address and\n social security number, (ii) the name and address of the obligor’s\n employer and any other source of income of the obligor, and (iii) a\n description and the location of property of the obligor in the Commonwealth\n not exempt from execution; and\n\n 5. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-88.55, the name and address of\n the obligee and, if applicable, the support enforcement agency to whom support\n payments are to be remitted.\n\nB. On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall\ncause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a\nforeign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information,\nregardless of their form.\n\nC. A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that shall be\naffirmatively sought under other law of the Commonwealth may be filed at the\nsame time as the request for registration or later. The pleading shall specify\nthe grounds for the remedy sought.\n\nD. If two or more orders are in effect, the individual or support enforcement\nagency requesting registration shall:\n\n 1. Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in\n effect in addition to the documents specified in this section;\n\n 2. Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and\n\n 3. Specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.\n\nE. A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed\nseparately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for\nregistration and modification. The individual or support enforcement agency\nrequesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose\nrights may be affected by the determination.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 673; 1995, c. 484; 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}}