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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 727<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56389,"section_number":"20-88.90","catch_line":"Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.90\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56389,"section_number":"20-88.90","catch_line":"Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.90\/"}],"permalink":{"id":178655,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76442,"identifier":"20-88.86","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.86","url":"\/20-88.86\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-88.86\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.86","dublin_core":{"Title":"Initiation by Department of Social Services of support proceeding under convention","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.86","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In a support proceeding under this chapter, the Department of Social Services of the Commonwealth shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Transmit and receive applications<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application<\/span> in a tribunal<\/span> of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The following support proceedings are available to an obligee<\/span> under the Convention<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order<\/span> is refused under subdivision B 2, 4, or 9 of § 20-88.90<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Modification of a support order of a tribunal<\/span> of the Commonwealth; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Modification of a support order of a tribunal<\/span> of another state<\/span> or a foreign country<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The following support proceedings are available under the Convention<\/span> to an obligor<\/span> against which there is an existing support order: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal<\/span> of the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Modification of a support order of a tribunal<\/span> of the Commonwealth; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Modification of a support order of a tribunal<\/span> of another state<\/span> or a foreign country<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A tribunal<\/span> of the Commonwealth may not require security, bond<\/span>, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINITIATION BY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER\nCONVENTION (\u00a7 20-88.86)\n\nA. In a support proceeding under this chapter, the Department of Social Services\nof the Commonwealth shall:\n\n 1. Transmit and receive applications; and\n\n 2. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an\n application in a tribunal of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the\nConvention:\n\n 1. Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;\n\n 2. Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in the Commonwealth;\n\n 3. Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including,\n if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;\n\n 4. Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order\n is refused under subdivision B 2, 4, or 9 of § 20-88.90;\n\n 5. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of the Commonwealth; and\n\n 6. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign\n country.\n\nC. The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an\nobligor against which there is an existing support order:\n\n 1. Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing\n support order of a tribunal of the Commonwealth;\n\n 2. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of the Commonwealth; and\n\n 3. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign\n country.\n\nD. A tribunal of the Commonwealth may not require security, bond, or deposit,\nhowever described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings\nunder the Convention.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}