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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":59142,"section_number":"20-88.67","catch_line":"Procedure to register order for enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.67\/"},{"id":67675,"section_number":"20-88.87","catch_line":"Direct request","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.87\/"},{"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":60367,"section_number":"20-88.54","catch_line":"Pleadings and accompanying documents","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.54\/"},{"id":59142,"section_number":"20-88.67","catch_line":"Procedure to register order for enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.67\/"},{"id":57250,"section_number":"20-88.74","catch_line":"Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.74\/"},{"id":72770,"section_number":"20-88.89","catch_line":"Contest of registered convention support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.89\/"}],"permalink":{"id":178663,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58148,"identifier":"20-88.88","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.88","url":"\/20-88.88\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-88.88\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.88","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration of Convention support order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.88","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a party<\/span> who is an individual or a support enforcement agency<\/span> seeking recognition of a Convention support order<\/span> shall register<\/span> the order in the Commonwealth as provided in Article 9 (§ 20-88.74<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding \u00a7 20-88.54<\/a> and subsection A of \u00a7 20-88.67<\/a>, a request for registration of a Convention support order<\/span> must be accompanied by: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal<\/span>, which may be in the form recommended by the Hague Conference on Private International Law<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A record<\/span> stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record<\/span> attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal<\/span> on fact<\/span> or law<\/span> before a tribunal; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A record<\/span> showing the amount of arrears<\/span>, if any, and the date the amount was calculated; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A record<\/span> showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> If necessary, a record<\/span> showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A request for registration of a Convention support order<\/span> may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A tribunal of the Commonwealth may vacate the registration of a Convention support order<\/span> without the filing of a contest under § 20-88.89<\/a> only if, acting on its own motion<\/span>, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a Convention support order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION OF CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER (\u00a7 20-88.88)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a party who is an individual or\na support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order\nshall register the order in the Commonwealth as provided in Article 9 (§\n20-88.74 et seq.).\n\nB. Notwithstanding \u00a7 20-88.54 and subsection A of \u00a7 20-88.67, a request for\nregistration of a Convention support order must be accompanied by:\n\n 1. A complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the\n support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the\n form recommended by the Hague Conference on Private International Law;\n\n 2. A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing\n country;\n\n 3. If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings\n in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the\n respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard\n or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an\n opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a\n tribunal;\n\n 4. A record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was\n calculated;\n\n 5. A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of\n support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate\n calculations; and\n\n 6. If necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received\n free legal assistance in the issuing country.\n\nC. A request for registration of a Convention support order may seek recognition\nand partial enforcement of the order.\n\nD. A tribunal of the Commonwealth may vacate the registration of a Convention\nsupport order without the filing of a contest under § 20-88.89 only if,\nacting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of\nthe order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.\n\nE. The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the\norder vacating the registration of a Convention support order.\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}}