{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/20-88.89.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/20-88.89.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/20-88.89.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/20-88.89.html"}],"law_id":72770,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72770,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.89","catch_line":"Contest of registered convention support order","history":"2015, c. 727.","full_text":"A\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter, &#xA7;&#xA7; 20-88.71, 20-88.72, and 20-88.73 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.B\n\nA party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after notice of the registration.C\n\nIf the non-registering party fails to contest the registered Convention support order within the time period specified in subsection B, the order is enforceable.D\n\nA contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in &#xA7; 20-88.90. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.E\n\nIn a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of the Commonwealth:1\n\nIs bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and2\n\nMay not review the merits of the order.F\n\nA tribunal of the Commonwealth deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.G\n\nA challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262104,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, &#xA7;&#xA7; 20-88.71, 20-88.72, and 20-88.73 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":262105,"text":"A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after notice of the registration.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":262106,"text":"If the non-registering party fails to contest the registered Convention support order within the time period specified in subsection B, the order is enforceable.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":262107,"text":"A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in &#xA7; 20-88.90. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":262108,"text":"In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of the Commonwealth:","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"E1"},"5":{"id":262109,"text":"Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and","type":"section","prefixes":["E","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"E1","prefix_anchor":"E1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"E2"},"6":{"id":262110,"text":"May not review the merits of the order.","type":"section","prefixes":["E","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"E2","prefix_anchor":"E2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"E1","next_prefix":"F"},"7":{"id":262111,"text":"A tribunal of the Commonwealth deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E2","next_prefix":"G"},"8":{"id":262112,"text":"A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14137,"edition_id":1,"name":"Support Proceeding Under Hague Convention","identifier":"13","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14136,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:59","permalink":{"id":178641,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14137,"identifier":"13","token":"20\/5.3\/13","url":"\/20\/5.3\/13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14136,"edition_id":1,"name":"Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","identifier":"5.3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12711,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:59","permalink":{"id":178595,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14136,"identifier":"5.3","token":"20\/5.3","url":"\/20\/5.3\/","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":82126,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.83","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/20-88.83\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.83","metadata":false},{"id":63851,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.84","catch_line":"Applicability","url":"\/20-88.84\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.84","metadata":false},{"id":55284,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.85","catch_line":"Relationship of Department of Social Services to United States central authority","url":"\/20-88.85\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.85","metadata":false},{"id":76442,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.86","catch_line":"Initiation by Department of Social Services of support proceeding under convention","url":"\/20-88.86\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.86","metadata":false},{"id":67675,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.87","catch_line":"Direct request","url":"\/20-88.87\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.87","metadata":false},{"id":58148,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.88","catch_line":"Registration of Convention support order","url":"\/20-88.88\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.88","metadata":false},{"id":72770,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.89","catch_line":"Contest of registered convention support order","url":"\/20-88.89\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.89","metadata":false},{"id":56389,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.90","catch_line":"Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order","url":"\/20-88.90\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.90","metadata":false},{"id":83933,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.91","catch_line":"Partial enforcement","url":"\/20-88.91\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.91","metadata":false},{"id":60717,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.92","catch_line":"Foreign support agreement","url":"\/20-88.92\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.92","metadata":false},{"id":73784,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.93","catch_line":"Modification of Convention child support order","url":"\/20-88.93\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.93","metadata":false},{"id":63975,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.94","catch_line":"Personal information; limit on use","url":"\/20-88.94\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.94","metadata":false},{"id":82546,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.95","catch_line":"Record in original language; English translation","url":"\/20-88.95\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.95","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":58148,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.88","catch_line":"Registration of Convention support order","url":"\/20-88.88\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.88","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":56389,"structure_id":14137,"section_number":"20-88.90","catch_line":"Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order","url":"\/20-88.90\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.90","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/20-88.89\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0727\">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":72121,"section_number":"20-88.70","catch_line":"Notice of registration of order; contest of validity or enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.70\/"},{"id":58148,"section_number":"20-88.88","catch_line":"Registration of Convention support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.88\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71887,"section_number":"20-88.71","catch_line":"Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.71\/"},{"id":73306,"section_number":"20-88.72","catch_line":"Contest of registration or enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.72\/"},{"id":73133,"section_number":"20-88.73","catch_line":"Confirmed order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.73\/"},{"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":178667,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72770,"identifier":"20-88.89","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.89","url":"\/20-88.89\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-88.89\/","token":"20\/5.3\/13\/20-88.89","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contest of registered convention support order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.89","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order\" href=\"\/20-88.71\/\">20-88.71<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Contest of registration or enforcement\" href=\"\/20-88.72\/\">20-88.72<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Confirmed order\" href=\"\/20-88.73\/\">20-88.73<\/a> apply to a contest of a registered <span class=\"dictionary\">Convention support order<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-262104\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#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> A <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> contesting a registered <span class=\"dictionary\">Convention support order<\/span> shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> does not reside in the United <span class=\"dictionary\">States<\/span>, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after notice of the registration. <a id=\"paragraph-262105\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> If the non-registering <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> fails to contest the registered <span class=\"dictionary\">Convention support order<\/span> within the time period specified in subsection B, the order is enforceable. <a id=\"paragraph-262106\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> A contest of a registered <span class=\"dictionary\">Convention support order<\/span> may be based only on grounds set forth in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order\" href=\"\/20-88.90\/\">20-88.90<\/a>. The contesting <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> bears the <span class=\"dictionary\">burden of proof<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-262107\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> In a contest of a registered <span class=\"dictionary\">Convention support order<\/span>, a <span class=\"dictionary\">tribunal<\/span> of the Commonwealth: <a id=\"paragraph-262108\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Is bound by the <span class=\"dictionary\">findings<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> on which the <span class=\"dictionary\">foreign tribunal<\/span> based its <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>; and <a id=\"paragraph-262109\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#E1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> May not review the merits of the order. <a id=\"paragraph-262110\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#E2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"F\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">F.<\/span> A tribunal of the Commonwealth deciding a contest of a registered <span class=\"dictionary\">Convention support order<\/span> shall promptly notify the parties of its decision. <a id=\"paragraph-262111\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#F\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"G\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">G.<\/span> A challenge or <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>, if any, does not <span class=\"dictionary\">stay<\/span> the enforcement of a <span class=\"dictionary\">Convention support order<\/span> unless there are exceptional circumstances. <a id=\"paragraph-262112\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/20-88.89\/#G\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTEST OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER (\u00a7 20-88.89)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, &#xA7;&#xA7; 20-88.71,\n20-88.72, and 20-88.73 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support\norder.\n\nB. A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest\nnot later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting\nparty does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later\nthan 60 days after notice of the registration.\n\nC. If the non-registering party fails to contest the registered Convention\nsupport order within the time period specified in subsection B, the order is\nenforceable.\n\nD. A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on\ngrounds set forth in &#xA7; 20-88.90. The contesting party bears the burden of\nproof.\n\nE. In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of the\nCommonwealth:\n\n   1. Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its\n   jurisdiction; and\n\n   2. May not review the merits of the order.\n\nF. A tribunal of the Commonwealth deciding a contest of a registered Convention\nsupport order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.\n\nG. A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention\nsupport order unless there are exceptional circumstances.\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}}