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Orders entered prior to July 1, 2008, shall not be deemed void or voidable solely because such petitions and motions were signed by nonattorney employees.\n\t\tWhen so ordered by the court or the Department, support for financially dependent children and their custodians shall be paid by obligors to the Department’s State Disbursement Unit (SDU) or in district offices located within the Commonwealth for processing by the SDU. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 413 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. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1975, chapter 596; in 1976, chapter 357; in 1987, chapters 658 and 706; in 1998, chapter 727<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 573<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 136<\/a> and 845<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71535,"section_number":"63.2-1907","catch_line":"Child support enforcement; private contracts","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1907\/"},{"id":85673,"section_number":"8.01-271.1","catch_line":"Signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers; oral motions; sanctions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-271.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272441,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75830,"identifier":"63.2-1901","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/1\/63.2-1901","url":"\/63.2-1901\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1901\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/1\/63.2-1901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purpose of chapter; powers and duties of the Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the efficient and accurate collection, accounting and receipt of support for financially dependent children and their custodians, and to further the effective and timely enforcement of such support while ensuring that all functions in the Department<\/span> are appropriate or necessary to comply with applicable federal law<\/span>.\n\t\tNonattorney employees<\/span> of the Department<\/span> are authorized to complete, sign and file petitions<\/span> and motions<\/span> on forms approved by the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia relating to the establishment, modification, or enforcement of support in Department<\/span> cases in the juvenile and domestic relations district courts<\/span>. Orders<\/span> entered prior to July 1, 2008, shall not be deemed void or voidable solely because such petitions<\/span> and motions<\/span> were signed by nonattorney employees<\/span>.\n\t\tWhen so ordered by the court<\/span> or the Department<\/span>, support for financially dependent children and their custodians shall be paid by obligors<\/span> to the Department<\/span>’s State Disbursement Unit (SDU) or in district offices located within the Commonwealth for processing by the SDU. The Department<\/span> shall have authority to enter into contracts<\/span> with any appropriate public or private entities to enforce, collect, account for and disburse payments for child<\/span> or spousal support.\n\t\tThe Division of Child<\/span> Support Enforcement within the Department<\/span> shall be authorized to issue<\/span> payments to implement the disbursement of funds pursuant to the provisions of this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURPOSE OF CHAPTER; POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 63.2-1901)\n\nIt is the purpose of this chapter to promote the efficient and accurate\ncollection, accounting and receipt of support for financially dependent children\nand their custodians, and to further the effective and timely enforcement of\nsuch support while ensuring that all functions in the Department are appropriate\nor necessary to comply with applicable federal law.\n\t\tNonattorney employees of the Department are authorized to complete, sign and\nfile petitions and motions on forms approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia\nrelating to the establishment, modification, or enforcement of support in\nDepartment cases in the juvenile and domestic relations district courts. Orders\nentered prior to July 1, 2008, shall not be deemed void or voidable solely\nbecause such petitions and motions were signed by nonattorney employees.\n\t\tWhen so ordered by the court or the Department, support for financially\ndependent children and their custodians shall be paid by obligors to the\nDepartment’s State Disbursement Unit (SDU) or in district offices located\nwithin the Commonwealth for processing by the SDU. The Department shall have\nauthority to enter into contracts with any appropriate public or private\nentities to enforce, collect, account for and disburse payments for child or\nspousal support.\n\t\tThe Division of Child Support Enforcement within the Department shall be\nauthorized to issue payments to implement the disbursement of funds pursuant to\nthe provisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 413, \u00a7 63.1-249; 1975, c. 596; 1976, c. 357; 1987, cc. 658,\n706; 1998, c. 727; 2001, c. 573; 2002, c. 747; 2008, cc. 136, 845.","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}}