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Notice of each review shall be served on the nonrequesting party (i) in accordance with the provisions of § 8.01-296, 8.01-327, or 8.01-329, (ii) by certified mail, return receipt requested, (iii) by electronic means, or (iv) by the nonrequesting party executing a waiver. Either party may request a hearing on the proposed modified order by filing a request with such court within 30 days of receipt of notice by the requesting party. Unless a hearing is requested within the time limits, no hearing shall be required and the court shall enter the modified order, which shall be effective from the date that notice of such review was served on the nonrequesting party. The court shall modify any prior court order, or schedule a hearing on its motion and so notify the parties and the Department. If a hearing is held, the Department shall have the burden of proof.B\n\nHowever, if the order being reviewed by the Department deviated from the guidelines, when entered, based on one or more of the deviating factors set out in § 20-108.1 and the Department determines that there has been a material change in circumstances, the procedure set forth in subsection A shall not apply and the Department shall schedule a hearing with the court which entered the order or the court having current jurisdiction.C\n\nA material change in circumstances shall be deemed to have occurred if the difference between the existing child support award and the amount which would result from application of the guidelines is at least 10 percent of the existing child support award but not less than $25 per month.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278743,"text":"The Department may, pursuant to this chapter and in accordance with § 20-108.2, initiate a review of the amount of support ordered by any court. If a material change in circumstances has occurred, the Department shall report its findings and a proposed modified order to the court which entered the order or the court having current jurisdiction. Notice of each review shall be served on the nonrequesting party (i) in accordance with the provisions of § 8.01-296, 8.01-327, or 8.01-329, (ii) by certified mail, return receipt requested, (iii) by electronic means, or (iv) by the nonrequesting party executing a waiver. Either party may request a hearing on the proposed modified order by filing a request with such court within 30 days of receipt of notice by the requesting party. Unless a hearing is requested within the time limits, no hearing shall be required and the court shall enter the modified order, which shall be effective from the date that notice of such review was served on the nonrequesting party. The court shall modify any prior court order, or schedule a hearing on its motion and so notify the parties and the Department. If a hearing is held, the Department shall have the burden of proof.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":278744,"text":"However, if the order being reviewed by the Department deviated from the guidelines, when entered, based on one or more of the deviating factors set out in § 20-108.1 and the Department determines that there has been a material change in circumstances, the procedure set forth in subsection A shall not apply and the Department shall schedule a hearing with the court which entered the order or the court having current jurisdiction.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":278745,"text":"A material change in circumstances shall be deemed to have occurred if the difference between the existing child support award and the amount which would result from application of the guidelines is at least 10 percent of the existing child support award but not less than $25 per month.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15193,"edition_id":1,"name":"Orders and Review","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12835,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:52","permalink":{"id":272551,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15193,"identifier":"4","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/4","url":"\/63.2\/V\/19\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12835,"edition_id":1,"name":"Child Support Enforcement","identifier":"19","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12834,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":272433,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12835,"identifier":"19","token":"63.2\/V\/19","url":"\/63.2\/V\/19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12834,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administrative Child Support","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":272431,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12834,"identifier":"V","token":"63.2\/V","url":"\/63.2\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Welfare (Social Services)","identifier":"63.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12789,"identifier":"63.2","token":"63.2","url":"\/63.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":70805,"structure_id":15193,"section_number":"63.2-1915","catch_line":"Administrative support order","url":"\/63.2-1915\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/4\/63.2-1915","metadata":false},{"id":58910,"structure_id":15193,"section_number":"63.2-1916","catch_line":"Notice of administrative support order; 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 795<\/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 4 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 1996, chapter 889<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 29<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54223,"section_number":"20-60.3","catch_line":"Contents of support orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-60.3\/"},{"id":58910,"section_number":"63.2-1916","catch_line":"Notice of administrative support order; contents; hearing; modification","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1916\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86162,"section_number":"20-108.1","catch_line":"Determination of child or spousal support","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-108.1\/"},{"id":78437,"section_number":"20-108.2","catch_line":"Guideline for determination of child support; quadrennial review by Child Support Guidelines Review Panel; executive summary","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-108.2\/"},{"id":57169,"section_number":"8.01-296","catch_line":"Manner of serving process upon natural persons","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-296\/"},{"id":83256,"section_number":"8.01-327","catch_line":"Acceptance of service of process","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-327\/"},{"id":64837,"section_number":"8.01-329","catch_line":"Service of process or notice; service on Secretary of Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-329\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77713,"identifier":"63.2-1921","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/4\/63.2-1921","url":"\/63.2-1921\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1921\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/4\/63.2-1921","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to initiate reviews of certain orders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1921","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may, pursuant to this chapter and in accordance with § 20-108.2<\/a>, initiate a review of the amount of support ordered by any court. If a material<\/span> change in circumstances has occurred, the Department<\/span> shall report its findings<\/span> and a proposed modified order to the court which entered the order or the court having current jurisdiction<\/span>. Notice of each review shall be served on the nonrequesting party<\/span> (i) in accordance with the provisions of § 8.01-296<\/a>, 8.01-327<\/a>, or 8.01-329<\/a>, (ii) by certified mail, return receipt requested, (iii) by electronic means<\/span>, or (iv) by the nonrequesting party<\/span> executing a waiver<\/span>. Either party<\/span> may request a hearing<\/span> on the proposed modified order by filing a request with such court within 30 days of receipt of notice by the requesting party<\/span>. Unless a hearing<\/span> is requested within the time limits, no hearing<\/span> shall be required and the court shall enter the modified order, which shall be effective from the date that notice of such review was served on the nonrequesting party<\/span>. The court shall modify any prior court order<\/span>, or schedule a hearing<\/span> on its motion<\/span> and so notify the parties and the Department<\/span>. If a hearing<\/span> is held, the Department<\/span> shall have the burden of proof<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> However, if the order being reviewed by the Department<\/span> deviated from the guidelines, when entered, based on one or more of the deviating factors set out in § 20-108.1<\/a> and the Department<\/span> determines that there has been a material<\/span> change in circumstances, the procedure set forth in subsection A shall not apply and the Department<\/span> shall schedule a hearing<\/span> with the court which entered the order or the court having current jurisdiction<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A material<\/span> change in circumstances shall be deemed to have occurred if the difference between the existing child<\/span> support award and the amount which would result from application of the guidelines is at least 10 percent of the existing child<\/span> support award but not less than $25 per month. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO INITIATE REVIEWS OF CERTAIN ORDERS (\u00a7 63.2-1921)\n\nA. The Department may, pursuant to this chapter and in accordance with §\n20-108.2, initiate a review of the amount of support ordered by any court. If a\nmaterial change in circumstances has occurred, the Department shall report its\nfindings and a proposed modified order to the court which entered the order or\nthe court having current jurisdiction. Notice of each review shall be served on\nthe nonrequesting party (i) in accordance with the provisions of §\n8.01-296, 8.01-327, or 8.01-329, (ii) by certified mail, return receipt\nrequested, (iii) by electronic means, or (iv) by the nonrequesting party\nexecuting a waiver. Either party may request a hearing on the proposed modified\norder by filing a request with such court within 30 days of receipt of notice by\nthe requesting party. Unless a hearing is requested within the time limits, no\nhearing shall be required and the court shall enter the modified order, which\nshall be effective from the date that notice of such review was served on the\nnonrequesting party. The court shall modify any prior court order, or schedule a\nhearing on its motion and so notify the parties and the Department. If a hearing\nis held, the Department shall have the burden of proof.\n\nB. However, if the order being reviewed by the Department deviated from the\nguidelines, when entered, based on one or more of the deviating factors set out\nin § 20-108.1 and the Department determines that there has been a material\nchange in circumstances, the procedure set forth in subsection A shall not apply\nand the Department shall schedule a hearing with the court which entered the\norder or the court having current jurisdiction.\n\nC. A material change in circumstances shall be deemed to have occurred if the\ndifference between the existing child support award and the amount which would\nresult from application of the guidelines is at least 10 percent of the existing\nchild support award but not less than $25 per month.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 795, \u00a7 63.1-252.2; 1996, c. 889; 1998, c. 885; 2002, c. 747;\n2016, c. 29.","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}}