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The clerk shall send reasonable notice of such appeal, which shall include the date and time of the hearing, to the appellee or to the Department when, at the request of another state’s child support agency, it is acting on behalf of a nonresident obligee. A nonresident obligee for whom the Department is acting is not required to appear at the hearing. Evidence relative to the support obligation may be taken from a nonresident obligee by deposition and presented by the Department at the hearing. Such appeal shall be taken within ten days of receipt of the hearing officer’s decision.\n\t\tFrom the decision of the hearing officer provided for in clause (iii) of subsection B of \u00a7 63.2-1924, and \u00a7\u00a7 63.2-1916, 63.2-1929, and 63.2-1942 there shall be an appeal de novo to the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the jurisdiction wherein the appellant resides. If the appellant is a nonresident, venue on appeal shall be where the appellee resides. If both the appellant and the appellee are nonresidents, venue shall be where the property of the obligor is located or where the place of business of the obligor’s employer is located; if more than one venue is available, then the appellant shall elect the place of venue.\n\t\tAn appeal shall be to the circuit court with respect to determinations under the Setoff Debt Collection Act pursuant to Article 21 (\u00a7 58.1-520 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1 concerning state income tax overpayments and with respect to federal income tax set-off actions.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250117,"text":"An appeal may be taken by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of the court having proper jurisdiction to review the decision of the hearing officer. 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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 652 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 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1987, chapter 640; in 1988, chapter 906; in 1990, chapter 896; in 1991, chapter 183; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67402,"section_number":"63.2-1929","catch_line":"Orders to withhold and to deliver property of debtor; issuance and service; contents; right to appeal; answer; effect; delivery of property; bond to release; fee; exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1929\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57268,"section_number":"58.1-520","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-520\/"},{"id":58910,"section_number":"63.2-1916","catch_line":"Notice of administrative support order; contents; hearing; modification","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1916\/"},{"id":74827,"section_number":"63.2-1924","catch_line":"Withholding from income; default of administrative or judicial support order; notices required; priorities; orders from other states","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1924\/"},{"id":67402,"section_number":"63.2-1929","catch_line":"Orders to withhold and to deliver property of debtor; issuance and service; contents; right to appeal; answer; effect; delivery of property; bond to release; fee; exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1929\/"},{"id":84160,"section_number":"63.2-1942","catch_line":"Administrative hearing on notice of debt; withholdings; orders to withhold and deliver property to debtor; set-off debt collection","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1942\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272683,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69113,"identifier":"63.2-1943","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/7\/63.2-1943","url":"\/63.2-1943\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1943\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/7\/63.2-1943","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal from decision of hearing officer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1943","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An appeal may be taken by filing a written notice of appeal<\/span> with the clerk of the court<\/span> having proper jurisdiction<\/span> to review the decision of the hearing<\/span> officer. The clerk shall send reasonable notice of such appeal, which shall include the date and time of the hearing<\/span>, to the appellee<\/span> or to the Department<\/span> when, at the request of another state’s child<\/span> support agency, it is acting on behalf of a nonresident obligee<\/span>. A nonresident obligee<\/span> for whom the Department<\/span> is acting is not required to appear at the hearing<\/span>. Evidence<\/span> relative to the support obligation may be taken from a nonresident obligee<\/span> by deposition<\/span> and presented by the Department<\/span> at the hearing<\/span>. Such appeal shall be taken within ten days of receipt of the hearing<\/span> officer’s decision.\n\t\tFrom the decision of the hearing<\/span> officer provided for in clause (iii) of subsection B of \u00a7 63.2-1924<\/a>, and \u00a7\u00a7 63.2-1916<\/a>, 63.2-1929<\/a>, and 63.2-1942<\/a> there shall be an appeal de novo<\/span> to the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> wherein the appellant<\/span> resides. If the appellant<\/span> is a nonresident, venue<\/span> on appeal shall be where the appellee<\/span> resides. If both the appellant<\/span> and the appellee<\/span> are nonresidents, venue<\/span> shall be where the property of the obligor<\/span> is located or where the place of business of the obligor<\/span>’s employer<\/span> is located; if more than one venue<\/span> is available, then the appellant<\/span> shall elect the place of venue<\/span>.\n\t\tAn appeal shall be to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> with respect to determinations under the Setoff Debt<\/span> Collection Act pursuant to Article 21 (\u00a7 58.1-520<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1 concerning state income<\/span> tax overpayments and with respect to federal income<\/span> tax set-off actions.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL FROM DECISION OF HEARING OFFICER (\u00a7 63.2-1943)\n\nAn appeal may be taken by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of\nthe court having proper jurisdiction to review the decision of the hearing\nofficer. The clerk shall send reasonable notice of such appeal, which shall\ninclude the date and time of the hearing, to the appellee or to the Department\nwhen, at the request of another state’s child support agency, it is acting\non behalf of a nonresident obligee. A nonresident obligee for whom the\nDepartment is acting is not required to appear at the hearing. Evidence relative\nto the support obligation may be taken from a nonresident obligee by deposition\nand presented by the Department at the hearing. Such appeal shall be taken\nwithin ten days of receipt of the hearing officer’s decision.\n\t\tFrom the decision of the hearing officer provided for in clause (iii) of\nsubsection B of \u00a7 63.2-1924, and \u00a7\u00a7 63.2-1916, 63.2-1929, and 63.2-1942 there\nshall be an appeal de novo to the juvenile and domestic relations district court\nof the jurisdiction wherein the appellant resides. If the appellant is a\nnonresident, venue on appeal shall be where the appellee resides. If both the\nappellant and the appellee are nonresidents, venue shall be where the property\nof the obligor is located or where the place of business of the obligor’s\nemployer is located; if more than one venue is available, then the appellant\nshall elect the place of venue.\n\t\tAn appeal shall be to the circuit court with respect to determinations under\nthe Setoff Debt Collection Act pursuant to Article 21 (\u00a7 58.1-520 et seq.) of\nChapter 3 of Title 58.1 concerning state income tax overpayments and with\nrespect to federal income tax set-off actions.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 652, \u00a7 63.1-268.1; 1987, c. 640; 1988, c. 906; 1990, c. 896;\n1991, c. 183; 2002, c. 747.","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}}