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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 718<\/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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279043,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70435,"identifier":"8.01-581.25","token":"8.01\/21.2\/8.01-581.25","url":"\/8.01-581.25\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-581.25\/","token":"8.01\/21.2\/8.01-581.25","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of written settlement agreement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-581.25","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the parties reach a settlement<\/span> and execute a written agreement disposing of the dispute, the agreement is enforceable in the same manner as any other written contract<\/span>. If the mediation<\/span> involves a case that is filed in court<\/span>, upon request of all parties and consistent with law<\/span> and public policy, the court<\/span> shall incorporate the written agreement into the terms of its final decree<\/span> disposing of a case. In cases in which the dispute involves support for the minor<\/span> children of the parties, an order<\/span> incorporating a written agreement shall also include the child support guidelines worksheet and, if applicable, the written reasons for any deviation from the guidelines. The child support guidelines worksheet shall be attached to the order<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF WRITTEN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (\u00a7 8.01-581.25)\n\nIf the parties reach a settlement and execute a written agreement disposing of\nthe dispute, the agreement is enforceable in the same manner as any other\nwritten contract. If the mediation involves a case that is filed in court, upon\nrequest of all parties and consistent with law and public policy, the court\nshall incorporate the written agreement into the terms of its final decree\ndisposing of a case. In cases in which the dispute involves support for the\nminor children of the parties, an order incorporating a written agreement shall\nalso include the child support guidelines worksheet and, if applicable, the\nwritten reasons for any deviation from the guidelines. The child support\nguidelines worksheet shall be attached to the order.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 718.","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}}