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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55284</law_id><section_number>20-88.85</section_number><catch_line>Relationship of Department of Social Services to United States central authority</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="20">Domestic Relations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5.3">Uniform Interstate Family Support Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="13">Support Proceeding Under Hague Convention</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Department of Social Services of the Commonwealth is recognized as the agency designated by the <span class="dictionary">United States central authority</span> to perform specific functions under the <span class="dictionary">Convention</span>.</p></section></text><history>2015, c. 727.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
