                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO MODIFY SPOUSAL SUPPORT ORDER (§
20-88.43:2)

A. A court of the Commonwealth issuing a spousal support order consistent with
the law of the Commonwealth has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the
spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.

B. A court of the Commonwealth may not modify a spousal support order issued by
a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.

C. A court of the Commonwealth that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over
a spousal support order may serve as:

   1. An initiating court to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the
   spousal support order issued in the Commonwealth; or

   2. A responding court to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.

HISTORY: 2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727.