                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES OF INITIATING TRIBUNAL (§ 20-88.47)

A. Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this chapter, an initiating
tribunal of the Commonwealth shall forward the petition and its accompanying
documents (i) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement
agency in the responding state or, (ii) if the identity of the responding
tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state
with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that
receipt be acknowledged.

B. If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of the Commonwealth shall
issue a certificate or other documents and make findings required by the law of
the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon
request the tribunal of the Commonwealth shall specify the amount of support
sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency
under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and
provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the
responding foreign tribunal.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 673; 1997, cc. 797, 897; 2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727.