                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EFFECT OF WRITTEN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (§ 8.01-576.11)

If the parties reach a settlement and execute a written agreement disposing of
the dispute, the agreement is enforceable in the same manner as any other
written contract. Upon request of all parties and consistent with law and public
policy, the court shall incorporate the written agreement into the terms of its
final decree disposing of a case. In cases in which the dispute involves support
for the minor children of the parties, an order 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.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 905; 1994, c. 687.