{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-112","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-112","heading":"Notice when proceedings reopened","body":"When the proceedings are reopened to increase, decrease or terminate maintenance and support for a spouse or for a child, or to request additional orders to effectuate previous orders entered pursuant to § 20-107.3, the petitioning party shall give such notice to the other party by service of process or by order of publication as is required by law. Except as provided by § 20-110, no support order may be retroactively modified, but may be modified with respect to any period during which there is a pending petition for modification in any court, but only from the date that notice of such petition has been given to the responding party.Code 1919, § 5111; 1944, p. 397; 1948, p. 593; 1975, c. 644; 1987, c. 649; 1991, c. 698; 2000, c. 221; 2004, c. 204.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 6. DIVORCE, AFFIRMATION AND ANNULMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-112/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"06f81c96a62809b65756f6802e4f22a941d4f9735d9a2e36077b137684b43ae4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-111.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}