{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-114","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-114","heading":"Recognizance for compliance with order or decree","body":"Upon the entry, or thereafter, of any order or decree for support and maintenance for a spouse or a child or children in a pending or concluded divorce suit, a mensa et thoro or a vinculo matrimonii or suit for separate maintenance, the court in its discretion may require the giving of a recognizance, with or without surety, for compliance therewith, by the party against whom such order or decree is entered.1942, p. 639; Michie Code 1942, § 5111a; 1975, c. 644.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 6. DIVORCE, AFFIRMATION AND ANNULMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-114/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"9487ad1a10a435a21fb53a1537a0ee786ad4d8b672ed2b85f620bb26b5d9f87f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-113","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}