{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.13","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-146.13","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15, a court of the Commonwealth that has made a child custody determination consistent with § 20-146.12 or 20-146.14 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction as long as the child, a parent of the child, or any person acting as a parent of the child continues to live in the Commonwealth.B. A court of the Commonwealth that has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 20-146.12.2001, c. 305; 2016, c. 179.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 7.1. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT","Article 2. JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-146.13/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"b657184fbf9c635c074f1cf767a06dcec2f138b21f780c8abc19a116a0fc422a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.12","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}