{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.26","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-146.26","heading":"Registration of child custody determination","body":"A. A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this Commonwealth, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate juvenile and domestic relations district court in this Commonwealth:1. A letter or other document requesting registration;2. Two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered, and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and3. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.20, the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered.B. On receipt of the documents required by subsection A, the registering court shall:1. Cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form; and2. Serve notice upon the persons named pursuant to subdivision A 3 and provide them with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this section.1979, c. 229, § 20-139; 2001, c. 305.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 7.1. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT","Article 3. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-146.26/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"ed66eaa0c817e7269c4a4fad7ca0450fef6ac7265aa9fcdb34d0de8957ac8c7e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.25","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}