{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.34-1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-88.34:1","heading":"Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding","body":"A. A tribunal of the Commonwealth shall apply Articles 1 through 9 (§ 20-88.32 et seq.) and, as applicable, Article 13 (§ 20-88.83 et seq.) to a support proceeding involving a foreign support order, a foreign tribunal, or an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.B. A tribunal of the Commonwealth that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 9 (§ 20-88.32 et seq.).C. Article 13 (§ 20-88.83 et seq.) applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 13 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 9 (§ 20-88.32 et seq.), Article 13 controls.2015, c. 727.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 5.3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-88.34:1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"d63175bc333c119a7e686c239388d7ecdadf959bf75623459858367b0b28a14c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.34","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}