{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.43-2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-88.43:2","heading":"Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order","body":"A. A court of the Commonwealth issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of the Commonwealth has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.B. A court of the Commonwealth may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.C. A court of the Commonwealth that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:1. An initiating court to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in the Commonwealth; or2. A responding court to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 5.3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","Article 4. RECONCILIATION OF TWO OR MORE ORDERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-88.43:2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"ec3f77220135436870c83fb319595d147fff7ff0b8fce88b43ca906f06914a4e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.43-1","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}