{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.44","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-88.44","heading":"Proceedings under this chapter","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter.B. An individual or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.1994, c. 673; 2005, c. 754; 2015, c. 727.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 5.3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","Article 5. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-88.44/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"74ef07d9d2544e6f6def3f75e6d2324b5755bd3daf4c9d61db30e29cf73c084c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.43-2","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}