{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.93","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-88.93","heading":"Modification of Convention child support order","body":"A. A tribunal of the Commonwealth may not modify a Convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:1. The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of the Commonwealth, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or2. The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.B. If a tribunal of the Commonwealth does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in the Commonwealth, subsection C of § 20-88.90 applies.2015, c. 727.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 5.3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","Article 13. SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER HAGUE CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-88.93/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"d597f2150f1853b6e178599a9208554f1772849ab73da318cc77744cc1021a14","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.92","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-88.94"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}