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Code · Virginia · Title 20 — Domestic Relations · Chapter 7.1

Code of Virginia § 20-146.13. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

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A. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15 , a court of the Commonwealth that has made a child custody determination consistent with § 20-146.12 or 20-146.14 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction as long as the child, a parent of the child, or any person acting as a parent of the child continues to live in the Commonwealth.
B. A court of the Commonwealth that has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 20-146.12 .
2001, c. 305 ; 2016, c. 179 .
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