Foreign support agreement
Va. Code Ann. § 20-88.92
in effectA. Except as otherwise provided in subsections C and D, a tribunal of the Commonwealth shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in the Commonwealth.
B. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:
1. A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and
2. A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.
C. A tribunal of the Commonwealth may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
D. In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of the Commonwealth may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds that:
1. Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;
2. The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;
3. The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in the Commonwealth, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in the Commonwealth; or
4. The record submitted under subsection B lacks authenticity or integrity.
E. A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
2015, c. 727 .
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