Civil Provisions of General Application

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Civil Provisions of General Application.” It is part of Chapter 5.3 “Uniform Interstate Family Support Act”, which is part of Title 20 “Domestic Relations”. It contains 19 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 19 sections.

§ 20-88.44	Proceedings under this chapter
§ 20-88.45	Action by minor parent
§ 20-88.46	Application of law of the Commonwealth
§ 20-88.47	Duties of initiating tribunal
§ 20-88.48	Duties and powers of responding tribunal
§ 20-88.49	Inappropriate tribunal
§ 20-88.50	Duties of support enforcement agency
§ 20-88.51	Duty of Secretary of Health and Human Resources
§ 20-88.52	Private counsel
§ 20-88.53	Duties of state information agency
§ 20-88.54	Pleadings and accompanying documents
§ 20-88.55	Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
§ 20-88.56	Costs and fees
§ 20-88.57	Limited immunity of petitioner
§ 20-88.58	Nonparentage as defense
§ 20-88.59	Special rules of evidence and procedure
§ 20-88.60	Communications between tribunals
§ 20-88.61	Assistance with discovery
§ 20-88.62	Receipt and disbursement of payments