{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/20-146.25.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/20-146.25.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/20-146.25.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/20-146.25.html"}],"law_id":353566,"edition_id":2,"section_id":353566,"structure_id":50629,"section_number":"20-146.25","catch_line":"Temporary visitation","history":"2001, c. 305.","full_text":"A\n\nA court of this Commonwealth that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:\n\n1\n\nA visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or\n\n2\n\nThe visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.\n\nB\n\nIf a court of this Commonwealth makes an order under subdivision A 2, it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Article 2 (§ 20-146.12 et seq.) of this chapter. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 305<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":353552,"section_number":"20-146.12","catch_line":"Initial child custody jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-146.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1406329,"object_type":"law","relational_id":353566,"identifier":"20-146.25","token":"20\/7.1\/3\/20-146.25","url":"\/20-146.25\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-146.25\/","token":"20\/7.1\/3\/20-146.25","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary visitation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-146.25","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A court<\/span> of this Commonwealth that does not have jurisdiction<\/span> to modify a child custody<\/span> determination may issue<\/span> a temporary order<\/span> enforcing: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A visitation schedule made by a court<\/span> of another state; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The visitation provisions of a child custody<\/span> determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a court<\/span> of this Commonwealth makes an order<\/span> under subdivision A 2, it shall specify in the order<\/span> a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner<\/span> to obtain an order<\/span> from a court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> under the criteria specified in Article 2 (§ 20-146.12<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter. The order<\/span> remains in effect until an order<\/span> is obtained from the other court<\/span> or the period expires. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY VISITATION (\u00a7 20-146.25)\n\nA. A court of this Commonwealth that does not have jurisdiction to modify a\nchild custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:\n\n 1. A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or\n\n 2. The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state\n that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.\n\nB. If a court of this Commonwealth makes an order under subdivision A 2, it\nshall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the\npetitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the\ncriteria specified in Article 2 (§ 20-146.12 et seq.) of this chapter. The\norder remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the\nperiod expires.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 305.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}