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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 673<\/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. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 484<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 754<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":353731,"section_number":"20-88.39","catch_line":"Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.39\/"},{"id":353732,"section_number":"20-88.40","catch_line":"Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.40\/"},{"id":353737,"section_number":"20-88.43:2","catch_line":"Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-88.43_2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1405703,"object_type":"law","relational_id":353728,"identifier":"20-88.36","token":"20\/5.3\/2\/20-88.36","url":"\/20-88.36\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-88.36\/","token":"20\/5.3\/2\/20-88.36","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duration of personal jurisdiction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.36","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Personal jurisdiction<\/span> acquired by a tribunal<\/span> of the Commonwealth in a proceeding under this chapter or other law<\/span> of the Commonwealth relating to a support order<\/span> continues as long as a tribunal<\/span> of the Commonwealth has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction<\/span> to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction<\/span> to enforce its order as provided by \u00a7\u00a7 20-88.39<\/a>, 20-88.40<\/a> and 20-88.43:2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDURATION OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION (\u00a7 20-88.36)\n\nPersonal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of the Commonwealth in a proceeding\nunder this chapter or other law of the Commonwealth relating to a support order\ncontinues as long as a tribunal of the Commonwealth has continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order\nas provided by \u00a7\u00a7 20-88.39, 20-88.40 and 20-88.43:2.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 673; 1995, c. 484; 2005, c. 754.","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"}}