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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 199 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. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1997, chapter 562<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 52<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1499485,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375549,"identifier":"63.2-1954","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/10\/63.2-1954","url":"\/63.2-1954\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1954\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/10\/63.2-1954","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distribution of collection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1954","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Support payments received by the Department<\/span> pursuant to one or more judicial or administrative orders<\/span>, or a combination thereof, shall be allocated among the obligees<\/span> under such orders with priority given to payment of the order<\/span> for current support. Where payments are received pursuant to two or more orders for current support, the Department<\/span> shall prorate the payments on the basis of any amounts due for current support under each such order<\/span>. Upon satisfaction of any amounts due for current support, the Department<\/span> shall prorate the remainder of the payments on the basis of accrued arrearages owed to the obligees<\/span> under each such order<\/span>. Payments received pursuant to federal tax refund offset shall be allocated pursuant to subsection h of 45 C.F.R. \u00a7 303.72.<\/p>

All support payments received by the Department<\/span> shall be distributed to the obligee<\/span> within two business days<\/span> of receipt, provided that sufficient information accompanies the payment or is otherwise available to the Department<\/span> within that time to identify the obligee<\/span> and the place to which distribution should be made. The term “business day<\/span>” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or other day on which state offices are closed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTION (\u00a7 63.2-1954)\n\nSupport payments received by the Department pursuant to one or more judicial or\nadministrative orders, or a combination thereof, shall be allocated among the\nobligees under such orders with priority given to payment of the order for\ncurrent support. Where payments are received pursuant to two or more orders for\ncurrent support, the Department shall prorate the payments on the basis of any\namounts due for current support under each such order. Upon satisfaction of any\namounts due for current support, the Department shall prorate the remainder of\nthe payments on the basis of accrued arrearages owed to the obligees under each\nsuch order. Payments received pursuant to federal tax refund offset shall be\nallocated pursuant to subsection h of 45 C.F.R. \u00a7 303.72.\n\nAll support payments received by the Department shall be distributed to the\nobligee within two business days of receipt, provided that sufficient\ninformation accompanies the payment or is otherwise available to the Department\nwithin that time to identify the obligee and the place to which distribution\nshould be made. The term “business day” means any day that is not a\nSaturday, Sunday, legal holiday or other day on which state offices are closed.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 199, \u00a7 63.1-251.2; 1997, c. 562; 2002, c. 747; 2015, c. 52.","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"}}