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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353578</law_id><section_number>20-146.36</section_number><catch_line>Application and construction</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="56" identifier="20">Domestic Relations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="15" identifier="7.1">Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="4">Miscellaneous Provisions [Repealed]</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the <span class="dictionary">law</span> with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.</p></section></text><history>2001, c. 305.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
