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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353583</law_id><section_number>20-146.6</section_number><catch_line>Priority</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="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If a question of existence or exercise of <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> under this act is raised in a child <span class="dictionary">custody</span> proceeding, the question, upon request of a <span class="dictionary">party</span>, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.</p></section></text><history>2001, c. 305.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
