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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353746</law_id><section_number>20-88.52</section_number><catch_line>Private counsel</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="10" identifier="5.3">Uniform Interstate Family Support Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="5">Civil Provisions of General Application</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>An individual may employ private <span class="dictionary">counsel</span> to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.</p></section></text><history>1994, c. 673.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
