20-146.13 - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. - Virginia Statutes

§ 20-146.13. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

A. Except as otherwise provided in § 20-146.15, a court of this Commonwealththat has made a child custody determination consistent with § 20-146.12 or §20-146.14 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction as long as the child, thechild's parents, or any person acting as a parent continue to live in thisCommonwealth.

B. A court of this Commonwealth that has made a child custody determinationand does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section maymodify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initialdetermination under § 20-146.12.

(2001, c. 305.)