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Va. Code Ann. § 20-146.22 (2026)

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"Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

"Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

2001, c. 305.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2008–2015 · leading case: Prizzia v. Prizzia, 707 S.E.2d 461 (Va. Ct. App. 2011).
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Prizzia v. Prizzia, 707 S.E.2d 461 (Va. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “See Code § 20-146.22 (distinguishing between "an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention” and "a child custody determination”); Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, art.”
Tyszcenko v. Donatelli, 670 S.E.2d 49 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Code § 20-146.22 (“‘Petitioner’ means a person who seeks .”
Soudabeh White v. Malcolm White (Va. Ct. App. 2015). “Except as otherwise provided in subsection C, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under Article 3 (§ 20-146.22 et seq.) of this…”
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