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Va. Code Ann. § 20-67 (2026)

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Proceedings under this chapter shall be had in the juvenile and domestic relations district courts, which shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases arising under this chapter, except that any grand jury of any circuit court may indict for desertion and nonsupport in any case wherein the defendant is a fugitive from the Commonwealth, and any defendant so indicted or presented and apprehended may be tried by the court in which the indictment or presentment is found or, in the discretion of the court, referred to the juvenile and domestic relations district court.

1944, p. 212; Michie Suppl. 1946, § 1937c; 1974, c. 464; 1975, c. 644.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1972–2008 · leading case: Jones v. Robinson, 329 S.E.2d 794 (Va. 1985).
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Jones v. Robinson, 329 S.E.2d 794 (Va. 1985). · cites it 3× “Code § 20-67 confers on juvenile and domestic relations district courts exclusive original jurisdiction over proceedings under Chapter 5, “Desertion and Nonsupport,” of Title 20, “Domestic Relations.”
Aviles v. Aviles, 416 S.E.2d 716 (Va. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Code § 20-67. Code § 20-74 does not confer authority to the circuit courts to modify child support decrees entered pursuant to Code § 20-107.”
Werner v. Commonwealth & Werner, 186 S.E.2d 76 (Va. 1972). “Exclusive original jurisdiction in nonsupport cases is vested in juvenile and domestic relations courts by § 20-67. Section 20-71 provides for temporary support orders before trial and § 20-72 authorizes, in lieu of imposition of criminal penalties under § 20-61, entry of an…”
Rajan Jagannathan v. Valeria Shepeleva Jagannathan (Va. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “The husband contends Code § 20-67 2 mandates that only the juvenile and domestic relations district court has authority to hear a proceeding under Code § 20-61.”
Jerry Wayne Scheib v. Sara Sue Scheib (Va. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “" Code § 20-67. The proceeding in this case was before the circuit court, not the juvenile and domestic relations court.”
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