Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 20-88.85 (2026)
Relationship of Department of Social Services to United States central authority
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The Department of Social Services of the Commonwealth is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention.
2015, c. 727.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1998–1998 · leading case: Franklin v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Franklin, 497 S.E.2d 881 (Va. Ct. App. 1998).
Franklin v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Franklin, 497 S.E.2d 881 (Va. Ct. App. 1998). “” The circuit court found that wife’s decision to leave Africa and reside in Virginia with the children was “the result of the acts of the father” and that exercise of personal jurisdiction was proper under Code § 20-88.”
Va. Code Ann. § 20-88.85(5): 1 case
Franklin v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Franklin, 497 S.E.2d 881 (Va. Ct. App. 1998). “” The circuit court found that wife’s decision to leave Africa and reside in Virginia with the children was “the result of the acts of the father” and that exercise of personal jurisdiction was proper under Code § 20-88.”
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