6.3 Venue

• Library: Virginia Family Law: A Systematic Approach (Virginia CLE) (2018 Ed.)

6.3 VENUE

6.301 Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Venue in civil spousal support or child support matters lies in the city or county where either party resides or in the city or county where the respondent is present when the proceeding commences. ²⁴ When the support proceeding is a companion case to a child custody or visitation proceeding, the provisions governing venue in the child custody or visitation case govern. ²⁵

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The juvenile and domestic relations district court may transfer a support proceeding to the city or county where the respondent resides on its own motion or a motion of a party for good cause shown or by agreement of the parties. ²⁶ For the purpose of determining venue under section 16.1-243(B)(3), the respondent's "residence" includes any city or county in which the respondent has resided within the last six months before the commencement of the proceeding or in which the respondent is residing at the time that the motion for transfer of venue is made.

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