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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Virginia » Title 20 - Domestic Relations » Chapter 6.2 - Virginia Military Parents Equal Protection Act

§ 20-124.10. Contents of temporary custody or visitation order

Any order entered pursuant to § 20-124.8 shall provide that (i) the nondeploying parent or guardian shall reasonably accommodate the leave schedule of the deploying parent or guardian, (ii) the nondeploying parent shall facilitate opportunities for telephonic and electronic mail contact between the deploying parent or guardian and the child during the deployment period, and […]

§ 20-124.7. Definitions

For purposes of this chapter: “Deploying parent or guardian” means a parent of a child under the age of 18 whose parental rights have not been terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction or a guardian of a child under the age of 18 who is deployed or who has received written orders to deploy […]

§ 20-124.8. Deployment; temporary order

A. Any court order limiting previously ordered custodial or visitation rights of a deploying parent or guardian due to the parent’s or guardian’s deployment shall specify the deployment as the basis for the order and shall be entered by the court as a temporary order. Any such order shall further require the nondeploying parent or […]

§ 20-124.9. When no order is in place; expedited hearing; conduct of hearing

A. If no court order exists as to the custody, visitation, or support of a child of a deploying parent or guardian, any petition filed to establish custody, visitation, or support for a child of a deploying parent or guardian shall be so identified at the time of filing by the deploying parent or guardian […]