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HB 1406

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 8, 2026.

Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth, non-domiciled party.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-1406
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Courts of Justice; Courts of Justice
House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-08
Summary

Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth; non-domiciled party. Provides that a court of the Commonwealth with proper jurisdiction may exercise certain powers relating to a foreign decree dissolving a marriage or granting a divorce from the bond of matrimony if a proceeding is initiated by a non-domiciled party to such divorce, provided that the party domiciled in the Commonwealth is still domiciled in the Commonwealth at the commencement of an action.

Sponsor
Thornton
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-22 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-08 Status enacted
2026-04-08 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)
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