Foreign service officers of U.S.; provides certain requirements in suits for divorce and annulment. (SB808)

Introduced By

Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)

Description

Foreign service officers. Provides that any foreign service officer of the United States who (i) at the time the suit for annulment or divorce is commenced is stationed in any territory or foreign country and (ii) was domiciled in the Commonwealth for the six-month period immediately preceding his being stationed in such territory or country, shall be deemed to have been domiciled in and to have been a bona fide resident of the Commonwealth during the six months preceding commencement of a suit for annulment or divorce. The bill also expands the list of when personal jurisdiction of a person may be exercised to include a cause of action arising from a person having executed an agreement in the Commonwealth which obligates the person to pay spousal support or child support to a person who has satisfied the residency requirements in suits for annulments or divorce for foreign service officers of the United States. Amends § 20-97 (“Domicile and residential requirements for such suits.”), § 8.01-328.1 (“When personal jurisdiction over person may be exercised.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

No Richmond Sunlight visitors voted on this bill while voting was open.