Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - Virginia
Date: May 2019
Statutes
Website for Statutes:
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode
Citations:
- Adoption: title 63.2, subtitle III, chapters 12, 13, 14; title 16.1, chapter 11, article 9 (§ 16.1-283.1)
- Child protection: title 63.2, subtitle III, chapter 15
- Child welfare: title 63.2, subtitle III, chapters 9, 10, 11; title 16.1, chapter 11, article 9 (§§ 16.1-281 through 16.1-283.2, 16.1-349 through 16.1-355)
- Guardianship: title 63.2, chapter 9, article 1 (§ 63.2-900.1)
- Youth services: title 63.2, subtitle III, chapter 9 (§§ 63.2-904, 63.2-905.1)
- Indian child welfare: title 20, chapter 7.1, article 1 (§ 20.146.3)
Regulation/Policy
Website for Administrative Code:
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode
Notes:
See title 22, agency 40.
Website for Agency Policies:
https://dss.virginia.gov/about/manuals.cgi
Notes:
See also https://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/fc/index.cgi for foster care policies and https://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/ap/index.cgi for adoption policies.
Other Resources