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2000 SESSION

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SB 447 Foster care.

Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Foster care. Provides that when it is necessary to remove a child from his home he may be placed with a relative or other interested individual, including grandparents, in lieu of placement with a local department of social services. The bill establishes standards for such placements which are appropriate for each stage of the dependency process. The bill establishes a new permanent goal known as "another planned permanent living arrangement" for foster children who require long-term residential treatment. Other amendments clarify aspects of the permanency planning process. Annual foster care review hearings must be held for children whose parental rights have been terminated until a final order of adoption is entered, instead of until they are placed for adoption. The bill also modifies the child's objection to a termination of parental rights. This bill is a recommendation of the Court Improvement Program of the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court and has been endorsed by the Committee on District Courts and the Judicial Council of Virginia.


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