§ 63.2-1238 Forwarding of petition; when investigation and report not required
A. Upon the filing of the petition, the circuit court shall forward a copy of the petition and all exhibits thereto to the Commissioner and to the local director where the petitioners reside or resided at the time of filing the petition, or had legal residence at the time of the filing of the petition. However, in cases where a licensed child-placing agency has completed a home study, the petition and all exhibits shall be forwarded to the licensed child-placing agency.
B. In parental placement adoptions where consent has been properly executed, no investigation and report pursuant to § 63.2-1208 is required. However, the circuit court may order a thorough investigation of the matter and report in which case the provisions of § 63.2-1208 shall apply.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 18 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 489; in 1956, chapter 489; in 1956, chapter 187; in 1962, chapter 603; in 1964, chapter 429; in 1968, chapters 346 and 578; in 1974, chapters 26, 493, and 507; in 1975, chapter 364; in 1978, chapter 730; in 1980, chapter 740; in 1982, chapter 115; in 1988, chapters 579, 599, and 882; in 1989, chapter 647; in 1992, chapter 607; in 1993, chapter 553; in 1995, chapters 772 and 826; in 2000, chapter 830; in 2002, chapter 747.
Code 1950, § 63-349; 1954, c. 489; 1956, c. 489; 1956, c. 187; 1962, c. 603; 1964, c. 429; 1968, cc. 346, 578, § 63.1-223; 1974, cc. 26, 493, 507; 1975, c. 364; 1978, c. 730; 1980, c. 740; 1982, c. 115; 1988, cc. 579, 599, 882; 1989, c. 647; 1992, c. 607; 1993, c. 553; 1995, cc. 772, 826; 2000, c. 830, § 63.1-219.45; 2002, c. 747.