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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 559 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapter 623<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68516,"section_number":"19.2-157","catch_line":"Duty of court when accused appears without counsel","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-157\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78366,"section_number":"16.1-266","catch_line":"Appointment of counsel and guardian ad litem","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-266\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161669,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65198,"identifier":"16.1-268","token":"16.1\/11\/6\/16.1-268","url":"\/16.1-268\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-268\/","token":"16.1\/11\/6\/16.1-268","dublin_core":{"Title":"Order of appointment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-268","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The order<\/span> of appointment of counsel<\/span> or a guardian ad litem<\/span> or both pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-266<\/a> shall be filed with and become a part of the record of such proceeding. Any attorney so appointed shall represent the child or parent, guardian, or other adult<\/span> at any such hearing<\/span> and at all other stages of the proceeding unless relieved or replaced in the manner provided by law<\/span>. Any attorney appointed to represent the child or parent, guardian, or other adult<\/span> pursuant to this section may continue to represent such child or parent, guardian, or other adult<\/span> upon appeal<\/span> to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> unless relieved or replaced in the manner provided by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDER OF APPOINTMENT (\u00a7 16.1-268)\n\nThe order of appointment of counsel or a guardian ad litem or both pursuant to\n\u00a7 16.1-266 shall be filed with and become a part of the record of such\nproceeding. Any attorney so appointed shall represent the child or parent,\nguardian, or other adult at any such hearing and at all other stages of the\nproceeding unless relieved or replaced in the manner provided by law. Any\nattorney appointed to represent the child or parent, guardian, or other adult\npursuant to this section may continue to represent such child or parent,\nguardian, or other adult upon appeal to the circuit court unless relieved or\nreplaced in the manner provided by law.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 559; 2023, c. 623.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}