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In the event such circuit court does not dismiss the proceedings or discharge such child or adult, the circuit court may remand the child or adult to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for its supervision and care, under the terms of its order or judgment, and thereafter such child or adult shall be and remain under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in the same manner as if such court had rendered the judgment in the first instance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":307757,"text":"Upon the rendition of final judgment upon an appeal from the juvenile and domestic relations district court, the circuit court shall cause a copy of its judgment to be filed with the juvenile court within twenty-one days of entry of its order, which shall thereupon become the judgment of the juvenile court. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 555; in 1977, chapter 559; in 1996, chapter 828<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77862,"section_number":"16.1-106.1","catch_line":"Withdrawal of appeal in civil cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-106.1\/"},{"id":69430,"section_number":"17.1-513","catch_line":"Jurisdiction of circuit courts","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-513\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85924,"identifier":"16.1-297","token":"16.1\/11\/11\/16.1-297","url":"\/16.1-297\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-297\/","token":"16.1\/11\/11\/16.1-297","dublin_core":{"Title":"Final judgment; copy filed with juvenile court; proceeding may be remanded to juvenile court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-297","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon the rendition of final judgment<\/span> upon an appeal<\/span> from the juvenile and domestic relations district court, the circuit<\/span> court shall cause a copy of its judgment<\/span> to be filed with the juvenile court<\/span> within twenty-one days of entry of its order<\/span>, which shall thereupon become the judgment<\/span> of the juvenile court<\/span>. In the event such circuit<\/span> court does not dismiss the proceedings or discharge such child or adult<\/span>, the circuit<\/span> court may remand<\/span> the child or adult<\/span> to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the juvenile court<\/span> for its supervision and care, under the terms of its order<\/span> or judgment<\/span>, and thereafter such child or adult<\/span> shall be and remain under the jurisdiction<\/span> of the juvenile court<\/span> in the same manner as if such court had rendered the judgment<\/span> in the first instance.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINAL JUDGMENT; COPY FILED WITH JUVENILE COURT; PROCEEDING MAY BE REMANDED TO\nJUVENILE COURT (\u00a7 16.1-297)\n\nUpon the rendition of final judgment upon an appeal from the juvenile and\ndomestic relations district court, the circuit court shall cause a copy of its\njudgment to be filed with the juvenile court within twenty-one days of entry of\nits order, which shall thereupon become the judgment of the juvenile court. In\nthe event such circuit court does not dismiss the proceedings or discharge such\nchild or adult, the circuit court may remand the child or adult to the\njurisdiction of the juvenile court for its supervision and care, under the terms\nof its order or judgment, and thereafter such child or adult shall be and remain\nunder the jurisdiction of the juvenile court in the same manner as if such court\nhad rendered the judgment in the first instance.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 16.1-215; 1956, c. 555; 1977, c. 559; 1996, c. 828.","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}}