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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 506 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 1986 \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 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161233,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54037,"identifier":"16.1-332","token":"16.1\/11\/15\/16.1-332","url":"\/16.1-332\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-332\/","token":"16.1\/11\/15\/16.1-332","dublin_core":{"Title":"Orders of court; investigation, report and appointment of counsel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-332","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If deemed appropriate the court<\/span> may (i) require the local department<\/span> of social services or any other agency or person to investigate the allegations<\/span> in the petition<\/span> and file a report of that investigation with the court<\/span>, (ii) appoint counsel<\/span> for the minor<\/span>’s parents or guardian, or (iii) make any other orders<\/span> regarding the matter which the court<\/span> deems appropriate. In any case pursuant to this article the court<\/span> shall appoint counsel<\/span> for the minor<\/span> to serve as guardian ad litem<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDERS OF COURT; INVESTIGATION, REPORT AND APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL (\u00a7 16.1-332)\n\nIf deemed appropriate the court may (i) require the local department of social\nservices or any other agency or person to investigate the allegations in the\npetition and file a report of that investigation with the court, (ii) appoint\ncounsel for the minor’s parents or guardian, or (iii) make any other\norders regarding the matter which the court deems appropriate. In any case\npursuant to this article the court shall appoint counsel for the minor to serve\nas guardian ad litem.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 506; 2002, c. 747.","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}}