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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 750<\/a> 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. 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 2024, chapters 22<\/a> and 817<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75906,"section_number":"20-108","catch_line":"Revision and alteration of such decrees","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-108\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":179205,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66623,"identifier":"20-124.7","token":"20\/6.2\/20-124.7","url":"\/20-124.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-124.7\/","token":"20\/6.2\/20-124.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-124.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For purposes of this chapter:\n\t\t“Deploying parent or guardian<\/span>” means a parent of a child under the age of 18 whose parental rights have not been terminated by a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> or a guardian of a child under the age of 18 who is deployed or who has received written orders<\/span> to deploy with the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, National Guard, or any other reserve component thereof.\n\t\t“Deployment<\/span>” means compliance with military orders<\/span> received by a member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, National Guard, or any other reserve component thereof to report for combat operations or other active service for which the deploying parent or guardian<\/span> is required to report unaccompanied by any family member.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 20-124.7)\n\nFor purposes of this chapter:\n\t\t“Deploying parent or guardian” means a parent of a child under the\nage of 18 whose parental rights have not been terminated by a court of competent\njurisdiction or a guardian of a child under the age of 18 who is deployed or who\nhas received written orders to deploy with the United States Army, Navy, Air\nForce, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, National Guard, or any other\nreserve component thereof.\n\t\t“Deployment” means compliance with military orders received by a\nmember of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard,\nSpace Force, National Guard, or any other reserve component thereof to report\nfor combat operations or other active service for which the deploying parent or\nguardian is required to report unaccompanied by any family member.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 750; 2024, cc. 22, 817.","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}}