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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 422 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 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1985, chapters 179 and 572; in 1988, chapter 124; in 1989, chapter 371; in 1990, chapter 680; in 1991, chapter 590; in 1996, chapters 931<\/a> and 981<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 439<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 783<\/a>, 797<\/a>, and 806<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 108<\/a> and 491<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 723<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 38<\/a>, 44<\/a>, 782<\/a>, and 860<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 139<\/a>, 166<\/a>, and 243<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 341<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184941,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58871,"identifier":"23.1-501","token":"23.1\/II\/5\/23.1-501","url":"\/23.1-501\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-501\/","token":"23.1\/II\/5\/23.1-501","dublin_core":{"Title":"Presumption of dependency for certain students","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-501","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be presumed that a student under the age of 24 on the date of the alleged entitlement<\/span> receives substantial financial support<\/span> from his parent or legal guardian and is therefore the dependent of his parent or legal guardian unless the student (i) is a veteran<\/span> or an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, (ii) is a graduate or professional student, (iii) is married, (iv) is a ward of the court<\/span> or was a ward of the court<\/span> until age 18, (v) has no adoptive parent or legal guardian and each of the student’s parents is deceased, (vi) has legal dependents other than a spouse, or (vii) is able to present clear and convincing evidence<\/span> that he is financially self-sufficient.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRESUMPTION OF DEPENDENCY FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS (\u00a7 23.1-501)\n\nIt shall be presumed that a student under the age of 24 on the date of the\nalleged entitlement receives substantial financial support from his parent or\nlegal guardian and is therefore the dependent of his parent or legal guardian\nunless the student (i) is a veteran or an active duty member of the Armed Forces\nof the United States, (ii) is a graduate or professional student, (iii) is\nmarried, (iv) is a ward of the court or was a ward of the court until age 18,\n(v) has no adoptive parent or legal guardian and each of the student’s\nparents is deceased, (vi) has legal dependents other than a spouse, or (vii) is\nable to present clear and convincing evidence that he is financially\nself-sufficient.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 422, \u00a7 23-7.4; 1985, cc. 179, 572; 1988, c. 124; 1989, c.\n371; 1990, c. 680; 1991, c. 590; 1996, cc. 931, 981; 1999, c. 439; 2006, cc.\n783, 797, 806; 2007, cc. 108, 491; 2008, c. 723; 2011, cc. 38, 44, 782, 860;\n2013, cc. 139, 166, 243; 2014, c. 341; 2016, c. 588.","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}}