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The child shall be removed from the state facility as soon after birth as the health and well-being of the child permit and shall be delivered to his other parent or other member of his family. If he is unable to effect the child’s removal as herein provided, the director of the state facility shall cause the filing of a petition in the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the county or city in which the child is present, requesting adjudication of the care and custody of the child under the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-278.3. If the mother has received services in a state facility continuously for 10 months, the Department of Social Services shall have financial responsibility for the care of the child, and the custody of the child shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-278.3. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1958, chapter 386; in 1964, chapter 299; in 1968, chapter 477; in 1972, chapter 639; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1976, chapter 671; in 1980, chapter 582; in 1991, chapter 534; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 900<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54079,"section_number":"16.1-278.3","catch_line":"Relief of care and custody","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210217,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54135,"identifier":"37.2-714","token":"37.2\/II\/7\/1\/37.2-714","url":"\/37.2-714\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-714\/","token":"37.2\/II\/7\/1\/37.2-714","dublin_core":{"Title":"Children born in state facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-714","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any child born in a state<\/span> facility<\/span> shall be deemed a resident of the county or city in which the mother resided at the time of her admission. The child shall be removed from the state<\/span> facility<\/span> as soon after birth as the health and well-being of the child permit and shall be delivered to his other parent or other member of his family. If he is unable to effect the child’s removal as herein provided, the director of the state<\/span> facility<\/span> shall cause the filing of a petition<\/span> in the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> of the county or city in which the child is present, requesting adjudication of the care and custody<\/span> of the child under the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-278.3<\/a>. If the mother has received services in a state<\/span> facility<\/span> continuously for 10 months, the Department<\/span> of Social Services shall have financial responsibility for the care of the child, and the custody<\/span> of the child shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-278.3<\/a>. The judge<\/span> of such court<\/span> shall take appropriate action to effect prompt removal of the child from the state<\/span> facility<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHILDREN BORN IN STATE FACILITIES (\u00a7 37.2-714)\n\nAny child born in a state facility shall be deemed a resident of the county or\ncity in which the mother resided at the time of her admission. The child shall\nbe removed from the state facility as soon after birth as the health and\nwell-being of the child permit and shall be delivered to his other parent or\nother member of his family. If he is unable to effect the child’s removal\nas herein provided, the director of the state facility shall cause the filing of\na petition in the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the county\nor city in which the child is present, requesting adjudication of the care and\ncustody of the child under the provisions of \u00a7 16.1-278.3. If the mother has\nreceived services in a state facility continuously for 10 months, the Department\nof Social Services shall have financial responsibility for the care of the\nchild, and the custody of the child shall be determined in accordance with the\nprovisions of \u00a7 16.1-278.3. The judge of such court shall take appropriate\naction to effect prompt removal of the child from the state facility.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-96; 1950, p. 912; 1958, c. 386; 1964, c. 299; 1968, c.\n477, \u00a7 37.1-97; 1972, c. 639; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582;\n1991, c. 534; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507; 2020, c. 900.","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}}