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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 1954, chapter 489; in 1964, chapter 139; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1972, chapter 823; in 1974, chapter 337; in 1979, chapter 339; in 1985, chapters 298 and 300; in 1988, chapter 53; in 1995, chapters 772<\/a> and 826<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 830<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58081,"section_number":"63.2-1208","catch_line":"Investigations; report to circuit court","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1208\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58081,"section_number":"63.2-1208","catch_line":"Investigations; report to circuit court","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1208\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271605,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77117,"identifier":"63.2-1244","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/5\/63.2-1244","url":"\/63.2-1244\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1244\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/5\/63.2-1244","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigation and report at discretion of circuit court; exception","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1244","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For adoptions under this article, an investigation and report shall not be made unless the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in its discretion so requires. If an investigation is required, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall forward a copy of the petition<\/span> and all exhibits to the local director<\/span> and the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-1208<\/a> shall apply.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATION AND REPORT AT DISCRETION OF CIRCUIT COURT; EXCEPTION (\u00a7\n63.2-1244)\n\nFor adoptions under this article, an investigation and report shall not be made\nunless the circuit court in its discretion so requires. If an investigation is\nrequired, the circuit court shall forward a copy of the petition and all\nexhibits to the local director and the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-1208 shall apply.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-348.1; 1950, p. 441; 1954, c. 489; 1964, c. 139; 1968,\nc. 578, \u00a7 63.1-222; 1972, c. 823; 1974, c. 337; 1979, c. 339; 1985, cc. 298,\n300; 1988, c. 53; 1995, cc. 772, 826; 2000, c. 830, \u00a7 63.1-219.51; 2002, c.\n747; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 202.","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}}