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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 507 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 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1976, chapter 216; in 1981, chapter 359; in 1987, chapters 650 and 681; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 271<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 199<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":271667,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83314,"identifier":"63.2-1303","token":"63.2\/III\/13\/63.2-1303","url":"\/63.2-1303\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1303\/","token":"63.2\/III\/13\/63.2-1303","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for adoption assistance payments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1303","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Eligibility for adoption assistance payments shall be determined by the local board<\/span> in response to an application for adoption assistance submitted in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS (\u00a7 63.2-1303)\n\nEligibility for adoption assistance payments shall be determined by the local\nboard in response to an application for adoption assistance submitted in\naccordance with regulations adopted by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 507, \u00a7 63.1-238.4; 1976, c. 216; 1981, c. 359; 1987, cc. 650,\n681; 2002, c. 747; 2010, c. 271; 2017, c. 199.","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}}