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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 354<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78366,"section_number":"16.1-266","catch_line":"Appointment of counsel and guardian ad litem","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-266\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272045,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73230,"identifier":"63.2-905.6","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-905.6","url":"\/63.2-905.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-905.6\/","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-905.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of eligibility for certain federal benefits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-905.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the local department<\/span> of social services<\/span> (the local department<\/span>) serves as representative payee for a child<\/span> receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the local department<\/span> shall provide written notice in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, that it is acting as the child<\/span>’s representative payee within 30 days after receiving the first benefit payment on behalf of the child<\/span> to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The child<\/span>, in an age-appropriate manner, if the child<\/span> is 12 years of age or older; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The child<\/span>’s parent, prior guardian, or prior custodian, or, if there is no legal parent or prior guardian or custodian, the child<\/span>’s next of kin; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The guardian ad litem<\/span> appointed pursuant to § 16.1-266<\/a>, if applicable; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The counsel<\/span> appointed for the child<\/span> pursuant to § 16.1-266<\/a>, if applicable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL BENEFITS (\u00a7 63.2-905.6)\n\nIf the local department of social services (the local department) serves as\nrepresentative payee for a child receiving benefits from the Social Security\nAdministration or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the local department\nshall provide written notice in person or by certified mail, return receipt\nrequested, that it is acting as the child’s representative payee within 30\ndays after receiving the first benefit payment on behalf of the child to:\n\n1. The child, in an age-appropriate manner, if the child is 12 years of age or\nolder;\n\n2. The child’s parent, prior guardian, or prior custodian, or, if there is\nno legal parent or prior guardian or custodian, the child’s next of kin;\n\n3. The guardian ad litem appointed pursuant to § 16.1-266, if applicable;\nand\n\n4. The counsel appointed for the child pursuant to § 16.1-266, if\napplicable.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 354.","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}}