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The court order shall state the names of the responsible persons obligated to pay support, and either specify the amount of the support obligation pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 20-108.1 and 20-108.2 or indicate that the Division of Child Support Enforcement will establish the amount of the support obligation. In fixing the amount of support, the court or the Division of Child Support Enforcement shall consider the extent to which the payment of support by the responsible person may affect the ability of such responsible person to implement a foster care plan developed pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-281.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216603,"text":"Pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-290, responsible persons shall pay child support for a child placed in foster care from the date that custody was awarded to the local department. The court order shall state the names of the responsible persons obligated to pay support, and either specify the amount of the support obligation pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 20-108.1 and 20-108.2 or indicate that the Division of Child Support Enforcement will establish the amount of the support obligation. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0817\">817<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0747\">747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65314,"section_number":"16.1-290","catch_line":"Support of committed juvenile; support from estate of juvenile","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-290\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58560,"section_number":"16.1-281","catch_line":"Foster care plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-281\/"},{"id":65314,"section_number":"16.1-290","catch_line":"Support of committed juvenile; support from estate of juvenile","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-290\/"},{"id":86162,"section_number":"20-108.1","catch_line":"Determination of child or spousal support","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-108.1\/"},{"id":78437,"section_number":"20-108.2","catch_line":"Guideline for determination of child support; quadrennial review by Child Support Guidelines Review Panel; executive summary","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-108.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59063,"identifier":"63.2-909","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-909","url":"\/63.2-909\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-909\/","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-909","dublin_core":{"Title":"Child support for child placed in foster care by court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-909","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Support of committed juvenile; support from estate of juvenile\" href=\"\/16.1-290\/\">16.1-290<\/a>, responsible persons shall pay <span class=\"dictionary\">child<\/span> support for a <span class=\"dictionary\">child<\/span> placed in foster care from the date that <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> was awarded to the <span class=\"dictionary\">local department<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">court order<\/span> shall state the names of the responsible persons obligated to pay support, and either specify the amount of the support obligation pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Determination of child or spousal support\" href=\"\/20-108.1\/\">20-108.1<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Guideline for determination of child support; quadrennial review by Child Support Guidelines Review Panel; executive summary\" href=\"\/20-108.2\/\">20-108.2<\/a> or indicate that the Division of <span class=\"dictionary\">Child<\/span> Support Enforcement will establish the amount of the support obligation. In fixing the amount of support, the court or the Division of <span class=\"dictionary\">Child<\/span> Support Enforcement shall consider the extent to which the payment of support by the responsible person may affect the ability of such responsible person to implement a foster care plan developed pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Foster care plan\" href=\"\/16.1-281\/\">16.1-281<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHILD SUPPORT FOR CHILD PLACED IN FOSTER CARE BY COURT (\u00a7 63.2-909)\n\nPursuant to \u00a7 16.1-290, responsible persons shall pay child support for a child\nplaced in foster care from the date that custody was awarded to the local\ndepartment. The court order shall state the names of the responsible persons\nobligated to pay support, and either specify the amount of the support\nobligation pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 20-108.1 and 20-108.2 or indicate that the Division\nof Child Support Enforcement will establish the amount of the support\nobligation. In fixing the amount of support, the court or the Division of Child\nSupport Enforcement shall consider the extent to which the payment of support by\nthe responsible person may affect the ability of such responsible person to\nimplement a foster care plan developed pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-281.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 817, \u00a7 63.1-204.2; 2002, c. 747.","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}}