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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63433</law_id><section_number>63.2-910</section_number><catch_line>Child support for child placed in foster care where legal custody remains with parent or guardian</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="63.2">Welfare (Social Services)</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Social Services Programs</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Foster Care</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Responsible persons shall pay <span class="dictionary">child</span> support for a <span class="dictionary">child</span> placed in foster care through an agreement where legal <span class="dictionary">custody</span> remains with the parent or guardian pursuant to subdivision A 4 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Abused, neglected, or abandoned children or children without parental care" href="/16.1-278.2/">16.1-278.2</a> or &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Accepting children for placement in homes, facilities, etc., by local boards" href="/63.2-900/">63.2-900</a>, from the date that the <span class="dictionary">child</span> was placed in foster care. The agreement between the parents and the <span class="dictionary">local board</span> shall include provisions for the payment of <span class="dictionary">child</span> support. In fixing the amount of support, the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, the Division of <span class="dictionary">Child</span> Support Enforcement, and the <span class="dictionary">local board</span> 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. If the responsible person fails or refuses to pay such sum on a timely basis, the <span class="dictionary">local board</span> may <span class="dictionary">petition</span> the juvenile <span class="dictionary">court</span> to <span class="dictionary">order</span> such payment.</p></section></text><history>1995, c. 817, &#xA7; 63.1-204.3; 1997, c. 420; 2002, c. 747; 2009, c. 124.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
