                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CHILDREN BORN IN STATE FACILITIES (§ 37.2-714)

Any child born in a state facility shall be deemed a resident of the county or
city in which the mother resided at the time of her admission. The child shall
be removed from the state facility as soon after birth as the health and
well-being of the child permit and shall be delivered to his other parent or
other member of his family. If he is unable to effect the child&#8217;s removal
as herein provided, the director of the state facility shall cause the filing of
a petition in the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the county
or city in which the child is present, requesting adjudication of the care and
custody of the child under the provisions of § 16.1-278.3. If the mother has
received services in a state facility continuously for 10 months, the Department
of Social Services shall have financial responsibility for the care of the
child, and the custody of the child shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of § 16.1-278.3. The judge of such court shall take appropriate
action to effect prompt removal of the child from the state facility.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 37-96; 1950, p. 912; 1958, c. 386; 1964, c. 299; 1968, c.
477, § 37.1-97; 1972, c. 639; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c. 582;
1991, c. 534; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507; 2020, c. 900.