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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 434<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":1387967,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349547,"identifier":"16.1-229.1","token":"16.1\/11\/1\/16.1-229.1","url":"\/16.1-229.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-229.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/1\/16.1-229.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal of a child; names and contact information of persons with a legitimate interest","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-229.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any proceeding held pursuant to this chapter in which a child is removed from his home, the court<\/span> may order<\/span> the parents or guardians of such child to provide the names and contact information for all persons with a legitimate interest to the local department<\/span> of social services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL OF A CHILD; NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF PERSONS WITH A LEGITIMATE\nINTEREST (\u00a7 16.1-229.1)\n\nIn any proceeding held pursuant to this chapter in which a child is removed from\nhis home, the court may order the parents or guardians of such child to provide\nthe names and contact information for all persons with a legitimate interest to\nthe local department of social services.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 434.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}