Removal hearings; foster care, termination of parental rights, status as an Indian child, etc.

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Removal hearings; foster care; termination of parental rights; status as an Indian child; reasonable efforts; definition; services to families. Adds a definition of reasonable efforts for the purposes of hearings relating to the foster care of and petitions for the termination of parental rights over those children who are not determined to be a member of a Virginia-recognized or federally recognized tribe. The bill further requires that, at a preliminary removal hearing, or as soon as possible …

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 18, 2026

Who it affects

Parent / guardian

via Voices for Virginia's Children: Removal hearings; foster care; termination of parent rights.

Student / education borrower

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Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactMedium certainty
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Removal hearings; foster care; termination of parent rights.
Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
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Removal hearings; foster care; termination of parent rights.

What the Bill Does

Removal hearings; foster care; termination of parent rights.

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