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Preliminary removal order; hearing (§ 16.1-252)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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§ 16.1-252
Preliminary removal order; hearing
D. At the removal hearing the child and his parent, guardian, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis shall have the right to confront and cross-examine all adverse witnesses and evidence and to present evidence on their own behalf. If the child was 14 years of age or under on the date of the alleged offense and is 16 or under at the time of the hearing, the child’s attorney or guardian ad litem, or if the child has been committed to the custody of the Department of Social Services, the local department of social services, may apply for an order from the court that the child’s testimony be taken in a room outside the courtroom and be televised by two-way closed-circuit television. The provisions of § 63.2-1521 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the use of two-way closed-circuit television except that the person seeking the order shall apply for the order at least 48 hours before the hearing, unless the court for good cause shown allows the application to be made at a later time.
2. Reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal of the child from his home and there are no alternatives less drastic than removal of the child from his home which could reasonably and adequately protect the child’s life or health pending a final hearing on the petition. The alternatives less drastic than removal may include but not be limited to the provision of medical, educational, psychiatric, psychological, homemaking or other similar services to the child or family or the issuance of a preliminary protective order pursuant to § 16.1-253.When a child is removed from his home and there is no reasonable opportunity to provide preventive services, reasonable efforts to prevent removal shall be deemed to have been made.
2. Order that reasonable visitation be allowed between the child and his parents, guardian, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis, and between the child and his siblings, if such visitation would not endanger the child’s life or health; and
3. Order that the parent or other legally obligated person pay child support pursuant to § 16.1-290.In addition, the court may enter a preliminary protective order pursuant to § 16.1-253 imposing requirements and conditions as specified in that section which the court deems appropriate for protection of the welfare of the child.
F1. Prior to the entry of an order pursuant to subsection F of this section transferring temporary custody of the child to a relative or other interested individual, including grandparents, the court shall consider whether the relative or other interested individual is one who (i) is willing and qualified to receive and care for the child; (ii) is willing to have a positive, continuous relationship with the child; and (iii) is willing and has the ability to protect the child from abuse and neglect. The court’s order transferring temporary custody to a relative or other interested individual should provide for compliance with any preliminary protective order entered on behalf of the child in accordance with the provisions of § 16.1-253; initiation and completion of the investigation as directed by the court and court review of the child’s placement required in accordance with the provisions of § 16.1-278.2; and, as appropriate, ongoing provision of social services to the child and the temporary custodian.
G. At the conclusion of the preliminary removal order hearing, the court shall determine whether the allegations of abuse or neglect have been proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Any finding of abuse or neglect shall be stated in the court order. However, if, before such a finding is made, a person responsible for the care and custody of the child, the child’s guardian ad litem or the local department of social services objects to a finding being made at the hearing, the court shall schedule an adjudicatory hearing to be held within 30 days of the date of the initial preliminary removal hearing. The adjudicatory hearing shall be held to determine whether the allegations of abuse and neglect have been proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Parties who are present at the preliminary removal order hearing shall be given notice of the date set for the adjudicatory hearing and parties who are not present shall be summoned as provided in § 16.1-263. The hearing shall be held and an order may be entered, although a party to the preliminary removal order hearing fails to appear and is not represented by counsel, provided personal or substituted service was made on the person, or the court determines that such person cannot be found, after reasonable effort, or in the case of a person who is without the Commonwealth, the person cannot be found or his post office address cannot be ascertained after reasonable effort.The preliminary removal order and any preliminary protective order issued shall remain in full force and effect pending the adjudicatory hearing.
I. The local department of social services having “legal custody” of a child as defined in § 16.1-228 (i) shall not be required to comply with the requirements of this section in order to redetermine where and with whom the child shall live, notwithstanding that the child had been placed with a natural parent.
1977, c. 559; 1984, c. 499; 1985, c. 584; 1986, c. 308; 1990, c. 769; 1994, c. 42; 1995, c. 817; 1997, c. 790; 1999, c. 668; 2000, c. 385; 2008, c. 397; 2013, c. 130.
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. . . changing custody, it had in mind Code § 16.1-251, § 16.1-252, or § 16.1-253. These sections are . . .
. . . entered a preliminary removal order under Code § 16.1-252 confirming the LDSS as BC's temporary . . .
. . . the custody of his parents...."); id. Sec. 16.1-252(E)(1) (same for preliminary removal order). . . .
. . . Gloria Vosburg Eva Marie Vosburg v. Department of Social . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 08/29/89)
. . . Amherst County pursuant to Virginia Code Sec. 16.1-252.1 Specifically, the social workers' . . .
. . . statutes show this recognition. See, e.g., Code §§ 16.1-252(11), 16.1-281, 16.1-282(E), 16.1-283, . . .
. . . hearing shall be held in accordance with [Code] § 16.1-252 as soon as practicable, but in no event . . .
Jenkins v. Mehra (SCV, 01/13/11)
. . . proceeding is pending as for contempt."); Code § 16.1-252(J) ("Violation of any [preliminary . . .
. . . .1-251 (permitting Emergency Removal Order); § 16.1-252 (providing for Preliminary Removal Order). . . .
. . . continue the child’s removal from the home. Code § 16.1-252(E). . . .
. . . Christopher Farrell v. Warren County Department of Social . . . (COA, 01/10/12)