Child dependency cases; court procedures; relatives and fictive kin. Outlines the court procedures for the placement or transfer of custody of a child in a child dependency case with a relative or fictive kin, as those terms are defined in the bill. Under current law, such court procedures relate to the placement or transfer to a person with legitimate interest.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 16.1-228, 16.1-229.1, 16.1-251, 16.1-252, 16.1-277.01, 16.1-277.02, 16.1-278.2, 16.1-278.3, 16.1-283, 63.2-100