Child dependency cases; court procedures; fictive kin; definition. Updates the definition of fictive kin to specify that such person is required to have an established relationship with a child or his family prior to the child's initial entry into foster care to meet the definition of fictive kin.

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
Courts of Justice Substitute: 16.1-228, 63.2-100
Civil Subcommittee Substitute: 16.1-228, 63.2-100
Enrolled: 16.1-228, 63.2-100