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Party with legitimate interest; parent whose rights have previously been terminated. Allows a parent whose rights previously have been terminated to be considered a party with a legitimate interest for the purposes of filing a custody or visitation petition, provided that the child whose custody or visitation is at issue (i) is at least 14 years of age, (ii) has had a permanency goal previously achieved by adoption, (iii) has had his adoptive parents die or each of such child's adoptive parents has permanently been relieved of custody of such child and each adoptive parent has had his parental rights terminated, and (iv) is in the custody of a local board of social services, and provided that the parent whose rights had previously been terminated has (a) complied with the terms of any written post-adoption contact and communication agreement entered into and (b) maintained a positive, continuous relationship with the child since termination. Under current law, a party with a legitimate interest does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated by court order, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
Mar 19, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0143)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 143 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1854ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1854)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1854)
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105463D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1854)
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102024D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0143)
Jonathan "Jed" Arnold
Ian T. Lovejoy