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Table of Contents » Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services) » Subtitle III. Social Services Programs » Chapter 15. Child Abuse and Neglect » Article 4. Procedures » § 63.2-1525. Prima facie evidence for removal of child custody

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Code of Virginia
Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services)
Chapter 15. Child Abuse and Neglect

9/29/2023

§ 63.2-1525. Prima facie evidence for removal of child custody.

In the case of a petition in the court for removal of custody of a child alleged to have been abused or neglected, competent evidence by a physician that a child is abused or neglected shall constitute prima facie evidence to support such petition.

1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.15; 2002, c. 747.

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