63.2-910 - Child support for child placed in foster care where legal custody remains with parent or guardian. - Virginia Statutes

§ 63.2-910. Child support for child placed in foster care where legal custodyremains with parent or guardian.

Responsible persons shall pay child support for a child placed in foster carethrough an agreement where legal custody remains with the parent or guardianpursuant to subdivision 4 of § 16.1-278.2 or § 63.2-900, from the date thatthe child was placed in foster care. The agreement between the parents andthe local board shall include provisions for the payment of child support. Infixing the amount of support, the court, the Division of Child SupportEnforcement, and the local board shall consider the extent to which thepayment of support by the responsible person may affect the ability of suchresponsible person to implement a foster care plan. If the responsible personfails or refuses to pay such sum on a timely basis, the local board maypetition the juvenile court to order such payment.

(1995, c. 817, § 63.1-204.3; 1997, c. 420; 2002, c. 747; 2009, c. 124.)