Virginia House Bill 835

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem; removal or appeal. Specifies that any attorney appointed to represent a child or parent, guardian, or other adult at a hearing in the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall continue representation upon removal or appeal to the circuit court and upon the juvenile and domestic relations court being divested of the right to enter any further decrees or orders to determine custody, guardianship, visitation, or support. Under current law, such continued representation is discretionary upon appeal to the circuit court. Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem; removal or appeal. Specifies that any attorney appointed to represent a child or parent, guardian, or other adult at a hearing in the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall continue representation upon removal or appeal to the circuit court and upon the juvenile and domestic relations court being divested of the right to enter any further decrees or orders to determine custody, guardianship, visitation, or support. Under current law, such continued representation is discretionary upon appeal to the circuit court.

Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem.

Del. Rae Cousins [D]

2024-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2024-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104702D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	268	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB835
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB835+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0802V0025+HB0835