HB 2505 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Termination of parental rights; abused, etc., children or children without parental care, appeals.

Summary
Termination of parental rights; abused, neglected, or abandoned children or children without parental care; appeals. Provides that final orders involving (i) the abuse, neglect, or abandonment of children or children who are without parental care; (ii) the termination of parental rights; or (iii) the approval of permanency plans with the goal of adoption entered by the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall be appealed directly to the Court of Appeals and specifies that any such appeal shall take precedence on the docket of the Court of Appeals. The bill further establishes that the juvenile court functions as a court of record in such cases.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
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Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Chris Runion
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