{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-1-240.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 1-240.1","heading":"Rights of parents","body":"A parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care of the parent's child.2013, cc. 668, 678.","path":["Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 2.1. COMMON LAW AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION","Article 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/1-240.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:09Z","sha256":"767c2c7bc124293be8f5400c42aeecad29bf64e573dcb247044110af55919a7a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-1-240","next":"us-va/va.-code-1-241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}