{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1532","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 63.2-1532","heading":"Parental Child Safety Placement Program; established","body":"The Parental Child Safety Placement Program is established to prevent unnecessary entry into foster care by promoting and supporting placements with relatives and fictive kin and requiring accountability for pre-court placements of children. A local department may facilitate a parental child safety placement arrangement in accordance with the provisions of this article if (i) a family assessment or investigation has been initiated in response to a valid complaint alleging that the child has been abused or neglected; (ii) the safety assessment conducted by the local department indicates that a child cannot remain safely in the home; and (iii) the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian is in agreement with the parental child safety placement arrangement.2024, cc. 629, 662.","path":["Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services)","Subtitle III. Social Services Programs","Chapter 15. Child Abuse and Neglect","Article 7. Parental Child Safety Placement Program"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/63.2-1532/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:09Z","sha256":"ebad887612ca06f092a1dac4c840e22f102a0bafa30d0a7e741fd288091543e7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1531","next":"us-va/va.-code-63.2-1533"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}